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28 Aug

Steven Cook, a Former Chemical Industry Lawyer, Now at E.P.A., Wants to Change PFAS Rules

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Steven Cook, a Former Chemical Industry Lawyer, Now at E.P.A., Wants to Change PFAS Rules Steven Cook was a lawyer representing chemical companies suing to block a new rule that would force them to clean up pollution from ‘forever chemicals’ He has proposed scrapping the same rule his former clients were challenging in court . His effort could shift cleanup costs away from polluters and onto taxpayers . Read full story: Source

28 Aug

CDC Director Susan Monarez Is Fired, White House Says

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CDC Director Susan Monarez Is Fired, White House Says Susan Monarez, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, had clashed with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy . A lawyer for Dr. Monarez said in response that she was refusing to step down . Read full story: Source

28 Aug

Trump’s Fed Feud Spotlights Mortgage Data Privacy: Is Your Information Public?

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Trump’s Fed Feud Spotlights Mortgage Data Privacy: Is Your Information Public? At least some mortgage data is part of the public record in most places . If you want to look up your own mortgage data, start with an online search at your county’s website . Read full story: Source

28 Aug

How Trump Could Gain Control of the Fed

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How Trump Could Gain Control of the Fed The Donbas is the key to the Ukraine War, and why India is stuck on Russian oil, and what happens when a small town loses its radio station? We'll find out how the U.S. President Barack Obama’s immigration policy will affect the economy . Read full story: Source

28 Aug

Trump’s Push to Fire Lisa Cook Puts Fed Independence on Trial

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Trump’s Push to Fire Lisa Cook Puts Fed Independence on Trial President Trump says he has the authority to remove officials from the Federal Reserve . He says there is “sufficient cause” to remove them from the federal government . The Supreme Court has sided with that view . Read full story: Source

28 Aug

North Korea’s Kim, Putin to attend parade in China marking end of WWII

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North Korea’s Kim, Putin to attend parade in China marking end of WWII Beijing says 26 world leaders will attend the event in Tiananmen Square, overseen by Chinese President Xi Jinping . Parade coincides with the anniversary of September 3, 1945, the day that the Empire of Japan surrendered to Allied Forces in Tokyo . Read full story: Source

28 Aug

LIVE: Israel starves four more Palestinians to death in Gaza

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28 Aug

US Open wins keep Alcaraz, Djokovic on track for semis clash

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US Open wins keep Alcaraz, Djokovic on track for semis clash Former champions Sabalenka and Raducanu record straight-sets wins to enter the third round of the tennis Grand Slam. Carlos Alcaraz has stormed into the third round of the US Open with a blistering straight-sets victory, while Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to advance. Alcaraz, who could meet Djokovic in the semifinals at Flushing Meadows if the draw follows the seedings, blew away Italy’s Mattia Bellucci 6-1, 6-0, 6-3 in just one hour and 36 minutes on the Arthur Ashe Stadium main court on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Spanish second…

28 Aug

Teenage shooter of Colombian presidential hopeful sentenced to seven years

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Teenage shooter of Colombian presidential hopeful sentenced to seven years 15-year-old sentenced for attempted murder and illegal possession of weapons . Miguel Uribe was shot in the head during a campaign event in Bogota in June . The right-wing politician died of a cerebral haemorrhage in August . Read full story: Source

28 Aug

Leagues Cup: Messi’s goals send Miami through; Sounders beat LA Galaxy

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Leagues Cup: Messi’s goals send Miami through; Sounders beat LA Galaxy Lionel Messi scores twice as Inter Miami beat Orlando City 3-1 in MLS Leagues Cup semifinal . Two goals and an assist in the final 15 minutes of the match set up Sunday's final against Seattle Sounders . The Sounders beat reigning MLS Cup champions Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0 in California . Read full story: Source