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Staff working on childhood lead exposure and cancer clusters fired from CDC
Staff members who fought childhood lead exposure and those who worked on cancer clusters were among those fired from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a now former employee told ...The Hill - 20h -
New 3D Tech Helps Surgeons Diagnose Remotely
A new technology initiative could bring surgeons closer to patients in remote regions.Inc. - 3d -
A Remote Spot in Saudi Arabia Won’t be Remote for Long
Hotel construction and public art projects already are changing the vast desert landscape of Al-Ula in the country’s northwest.The New York Times - 2d -
A remote Australian town seeks a doctor, offering a $400,000 salary and free rent
A remote Australian town that will soon lose its only doctor is offering a salary package of up to $680,000 Australian dollars, plus free rent and a car, to attract a new candidateABC News - Mar. 28 -
New tech could soon bring surgeons closer to patients in Africa's most remote regions
A groundbreaking initiative could soon be bringing surgeons closer to patients in Africa's remote corners where the doctor-to-patients ratio is among the lowest in the worldABC News - 6d -
Luna exits House Freedom Caucus over effort to block remote voting for new moms
Luna co-sponsored a bipartisan measure to allow new parents in Congress to vote remotely around the birth of their child. Some conservatives are trying to stop it.CBS News - 2d -
Trump Imposes Tariffs on Remote Islands
Some of the more sparsely populated territories in the world that do little trade with the United States have been caught up in the trade war.The New York Times - 3h -
House comes to a halt after GOP lawmakers join Democrats in a bitter fight on remote voting
WASHINGTON — A band of Republican lawmakers sank an effort Tuesday by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to kill a plan to allow remote voting for lawmakers who become new parents, a bitter dispute that ...NBC News - 2d -
GOP lawmakers sink Johnson’s effort to block new parents from remote voting
A band of Republican lawmakers sank Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.‘s effort to kill a plan to allow remote voting for lawmakers who are new parents. NBC News’ Ali Vitali reports on the bitter dispute ...NBC News - 2d -
Sir Keir will love me, I’m doubling down on UK equities
It’s finally time to add small-caps to my FTSE 100 exposureFinancial Times - 4h -
Despite the headlines, remote work is as popular as ever
Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Atlanta Fed, and Stanford University show that there has been no significant decrease in workplace flexibility, with more employees enjoying hybrid ...The Hill - 3d -
European banks exposed to risk of US dollar shortfall, says EU watchdog
Banking regulator finds 60 out of 267 banks have insufficient US dollar funding to cover exposures in the currencyFinancial Times - 22h -
House effort to allow remote votes for new parents survives in a blow to Johnson
House Speaker Mike Johnson called the outcome "disappointing," adding that a "handful of Republicans joined with all the Democrats to take down a rule — that's rarely done."CBS News - 2d -
Trump backs remote voting for new parents amid House GOP impasse
The initiative backed by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and publicly opposed by Speaker Mike Johnson has split House Republicans and brought floor proceedings to a halt this week.NBC News - 14h -
U.S. tourist lands on forbidden island to give Diet Coke to remote tribe
A U.S. tourist sneaked onto a highly restricted island carrying a coconut and a can of Diet Coke to a tribe untouched by the modern world, police said.CBS News - 4h -
'Nowhere's safe': How an island of penguins ended up on Trump's list
The remote Heard and McDonald Islands haven't been visited by humans in almost a decade.BBC News - 5h -
‘Forever chemicals’ from nearby factory found in dust of NC homes: Study
Researchers have identified “forever chemicals” in household dust nearby a North Carolina factory — indicating that dust may be an additional source of exposure to these compounds. The homes, ...The Hill - 3d -
Detained students sent to remote ICE facilities in Louisiana accused of human rights abuses
Mahmoud Khalil, who was studying at Columbia, and Alireza Doroudi, from the University of Alabama, are both being held at an ICE processing center in Jena, Louisiana.NBC News - 2d -
CDC cuts environmental health employees
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Staff who worked on lead, asthma let go from CDC Staff members who fought childhood lead exposure and those who worked on cancer ...The Hill - 16h -
The Trump Tariffs Are How Everything Works Now
The US is barreling toward a recession for no good reason, and dragging the world—and a few thousand penguins on remote Antarctic islands—down with it.Wired - 23h -
Johnson says he won't concede on parents proxy voting battle as impasse continues
With the House at a standstill, Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to fold on his strong opposition to allowing new parents in Congress to vote remotely.ABC News - 16h -
What to know about the U.S. military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland
The remote Pituffik Space Base in northwestern Greenland, which Vice President JD Vance is visiting on Friday, is the U.S. Department of Defense’s northernmost installationABC News - Mar. 28 -
‘The ice is not freezing as it should’: supply roads to Canada’s Indigenous communities under threat from climate crisis
Northern Ontario is seeing a ‘shorter window’ for ice roads that deliver vital supplies to remote First Nations. At first there was no answer on the satellite phone. But on the third call, Donald ...The Guardian - 3d -
Johnson Fails to Kill Bipartisan Measure to Allow Proxy Voting for New Parents
The speaker tried to use an unprecedented parliamentary maneuver to deny a bipartisan majority the chance to hold a vote on their proposal to allow new parents to vote remotely in the House.The New York Times - 2d -
The Danish island of seaweed cottages, salt and seafood
The remote North Sea isle of Læsø is world-famous for the gastronomic delights that come from its waters – so the best way to explore it is in waders. After just 10 minutes in the company of ...The Guardian - 4d -
Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands near Antarctica
Australian prime minister surprised after external territories – including tiny Norfolk Island and remote islands home to penguins – targeted by US president. A group of barren, uninhabited ...The Guardian - 1d -
Revealed: Norfolk Island and uninhabited Australian territories hit with Trump’s tariffs based on mislabelled shipments
Exclusive : Aquarium systems, Timberland boots and recycling plant parts were mislabelled as coming from remote Norfolk Island or Heard and McDonald islands. Tariffs send US markets tumbling to ...The Guardian - 11h