Weber recalls 3.2M wire grill brushes due to internal injury concerns

More than 3.2 million metal wire-bristle grill brushes are beingrecalledby Weber as the bristles could break off and get into people's food, theU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said.

Six different models are affected by the recall, with some being sold nationwide since 2011.

TheCPSC saidsome bristles could get stuck to grill grates and end up in people's food, lodging themselves in individuals' throats or digestive tracts, potentially causing internal injuries. The agency added that Weber is aware of at least 38 reports of bristles detaching, including four cases that required medical treatment.

The brushes were sold in-store and online for between $10 and $17 at Lowe's, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, and Target, and online at Amazon and Weber.com. The recalled products have also been found on third-party resale sites, such as eBay.

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"Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled grill brushes and contact Weber for a cold cleaning nylon bristle grill brush replacement," the CPSC said. "Consumers will be asked to discard the recalled grill brushes."

What Weber grill brushes are being recalled?

The recall issued by the CPSC includes the following model numbers, in addition to the years they were sold:

• 6277, 12-inch brush with black plastic handle (sold 2021 - 2026)

• 6278, 18-inch brush with black plastic handle (sold 2021 - 2026)

• 6463, 12-inch brush with bamboo handle and metal scraper (sold 2011 - 2021)

• 6464, 18-inch brush with bamboo handle and metal scraper (sold 2011 - 2021)

• 6493, 21-inch brush with black plastic handle and metal binder (sold 2013 - 2021)

• 6494, 12-inch brush with black plastic handle (sold 2013 - 2021)

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FBI has gathered thousands of hours of video in Nancy Guthrie investigation, official says

The FBI has amassed as many as 10,000 hours of video in the investigation intothe disappearance and possible abduction of Nancy Guthrie, an FBI official said Thursday.

The official described the collection, review and analysis of video as one of the key parts of the weekslong investigation, which began after Guthrie, 84, the mother of "TODAY" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing Feb. 1.

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Tools can be used to enhance the videos, but each one must be watched in real time, the FBI official said, noting that slowing them down or enhancing them takes more time.

The official said additional canvassing was done last week to gather more material from camera systems in the Arizona neighborhood where Guthrie lives.

Among the video is Ring camera footage obtained by Fox News Digital that shows a car driving around 2:30 a.m. the night Guthrie disappeared. The Pima County sheriff's office said it was aware of the video, which was taken about 2.5 miles from Guthrie's home. That is outside the 2-mile perimeter that investigators had sought video from.

The FBI releaseda widely circulated security video two weeks agoshowing a masked, armed man with a backpack appearing to tamper with a Google Nest doorbell camera at Guthrie's home.

Authorities have described the man as a suspect, but he has not been publicly identified. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has said investigators believe Guthrie was taken from her Tucson-area home, possibly in the middle of the night.

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She was last seen around 9:45 p.m. Jan. 31 after dinner at her daughter Annie Guthrie's home, Nanos has said. She was reported missing after she failed to show up at a friend's house to watch a virtual church service.

Savannah Guthrie announced Tuesdaythat her family is offering a reward of up to $1 million for her mother's recovery.

"Please keep praying without ceasing," she said in an Instagram video. "We still believe. We still believe in a miracle. We still believe that she can come home, hope against hope. As my sister says, 'We are blowing on the embers of hope.'"

FBI Director Kash Patel has said the images from the Nest camera were recovered from "residual data in backend systems" because Guthrie did not have a subscription that would have saved the video.

Patel said the images were captured the morning Guthrie disappeared.Two law enforcement sources told NBC News this weekthat one of the images he released was captured earlier.

The agency has declined to comment on possible dates linked to the image, which shows a masked man without a backpack. The Pima County Sheriff's Department has said any suggestion that it was taken on a different day is "purely speculative."

Authorities are examining other potential evidence, including DNA collected from Guthrie's home and related search locations. Nanos has said authoritiesmay use genetic genealogy— a forensic tool that combines advanced DNA analysis with traditional genealogical research — in the investigation.

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Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asks judge to toss out indictment against him

NEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asked a judge on Thursday to toss out the indictment against his client on the grounds that the United States has unconstitutionally violated his rights to defend himself by blocking Venezuelan funds to pay his legal costs.

Attorney Barry Pollack filed papers in Manhattan federal court, saying the U.S. government has violated his client's due process rights by blocking funds to defend him that should come from the Venezuelan government.

"Mr. Maduro, as Venezuela's head of state, has both a right and an expectation to have legal fees associated with these charges funded by the government of Venezuela," Pollack wrote.

The court submission included a declaration from Maduro in which he said he understood that under the laws and practices of Venezuela, "I am entitled to have the government of Venezuela pay for my legal defense."

"I have relied on this expectation and cannot afford to pay for my own legal defense," he said.

Maduro added that he has "been working" with Pollack on his legal defense and that he "is my counsel of choice." The declaration was signed "President Nicolas Maduro Moros."

Maduro and his wife have been in custody in New York since they were seized from their Venezuelan home in early January in a stealth nighttime U.S. military operation. They've pleaded not guilty.

A 25-page indictmentagainst Maduro accused him and others of working with drug cartels and members of the military to facilitate the shipment ofthousands of tons of cocaineinto the U.S. If convicted, both he and his wife face life in prison.

As part of the purported conspiracy, Maduro and his wife allegedly ordering kidnappings, beatings and murders of those who owed them drug money, according to the indictment. It said that included the killing of a local drug boss in Caracas.

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Pollack told a Manhattan judge in an email last week that the U.S. Treasury Department had blocked the authorization of legal fees that the government of Venezuela is required to pay for Maduro, though it has allowed fees to be paid for the defense of first lady Cilia Flores.

Pollack said that the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, which administers sanctions against Venezuela, had granted permission on Jan. 9 approving the payment of legal fees by the Venezuelan government. He said the department rescinded the authorization "without explanation" less than three hours later.

"The conduct of the United States government not only undermines Mr. Maduro's rights but also this Court's mandate to provide a fair trial to all defendants who come before it in accordance with the protections afforded by the U.S. Constitution," Pollack wrote in court papers submitted Thursday.

"The United States government, even while authorizing myriad commercial transactions with Venezuela, is prohibiting counsel from receiving untainted funds from the government of Venezuela, despite Venezuela's obligation to fund Mr. Maduro's defense. Any trial that proceeds under these circumstances will be constitutionally defective and cannot result in a verdict that will withstand later challenge," he added.

The U.S. Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a message left by The Associated Press seeking comment.

If the judge leaves the charges against Maduro in place, Pollack said he wants to resign so the court can appoint other counsel to represent Maduro.

The dispute over Maduro's legal fees is intimately linked to U.S. foreign policy. The first Trump administration cut ties with Maduro in 2019, recognizing the then- opposition head of the National Assembly as Venezuela's legitimate leader. The Biden administration hewed closely to the same policy.

Goodman reported from Miami.

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Lisa Rinna claims she was drugged with fentanyl at the “Traitors ”premiere party

Lisa Rinna claims she was drugged with fentanyl at the Traitors season 4 premiere party in January.

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• "I had fentanyl, high levels of amphetamines and other things," the Melrose Place star claimed. "But I can't talk a lot about it, because we're still dealing with it."

• Rinna declined to state whether she believes she knows who is behind the alleged drugging, but thanked her husband, Harry Hamlin, for being "able to get me out of there."

Lisa Rinnais opening up about a harrowing experience at a recentTraitorspremiere party.

TMZfirst reported on Monday that the pop culture icon was allegedly "roofied" at a premiere celebration for the fourth season of the hit reality competition series, which features Rinna and several beloved reality stars. The party took place at The Abbey, a popular gay bar in the West Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, on Jan. 8.

Now, Rinna herself has confirmed the speculation. When asked on Thursday byFox 5host Rosanna Scotto if she knew "for certain" that she was drugged, Rinna replied, "Well, I do."

"I had fentanyl in my system," Rinna said, confirming when Scotto asked if she took "a test" to verify the suspicion. "I'm not kidding. I had fentanyl, high levels of amphetamines, and other things. But I can't talk a lot about it, because we're still dealing with it. It was leaked, and my team is dealing with it now."

Rinna declined to state if she believes anyone in particular at the party was responsible for the alleged drugging, but expressed gratitude that her husband of 28 years, Harry Hamlin, "was there and able to get me out of there."

Temporary Fox 5 cohost and Rinna's fellow Bravolebrity, Jerry O'Connell, asked theMelrose Placealum what she thinks can be done to prevent such incidents.

"Well, I don't know," she said, claiming, "So many people that I know have had this happen at The Abbey — all my daughters' friends. I mean, this is not a first-time thing... and I do think it needs to be a conversation."

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The Abbey opened in 1991, and moved to its current location in the heart of West Hollywood's bar district in 1994. New owner Tristan Schukraftaddressed "wild conspiracy theories"of drinks regularly being spiked there in 2024, calling it "a widespread issue, not just something unique to us."

"If we see anyone tampering with a drink, they are immediately removed, handed over to law enforcement, and permanently banned," he said.

Entertainment Weeklydid not immediately hear back from representatives for Rinna, The Abbey, orTraitorsnetwork NBC.

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Rinna has been at the heart of some of the most talked-about drama from the fourth season ofThe Traitors, which winds down to a dramatic finale on Thursday.

Regarding rumors thatBacheloralum Colton Underwoodstormed out of the season 4 reunionafter getting into an argument with Rinna, the actress told EW, "I didn't see it myself... I saw him leave, but I saw other people leave, too, to go to the bathroom and such, but it took a long time for people to come back. That I can share with you."

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