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| A not-so-confidential informant, toxic dog food and a onetime rival's salute to George H.W. Bush. Welcome to Tuesday's Short List. |
| But first: Near a McDonalds? You can get a Whopper for a penny. No, we don't have our burger chains confused. |
An FBI informant didn't get paid. So he spilled his secrets to us |
| In August, a man claiming to be a longtime federal informant met USA TODAY's Gus Garcia-Roberts in a Las Vegas casino and detailed his role in a still-secret operation tied to terrorism. Why? He and his Las Vegas companion, Robert "R.J." Cipriani, wanted publicity to pressure the government into finally indicting a suspect and paying the informant himself. |
| It's a rare look at the questionable characters law enforcement officials rely on to ensnare criminals. Over dinner, the informant readily acknowledged that he first worked as a drug dealer. He parlayed that into a nearly two-decade tenure as a federal informant, he said, helping lock up 168 criminal targets and earning hundreds of thousands of dollars from the government. |
Bush's old rival says goodbye |
| Former Senate majority leader Bob Dole joined mourners paying respects to former President George H.W. Bush at the U.S. Capitol. The 95-year-old World War II veteran rose to honor his onetime rival from the 1998 Republican presidential primary, standing with the help of an aide to offer a salute before Bush's casket. The funeral for the 41st president will be held Wednesday, with former President George W. Bush delivering the eulogy for his late father. President Donald Trump, who has clashed with the Bush family, will attend the funeral but isn't scheduled to speak. |
| A National Day of Mourning will take place for Bush on Wednesday. Here's how it may affect you. |
 | | Former Sen. Bob Dole stands and salutes the casket of President George H.W. Bush who lies in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. | | Jack Gruber, USA TODAY | |
Another political hacking. Republicans this time |
| The National Republican Congressional Committee was hacked during the 2018 election cycle, exposing sensitive emails, a spokesman confirmed Tuesday. The "cyber intrusion" was by an "unknown entity," and an internal investigation and FBI investigation are ongoing. The hacked accounts belonged to four senior aides of the NRCC, Politico reported. Officials said none of the compromised information has been made public. |
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Four months later, Urban Meyer is leaving Ohio State |
| Urban Meyer is stepping down as the head coach at Ohio State after the Rose Bowl against Washington on Jan. 1. Questions about Meyer's future at Ohio State surfaced more than four months ago when he found himself at the center of the an investigation related to domestic abuse allegations against his former wide receivers coach. Meyer reportedly told Mack Brown, a coach at North Carolina, that health issues were "the total reason he was stepping away." |
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Before you eat that or feed it to your dog … |
| The massive ground beef recall launched in October by the nation's largest beef processor, JBS USA, has gotten even bigger. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says an additional 5.1 million-plus pounds has been recalled beyond the 6.9 million pounds recalled two months ago for risk of contamination with salmonella newport, a strain of the bacteria that can cause food poisoning. If you have meat on the recall list, throw it out – don't even toss it to the dog. |
| Pets have enough to worry about these days: In an unrelated snafu, eight brands of dry dog food were recalled for having toxic levels of vitamin D, which can cause kidney failure and death. |
| This compilation of stories from across the USA TODAY Network was brought to you by Teresa Lo, Ashley May and Josh Hafner. |
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