Raw sewage spills push harmful bacteria beyond legal limits

Expert testing carried out for BBC Spotlight found harmful bacteria well in excess of legal limits.

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‘Harm to children was part of the point’: a harrowing film on US family separations

Errol Morris’s bleak documentary Separated has gained in relevance since it premiered with more ‘state-created orphans’ to come under a second Trump administration. He thought he was working in the ...
The Guardian - 22h
Vanuatu calls on the World Court to recognize climate change harms

Vanuatu urged the top United Nations court to recognize the harm caused by climate change in its judgment on the legal obligation of countries to fight it.
NBC News - 21h
Analysis: Israeli and Hezbollah strikes test limits of ceasefire

Strikes and counter-strikes put the ceasefire at risk, just days after it was reached.
BBC News - 15h
Terns Pharma broadens beyond obesity drugs with upbeat data in leukemia trial

Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s stock jumped 7.5% premarket Tuesday, after the company announced positive data from an early-stage trial of a treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia.
MarketWatch - 18h
Bloomberg: RFK Jr. would be 'beyond dangerous' as HHS head

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg railed against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday, using his opening remarks at a public health conference to warn that Kennedy would be “beyond ...
The Hill - 14h
Bloomberg Says RFK Jr. Would Be ‘Beyond Dangerous’ as Health Secretary

Michael R. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and a public health advocate, is asking Senate Republicans to persuade President-elect Donald J. Trump to “rethink” Kennedy’s nomination.
The New York Times - 17h
'Everyone wins except the IRS' with this legal charitable donation strategy, advisor says

If you're donating money on Giving Tuesday, you may score a bigger tax break by gifting profitable investments. Here's what to know.
CNBC - 15h