Wednesday, October 2, 2019

NPR News: Workers Are Falling Ill, Even Dying, After Making Kitchen Countertops

Workers Are Falling Ill, Even Dying, After Making Kitchen Countertops
Irreversible lung disease has started to show up among young workers who cut, grind and polish countertops made of increasingly popular "engineered" stone. The material is more than 90 percent silica.

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Tuesday, October 1, 2019

NPR News: Hurricane Lorenzo Moves Quickly Towards The Azores

Hurricane Lorenzo Moves Quickly Towards The Azores
The Category 2 storm is expected to bring heavy winds and life-threatening surf. The National Hurricane Center reports the hurricane has broken records in the Atlantic.

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NPR News: Seventeen Weeks: Protests And Chaos in Hong Kong

Seventeen Weeks: Protests And Chaos in Hong Kong
Anti-government protests have continued after a mainland extradition bill was withdrawn.

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NASA to Broadcast Launch of Mission to Study the Frontier of Space

NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) is scheduled to be air-launched over the Atlantic Ocean at 9:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 9, by Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket.

October 01, 2019
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NPR News: LAPD Examines How Recruitment Ad Showed Up On Breitbart's Site

LAPD Examines How Recruitment Ad Showed Up On Breitbart's Site
When recruitment ads for the Los Angeles Police Department appeared on conservative media Breitbart's website, a lot of eyebrows were raised. It was Google analytics that steered the ads there.

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NPR News: State Border Splits Neighbors Into Medicaid Haves And Have-Nots

State Border Splits Neighbors Into Medicaid Haves And Have-Nots
On the Illinois side of the Mississippi river, many families struggling financially can get health care, thanks to Medicaid expansion. Meanwhile, their neighbors on the Missouri side don't qualify.

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NPR News: LAPD Examines How Recruitment Ad Showed Up On Breitbart

LAPD Examines How Recruitment Ad Showed Up On Breitbart
When recruitment ads for the Los Angeles Police Department appeared on conservative media Breitbart's website, a lot of eyebrows were raised. It was Google analytics that steered the ads there.

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