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| It's only Monday, Short Listers, and it seems like news got a running head start this week. But before sprinting through today's headlines, you might want to put down that spoon and step away from the mixing bowl. Homemade raw cookie dough can make you seriously sick. |
| America's Olympic Committee failed to protect gymnasts from Larry Nassar, report says |
| The organization that oversees the nation's Olympic movement failed to protect young athletes from the threat of sexual misconduct in elite sports, according to a new report condemning top executives in charge as Larry Nassar's sexual abuse scandal unfolded. An investigation commissioned by the United States Olympic Committee details inaction from former CEO Scott Blackmun and chief of sport performance Alan Ashley in the roughly year-long period after they were told of the allegations against Nassar. Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland fired Ashley Monday morning after she learned that he failed to take action for 13 ½ months. |
| Trump defends payments his lawyer made to silence women |
| President Donald Trump has repeatedly denied that he directed his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to pay hush money to women who claimed to have had affairs with him. But in legal filings released Friday, prosecutors said Cohen told them that when he made the payments to the women "he acted in coordination with and at the direction of" Trump. In a series of tweets on Monday, the president dismissed the payments, made just before the 2016 presidential election, as "a simple private transaction." Prosecutors say they amounted to a conspiracy to evade campaign finance laws. Some Democrats say the payments are potential cause for impeachment. |
| This is the best big company to work for this year |
| Hint: You can get really good deals on bulk paper towels. Retailer Costco is the best large company to work for, according to a study by career website Comparably. Top companies were decided based on a series of questions covering topics such as compensation and work-life balance. So, why Costco? "They overwhelm employees with benefits and employees feel like they're part of a family," said Jason Nazar, CEO and founder of Comparably. Google and T-Mobile finished second and third, respectively. |
| Neti pots can be dangerous if you don't follow directions.Don't put a brain-eating amoeba in your neti pot |
| After a woman died using a neti pot (that teapot-shaped thing that rinses out sinuses) filled with filtered tap water, it's a good time to review how to use the devices safely. Neti pots swish water up one nostril and out the other to help clear mucus from allergies or colds. The problem is that some people don't realize that only sterile water should be used. That's because tap water could send an amoeba to your brain, which like in the case of the 69-year-old Seattle woman, can be deadly. She had a Balamuthia mandrillaris in her system but in another case, a Louisiana man in his 20s died with a Naegleria fowleri in his system after using a neti pot. Here's a guide on what's safe and what's not when it comes to using a neti pot. |
| Mexicali's dump sites pose a serious health threat. |
| Mexicali, Mexico, a city along the U.S.-Mexico border, and surrounding areas have become a dumping ground for all sorts of junk, from old appliances to e-waste to discarded tires, some of which arrives from the United States. There's money to be made from some types of junk . Old cars can be dismantled, and old iron and copper can be resold or melted down to make new material. And a host of businesses, legal and illegal, focus on taking in discarded items and recycling anything of value. But the problem with Mexicali's recycling businesses isn't what gets recycled. It's the stuff that goes up in the air. Residents have noticed an increase in cancer and disease, and wonder if the pollution is harming people's health. |
| This compilation of stories from across the USA TODAY Network was brought to you by Ashley May, Ashley Shaffer, Alia Dastagir, Brett Molina and Mary Bowerman. |
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