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Study Links Bangladeshi Children’s Deaths To Pesticide

The death of 13 children in Bangladesh has been linked to the use of a pesticide known as Endosulfan.

Matthew Renda
بواسطة Matthew Renda
A "Do Not Enter" sign marks a field of head cabbage during the spraying of pesticides near Chualar, Calif., Monday, Sept. 16, 2002. (AP Photo/Mike Fiala)

The sudden deaths of 13 children in a remote village in Bangladesh was caused by exposure to a routinely used pesticide applied in a nearby lychee tree orchard, according to a scientific report released Monday. The study published in American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene shed light on a mystery occurring in 2012, where 13 children

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Former CIA Chief: Trump’s Boy Scout Speech Like An “Authoritarian’s Youth Rally”

The heavily political tone of the President’s unusual speech sent social media users into conniptions.

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بواسطة ZeroHedge.com
Trump, DOJ Expected To Sue Universities For 'Discrimination Against White People'

In front of a crowd of over 35,000 last night, President Trump delivered one of his most unusual speeches at the Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree. With topics ranging from boasting about his election victory to cocktail party banter with bankrupt real estate developers, and even lambasting HHS Secretary Tom Price if they don't get the votes

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Under US Pressure, Britain University Bans Students From Cuba

The Open University states their new policy that bans applications from Cuban students has been adopted to avoid repercussions from the U.S.

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Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parilla addresses the media during a news conference in Vienna, Austria, June 19, 2017. (AP/Ronald Zak)

The Open University, OU, is one of Europe's largest universities with 250,000 students, 50,000 of which are based overseas, and primarily serves students who study off-campus through long-distance courses. The university, which globally falls into the top 500, claim that they are “taking necessary precautions to meet with regulation and protect

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Reuters Vs. UN Cancer Agency: Are Corporate Ties Influencing Science Coverage?

One key weapon in industry’s arsenal has been the reporting of Kate Kelland, a veteran Reuters reporter based in London.

Stacy Malkan | FAIR
بواسطة Stacy Malkan | FAIR

Ever since they classified the world’s most widely used herbicide as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” a team of international scientists at the World Health Organization’s cancer research group has been under withering attack by the agrichemical industry and its surrogates. In a front-page series titled “The Monsanto Papers,” the French

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11 States Sue After EPA Sides With Chemical Industry Against Safety Rules

‘The Trump EPA continues to put special interests before the health and safety of the people they serve,” said New York Attorney General Schneiderman.

Andrea Germanos
بواسطة Andrea Germanos
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt holds up a hardhat he was given during a visit to Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company's Harvey Mine in Sycamore, Pa., Thursday, April 13, 2017. (AP/Gene J. Puskar)

Eleven states filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency and its chief, Scott Pruitt, in federal court on Monday over the agency's decision to postpone implementation of a rule aimed at lessening the risk of a chemical plant disaster such as the deadly one that rocked West, Texas in 2013. "Protecting our workers, first-responders,

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Trump To Put Raytheon Lobbyist In Charge Of Army

Mark Esper’s nomination is Trump’s third attempt to fill the position of Army secretary.

James Holbrooks
بواسطة James Holbrooks
Mark Esper, deputy assistant secretary for the Department of Defense, appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Jan. 29, 2004. (C-Span)

(Analysis) --- Last Wednesday, it was reported that Donald Trump was moving to nominate Raytheon lobbyist Mark Esper for secretary of the Army. Raytheon is one of the “big five” defense contractors, and the president’s decision comes at a time when concerns are being raised over the idea of defense industry executives being placed in senior

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