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Left in the Brain: Potentially Toxic Residue From MRI Drugs
Researchers raise alarms about unknown health risks of GE's Omniscan and Bayer's Magnevist, drugs injected to get better MRI pictures that contain the heavy metal gadolinium.
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Cotton, Cashmere, Chemicals – What Really Goes Into Making Your Clothes?
Manufacturers are paying increased attention to hazardous substances in our wardrobe.
There Is No Budget Surplus in Wisconsin
The facts are these: Walker does not have a surplus. He has a $2.2 billion deficit and a big problem.
Grand Bargain Is Not So Grand
The US has also placed all NATO countries plus Australia, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan under its “nuclear umbrella.”
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Nuclear Weapons Labs Hit With Sizable Fines for New Security Violations
A classified material was missing for years before anyone noticed.
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After Katrina, the Residents of New Orleans Saved Themselves
Excerpt from Roberta Brandes Gratz's “We're Still Here Ya Bastards” is a tribute to the resilience of New Orleanians.
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Abortion: A Right in Name Only?
Poor pregnant women do not have a full range of options to determine their futures. Isn't that at the very heart of the American ideal?
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For AP, Being Shot by a Cop Makes You a Suspect
The presumption by law enforcement that any Black person involved in an altercation with police must be a criminal suspect is part of the outrage driving public protest.
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Tightening Whose Belt?
As a millennial, I take the push to ditch the estate tax personally.
G7 False Commitments Won’t Help Us Tackle 7-Million Air Pollution Deaths
If the planet is to avoid large increases in global warming, massive actions never before accomplished by humankind will be necessary.