Current Events in November 2024

While there are plenty of Black Friday sales to take advantage of this holiday season, Dollar General is preparing to help consumers save beyond just the one weekend. 

The discount retailer announced it will be hosting “24 Days of Deals,” a month-long sales event in December where one item is significantly discounted each day of the month. 

“With the stress of fewer shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, we wanted to find a fun way for our customers to plan for and capture upcoming deep discounts on hot items,” said Emily Taylor, DG’s executive vice president, chief merchandising officer. 

“The 24 Days of Savings is a unique holiday promotional campaign for DG and is in addition to all the great savings already available in-store on electronics, appliances, gift wrapping, trees and more.”

What can shoppers expect? 

Dollar General is preparing to discount over 6,000 items storewide throughout the holiday season. However, during its 24 Days of Deals sale, shoppers can expect bigger deals on certain items each day. 

While there’s still a few days before the sale officially kicks off, Dollar General is highlighting some discounts consumers can prepare for: 

• 50% off 36-inch tower speaker system

• $1 sale on all $3 holiday mugs

• 2 for $6 Smithfield bacon

• Buy 1, Get 1 free True Living plates or bowls 

Starting on December 1, the myDG app will be updated every Sunday morning with the full week of sales. In addition, the weekly deals will be posted on Dollar General’s social media channels, in stores, and on DG.com. 

Raw Farm has recalled a single batch of cream top, whole raw milk after inspectors detected bird flu, following an outbreak of the virus among dairy cows, the California Department of Public Health said Sunday.

What are the product details of the recalled raw milk?

• Product name: Raw Farm
• Lot number: 20241109
• Best by date: 11/27/2024

Where was the raw milk with bird flu sold?

Raw Farm's milk sold in cities including Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and Oakland, the CDPH said.

The CDPH provides lists of where recalled products were sold on its website.

The County of Santa Clara Public Health Laboratory first detected the bird flu in the milk at a retail location, the CDPH said Nov. 25.

On Nov. 26, the CDPH said further testing by Santa Clara County inspectors found bird flu in a second sample of Raw Farm's raw milk at a retail location.

What to do

California officials said the public should avoid drinking raw milk since it has the danger of being contaminated with bird flu and other harmful germs.

Pasteurization, or the heating of milk, kills harmful contamination that can be in raw milk, the CDPH said.

What are the health risks of bird flu?

Since early October, there have been 29 cases of the bird flu in California, but 28 were among people with direct contact with dairy cows, the CDPH said.

To date, no person-to-person spread of bird flu has been detected in California or the U.S., the CPDH said.

All cases have reported mild symptoms, such as eye infections, and nobody has been hospitalized, the CPDH said.

How was the bird flu found?

Health officials detected bird flu in the raw milk after testing.

Californian health officials have stepped up their testing of raw milk to weekly testing of bulk tanks in response to a recent outbreak of bird flu in dairy herds, the CPDH said.

The CDPH said they will now test Raw Farm's raw milk twice a week.

How many any illnesses from the raw milk?

The CDPH said there have been no reported illnesses from the raw milk as of Nov. 24, 2024.