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Majestic Bald Eagle And Red-Tailed Hawk Are In A Stand-Off In NYC Right Now

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Things are eerily quiet, as the two are perched in stillness, not acknowledging one another. [ more › ]

US drinking water contamination with ‘forever chemicals’ far worse than scientists thought

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Highest levels of PFAS in Miami, Philadelphia and New Orleans, report by environmental watchdog finds

The contamination of US drinking water with manmade “forever chemicals” is far worse than previously estimated with some of the highest levels found in Miami, Philadelphia and New Orleans, said a report on Wednesday by an environmental watchdog group.

The chemicals, resistant to breaking down in the environment, are known as perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Some have been linked to cancers, liver damage, low birth weight and other health problems.

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Make no mistake: Poland and Hungary aren’t the only EU states abusing the law | Agata Gostyńska-Jakubowska

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Countries from Britain to Greece are guilty of democratic backsliding. And that threatens the integrity of the EU itself

Mention concerns about the rule of law in certain EU countries, and people, even EU officials, automatically assume you are referring to Hungary and Poland. Without doubt, the state of democracy in both countries is worrying. Buoyed by strong electoral mandates, their populist governing parties are interfering with the independence of the judiciary and increasing state control of other institutions, including the media. But an equally worrying trend is less talked about. The decline in respect for the rule of law is happening elsewhere in the EU – indeed, it is an EU-wide issue and it has the potential to undermine the functioning of the entire bloc.

The World Bank’s governance indicators show a deterioration in Bulgaria, France, Italy and Greece

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Planned Parenthood chief: we have to ‘undo the damage’ of abortion bans in the Trump era

Find a Senator with enough guts to offer a bill to create a Constitutional Amendment to absolutely legalize abortion. Then forget Supreme Court and not allow states to pass a law or regulation against the Constitution.

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Alexis McGill Johnson is focusing on systemic issues in her fight against the wave of abortion bans sweeping across the US

The Planned Parenthood president, Alexis McGill Johnson, was stuck on the tarmac in Washington DC, and not happy about it. She’d raced to catch a flight and now she was sitting in the stale air of a plane grounded by stormy weather. Then, the woman next to her asked a question common among strangers: “What do you do?”

“I work for Planned Parenthood,” Johnson said, and the woman asked, “Did they ever find a president?” Well, actually, they did, Johnson replied.

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Utah bans LGBTQ conversion therapy for children

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Conservative state to bar discredited practice following Mormon church’s support of new legislation

Utah has voted to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy for children, becoming the 19th US state to outlaw the discredited practice.

Related: Sanders on Clinton’s ‘nobody likes him’ claim: ‘On a good day, my wife likes me’

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Trump downplays brain injuries suffered by US troops in Iran missile strike

He has no clue about what he is saying – just the hack salesman trying to downplay any problems with his brand and policies!

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‘I heard they had headaches … but it’s not very serious,’ Trump said after 11 service members were treated for concussion symptoms

Donald Trump has downplayed the brain injuries suffered by US personnel in Iran’s missile attacks on bases where they were stationed earlier this month, as the military announced additional troops were being flown from Iraq for treatment for possible injuries and that more may follow.

Though the US president initially said no US troops were harmed in the 8 January attack on two Iraqi bases housing them, the Pentagon announced last week that 11 service members had been flown to medical hospitals in Germany and Kuwait to be “treated for concussion symptoms from the blast”.

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