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Packaged meat company Smithfield Packing Company is recalling some 38,000 pounds of pork sausage because it may contain small pieces of plastic, likely from gloves, the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Thursday.

38,000 pounds of pork sausage recalled

By Morning Express with Robin Meade staff
updated 7:16 AM EST, Fri February 22, 2013
Check your fridge and your freezer for 1-pound packages of Gwaltney Mild pork Sausage roll.

If they have a 'use by' date of March 12, 2013, don't use them, they may contain small "glove-like" bits of plastic. Take them back to where you bought them for a full refund.

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South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius appears on February 21, 2013 at the Magistrate Court in Pretoria.

He's out! Oscar Pistorius granted bail

By HLNtv.com Staff
updated 5:51 AM EST, Fri February 22, 2013
Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail. The decision just came down from the Chief Magistrate in South Africa.

In order to leave jail he just has to pay his bail, and he's free pending his trial. Bail was set at 1 million rand, or a little more than $112,000.

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OAA GOES 13 satellite captures a view of the eastern half of the U.S. on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 6:00PM EST

As seen on Morning Express: Friday, Feb. 22, 2013

By Grayson Thagard
updated 5:20 AM EST, Fri February 22, 2013
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Flu vaccine was almost no help to the elderly

By Morning Express with Robin Meade staff
updated 4:46 AM EST, Fri February 22, 2013
This year's flu vaccine practically didn't work at all for people over 65 according to the CDC. 

It was effective in just 9% of those cases.

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Las Vegas Metro officers investigate the site of what is being described as a gun battle between shooters in vehicles along the Las Vegas Strip on February 21

Rapper killed in Vegas Strip shooting, crash

By Morning Express with Robin Meade staff
updated 3:47 AM EST, Fri February 22, 2013
Police are hunting for an SUV that appears to be at the center of a deadly chain-reaction crash on the Las Vegas strip Thursday.

Shots were fired from a black Range Rover into a Maserati, which then hit a taxi. The taxi exploded into flames, killing two people inside.  The driver of the Maserati, a rapper known as "Kenny Clutch," also died.

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United express pilot takes a wrong way on an unplowed taxiway at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport

60 million people pounded by huge storm

By Morning Express with Robin Meade staff
updated 3:41 AM EST, Fri February 22, 2013
A massive winter storm has dumped more than a foot of snow in some places.  Some 20 states have been hammered by this thing so far, including Missouri which has declared a state of emergency. They could see more than 10 inches of snow there.

It has spread across the country, dumping snow in the west and the north and torrential rain elsewhere.

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Hines Ward dips Robin Meade on the set of Morning Express with Robin Meade on HLN

'Dancing' winner's grueling new challenge

By Grayson Thagard
updated 9:09 AM EST, Thu February 21, 2013
He is a Super Bowl MVP, he played with the Pittsburgh Steelers for 14 seasons, and he won season 12 of “Dancing with the Stars.” Now, Hines Ward has his sights on the Ironman World Championship in October. 

Ward sat down with HLN’s Robin Meade to talk about his new challenge, and his new website “Become One” at gotchocolatemilk.com, a place where you can get exercise encouragement. 

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Tulsa, Oklahoma 2/20/2013

18 states hammered by snow, ice, freezing rain

By Bob Van Dillen
updated 6:14 AM EST, Thu February 21, 2013
There's a big winter storm in the Southern Plains and Southwest United States this morning!

The storm is centered over Texas now with the main energy lagging behind in New Mexico. The end result is a winter storm warning for 11 states and advisories for a few more.

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MARANA, AZ - FEBRUARY 20: A detail of a tee box marker covered with snow as play was suspended during the first round of the World Golf Championships - Accenture Match Play at the Golf Club at Dove Mountain on February 20, 2013 in Marana, Arizona.

As seen on Morning Express: Thursday, Feb. 21

By Grayson Thagard
updated 6:04 AM EST, Thu February 21, 2013
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South African investigating officer Hilton Botha attends the bail hearing of South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius at the Magistrate Court in Pretoria.

Lead detective taken off Pistorius case

By Morning Express with Robin Meade staff
updated 5:31 AM EST, Thu February 21, 2013
A new lead detective has been assigned to the Oscar Pistorius case as Hilton Botha now faces attempted murder charges.

Botha, who testified in Pistorius' bail hearing, is among a group of officers accused of shooting at a van they were chasing a few years ago. They were allegedly drunk at the time, and were all charged with seven counts of attempted murder.

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