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Five people in Kansas, North Dakota and Oklahoma have fallen ill from an E. coli strain with a rare DNA fingerprint, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.

The startup is reaching out to some of the largest U.S. apartment owners with the aim of working out a deal in which tenants can rent out their units through the website.

Modified Fusion Hybrids will begin appearing on roads around Silicon Valley and in San Francisco early in the new year.

Nestle CEO Paul Bulcke took the witness stand Wednesday in a harassment lawsuit brought by a former employee who alleges the worlds largest food-maker ignored her warnings about product safety.

A captive agent generally owes a duty to the company, not the insured. But a producer owes the client a duty to procure the coverage requested.

Complaint says heart attack happened while on the job.