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20+ min ago (268+ words) Is this change part of a broader reassessment of how the agency evaluates cancer risks from chemicals? The EPA has recently released a draft proposal that would nearly double the amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale, a move strongly criticized by public health and environmental groups. This change is part of a broader reassessment of how the agency evaluates cancer risks from chemicals. The draft was published on Dec. 3 and the EPA is asking for feedback on it through Feb. 2." A few key details of the proposed change include: "This new EPA action opens the door to more pollution and may fundamentally change the agency's framework for chemical risk assessment,David Andrews, Ph.D., the Environmental Working Group's acting chief science officer, said.This change will enable chemical companies to profit further at the expense of public health. Formaldehyde is…...

33+ min ago (208+ words) New details emerged on Sunday night about the person of interest connected to the deadly mass shooting at Brown University. The shooting occurred on Saturday and left two students dead and nine others injured. A vigil for the deceased students was held on Sunday night. Authorities have detained one person of interest in the case, according to reports. Here are five things to know about the person of interest. Erickson was detained at a hotel in Coventry, Rhode Island, near the university. Erickson was an infantry soldier who received some sniper training and served as a rifleman between 2021 and 2024, CNN reported. A military spokesperson told the outlet that Erickson held a specialist rank and had no deployments last year. Erickson also worked at Arlington National Cemetery, according to the report. CNN reported that authorities recovered a "revolver and a small…...

45+ min ago (477+ words) Guwahati: One of the best-known practicing physicians of eastern India, Dr. Nomal Chandra Borah has been honoured with two distinguished national awards recognising his transformative contributions to neurology, nursing leadership, and community healthcare development over five decades." Founder of GNRC" Nava J. Thakuria Guwahati: One of the best-known practicing physicians of eastern India, Dr. Nomal Chandra Borah has been honoured with two distinguished national awards recognising his transformative contributions to neurology, nursing leadership, and community healthcare development over five decades. Founder of GNRC Universal Health Mission and GNRC Group of Hospitals, Dr. Borah was recently conferred on the Lifetime Achievement awards by both Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN, apex national body of neurologists which pursues relentless advancement of neurological research, education, and clinical standards) and Association of Nurse Executive-India (ANEI, premier professional body representing senior nursing practitioners, educators, and administrators that…...

59+ min ago (212+ words) Together, around 475 workers will be affected. Closures began just a month after the contract was passed, when AB sold off its two facilities at Medford, Massachusetts and Canton, Ohio. At Canton, workers were denied their bumping rights to new positions at other facilities. At Medford, 100 workers were denied severance packages, according to local news reports. These facility closures are part of a broader strategic realignment from management at AB's parent company, AB InBev, a multi-national conglomerate of beer companies that bought Anheuser-Busch in 2008 and is the largest brewing company in the world. The company said in a statement that it had invested $2 billion in its other 100 facilities around the country, which will absorb production from the closed facilities. These trends reflect a general decline in beer sales, from 192 million barrels in 2015 to 158 million in 2024, according to the Alcohol and Tobacco…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago (1026+ words) Many unanswered questions surround the mass shooting that occurred at Sydney's Bondi Beach yesterday evening, targeting a Jewish religious festival. At least 16 people have been confirmed dead, including one of the alleged shooters, and 42 injured, some critically. Those killed ranged in age from 10 to 87, including a young girl, a Holocaust survivor and a rabbi. The target was evidently a'Chanukah by the Sea'event for children that wasscheduled to take place at a beachside playground from 5 p.m., and had begun, marking the start of the eight-day Rabbinic Jewish festival of lights. Police have remained tight-lipped about the two suspects, refusing to discuss anything about their motives, while saying that one was known to police and the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), and previously suspected of links to an Islamic State group. New South Wales (NSW) Police CommissionerMal Lanyon said two basic explosive…...

1+ hour, 22+ min ago (115+ words) Actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer were found dead with apparent stab wounds in their Los Angeles home Sunday, according to reports. The couple was found dead at their home in the 200 block of South Chadbourne Avenue in Brentwood. He was 78, and she was 68. Los Angeles Police Department authorities were investigating the deaths as a homicide, Variety reported. "It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time," Reiner's family said in a statement. ALSO READ: Only one person is waging a war on Christmas...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago (794+ words) Renewed imperialist aggression, transformations of capitalist development, and the dynamics of class struggle in Latin America all inform the strategic tasks of socialists organizing in the region and across the world. This is one of several documents to be discussed at the fourteenth conference of the Trotskyist Fraction " Fourth International taking place this week in S'o Paulo, Brazil. Sandra Romero and Milton D'Le'n In this context, the region faces social and economic crisis, political polarization, and weak regimes unable to respond to imperialist aggression. Latin America is becoming a central arena where Washington is attempting to restore its hemispheric command and rebuild the primacy of U.S. capital in its "backyard." Donald Trump's return to the White House in January 2025 marked a turning point in U.S. policy toward Latin America: his administration has openly and systematically reactivated sanctions, trade threats, military deployments, and…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago (697+ words) In their latest update, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed that over 400 people have been taken in ongoing kidnapping operations led by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area. As has been the case throughout the United States, federal immigration agents are not conducting targeted operations focused on alleged "criminals" but are instead going on fishing expeditions, targeting workers on the job in public settings. In one of several flashpoints in the last week between ICE agents and local community members, this past Saturday, dozens of people responded to ICE agents attempting to kidnap construction workers building homes in Chanhassen, Minnesota, a city located about 15 miles southwest of Minneapolis. The two workers were trapped on the roof for hours leading one of them to be hospitalized. One of the masked ICE agents replied to the…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (281+ words) Despite the Putin regime's efforts to hide Russia's internal contradictions during the war, doing so grows harder each year. Increasing censorship shows how desperately it tries to control public opinion. One of the regime's main goals is to block access to information that reveals the political and class conflicts in other countries, especially in Europe and the US. " Thus, the Russian media writes very little about Trump's efforts to establish a fascist dictatorship in the US, the violent crackdown on immigrants, the military strikes on civilian boats in the Caribbean and Pacific or the domestic policies of the European powers. As a result, Russian workers are prevented from understanding the overall context of the global situation." The regime, eager to preserve the illusion of social stability, may accept a more disadvantageous deal, provoking new tensions within the Russian oligarchy. The…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago (596+ words) US President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States would begin ground attacks in the Caribbean on Venezuela "pretty soon," raising the prospect of a US aerial bombardment of Venezuela. The administration's threats are accompanied by an unprecedented buildup of military assets in the Caribbean. According to reports this week by The War Zone and Breaking Defense, the Pentagon is rapidly deploying advanced combat aircraft to former US bases in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic in preparation for airstrikes on Venezuelan territory. Six EA-18G Growler electronic warfare jets arrived at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base in Puerto Rico on December 10. According to Breaking Defense, the Growlers'which are designed to jam enemy radars and communications and suppress air defenses'are "possibly the most glaring sign that the U.S. is preparing for airstrikes as any over the last few months." Combined…...