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Pool and Spa Drain Covers Recalled

More than one million pool or spa drain covers from various manufacturers have been recalled due to an entrapment risk. If you have a pool or spa, review the recall to see if you need to replace or retrofit your drain cover.

Text4baby -- Text Messages for Pregnant Women and New Parents

Text4baby is a free service from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that provides pregnant women and new parents with pregnancy and baby care tips. Sign up by texting BABY to 511411 (or BEBE in Spanish) and you'll receive weekly SMS text messages throughout your pregnancy and up through the baby's first year of life.

ChooseMyPlate.gov

Visit ChooseMyPlate.gov for guidance on which foods to add to your diet and which foods you may want to consider reducing. You'll find resources to help you plan a healthy menu, lose weight, analyze your diet, and more.

Healthy Swimming Video Contest

For a chance to win $1,000 and contribute to public safety, create a short video on preventing recreational water illnesses. Submissions are due July 4.

Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food

Read stories and ideas from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative to promote sustainable local and regional food systems that will support farmers and ranchers, strengthen rural communities, promote healthy eating, and protect our natural resources.

U.S. Government on YouTube

The federal government's YouTube channel features videos on careers with the government, food safety, interviews aboard a space shuttle, and much more.

Find a Local Farmers' Market

Farmers' markets can be great sources of fresh produce, meat, dairy, flowers, and other products from local farmers, growers, and producers. To find a farmers' market near you, enter your ZIP code and the distance you're willing to travel.

Republicans may starve financial reform of cash

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the new Congress could put the budget squeeze on two powerful regulatory agencies to slow President Barack Obama's crackdown on Wall Street. A Democratic-controlled Congress pushed through the Dodd-Frank bank reform...

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US President George W. Bush (R) and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (L) speak to reporters during a joint press conference 12 April 2004 at the US Marine helicopter hangar next to Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas. Bush said that Israeli Prime Minister...

Most Americans say tax rich to balance budget: poll

A man holds his envelopes as he waits in line to mail his family's income tax returns at a mobile post office near the Internal Revenue Service building in downtown Washington, April 15, 2010. NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most Americans think the United States...
Source: Reuters