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(Photo: Getty Images)Experts say emphasizing El-Sayed’s Muslim name is part of a longstanding effort to cast nonwhite candidates as outsiders.After Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Republicans turned to a familiar, and what some might say xenophobic and racis

Source: years / GettyYou know, this might be a hot take, but I’m just gonna say it: maybe gutting food safety screenings wasn’t the best move. Taylor Fresh Foods announced that they are recalling jalapeños due to concerns about Salmonella contamination. AP reports that Taylor Fresh Foods voluntarily