Subway shifting all U.S. meat supplies to no-antibiotics

A Subway sandwich shop logo is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New YorkBy P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO (Reuters) – Sandwich chain Subway will start serving antibiotic-free chicken and turkey at its U.S. restaurants next year, and within the next nine years will stop selling any meat from animals given antibiotics, the company said on Tuesday. Competitors such as Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc and McDonald&;s Corp have announced similar supply-chain shifts, adding pressure on U.S. livestock producers to cut human antibiotics from their beef, hogs and poultry production. Advocacy groups said they were about to present Subway with a petition demanding the company set a timeline for its restaurants to stop serving meat from animals that had been treated with antibiotics.

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United Airlines CEO to have ‘healthy recovery,’ his family says

United Continental Holdings Inc CEO Oscar Munoz is seen in an undated handout picture courtesy of United AirlinesUnited has declined to offer details of Munoz&;s condition or whether it would replace him on an interim basis. The second largest U.S. airline by capacity has only said it will finish on Monday the "corporate governance process" brought about by Munoz&039;s hospitalization, with plans to provide more details Monday or Tuesday. Long-time executive Jim Compton, the airline&039;s chief revenue officer, is seen as a logical candidate for interim CEO, a former U.S. airline executive said on condition of anonymity.

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Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed at Minnesota hospital; suspect dead

The suspect later died after a hospital guard subdued him with a Taser, authorities said. Aitkin County Sheriff’s Investigator Steven Sandberg, 60, had been guarding Danny Leroy Hammond, 50, who was being investigated in connection with a domestic incident, authorities said. Hammond got out of his hospital bed and took the officer’s firearm during a struggle, Drew Evans, superintendent of the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said at a news conference.
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