National News Roundup: Missing Person Search, Criminal Investigations, and Health Warnings
Several significant events unfolded across the United States and internationally, ranging from a missing person case involving a prominent media figure's mother to criminal investigations in the U.K. and France, and a public health warning in New Mexico.
In Arizona, police were searching for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home near Tucson on Sunday, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department. Nancy Guthrie was last seen Saturday. While she has mobility issues, Sheriff Chris Nanos stated that she "is of great sound mind. This is not a dementia-related" case.
Across the Atlantic, in the United Kingdom, British police opened a criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson, a former British Ambassador to the U.S., over alleged misconduct in public office related to his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to the Associated Press. The U.K. government indicated that newly released Epstein files suggested Mandelson's involvement.
Meanwhile, in France, prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes, the Associated Press reported. Billionaire owner Elon Musk was also summoned for questioning. X and Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI also face scrutiny from Britain's data privacy regulator, which opened formal investigations into how they handled personal data when they developed and deployed Musk's artificial intelligence systems.
In New Mexico, state health officials issued a warning against consuming raw dairy products after a newborn baby died from a Listeria infection. The infection was likely contracted from raw (unpasteurized) milk that the baby's mother drank during pregnancy, according to a news release on Tuesday. Officials highlighted that raw milk can contain numerous disease-causing germs, including Listeria, which is bacteria that can cause miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm birth, or fatal infection in newborns. The health officials warned that those germs are especially dangerous to pregnant women, as well as young children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems.
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