5 Things: Bacon Shortages Threaten Your Breakfast Plate

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1. Amherst weather report: Today will be rainy with showers throughout that day and a high of 72 degrees. Thunderstorms come in tonight with an overnight low of 53 degrees. Tomorrow is looking partly cloudy as least.

2. Get Facebook off your back. Lifehacker has a handy guide to get Facebook off your back as it tracks you both off and online. They are using your personal data to see what ads you are clicking on, and pairing what you buy offline with what you buy online.

3. Patch Fact: Did you know: Puffball is the name of a group of fungi that produce ball- or pear-shaped fruit with completely enclosed spores. Many puffballs have white flesh.

4. BACON SHORTAGE!? The Huffpost reports that Great Britain is facing a shortage of bacon and sausage, but this problem could go global next year. Pig farmers are seeing shortages that could mean less delicious bacon to go with everybody's eggs.

5. Holiday hiring. CNN reports that Toys R Us is hiring 45,000 seasonal workers nationwide in preparation for a strong holiday shopping season. This is 5,000 more than last year.