just now  (123+ words) State Drinking Water Standards Remain in Place for PFAS By Tribune Staff " Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's (Illinois EPA) Director James Jennings issued a statement following the U. S. EPA's announcement to roll back protective national drinking water standards for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (424+ words) NORTH WEBSTER " The Friends of the North Webster Community Public Library invite the community to attend Coffee with Friends at 6 p. m. Wednesday, June 10, featuring special guest speaker Marilyn Cassell. As part of her volunteer marketing role with Cancer Services, Cassell works…...

34+ min ago  (485+ words) The Ebola outbreak is posing massive challenges for medical aid organisations, a senior humanitarian official has said. Kate White, who is a programme manager for the charity M'decins Sans Fronti'res (MSF), and is flying out to the Democratic Republic of…...

40+ min ago  (482+ words) MUMBAI: Alarmed by a sharp rise in dog-bite incidents across the Vasai-Virar region, the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVCMC) has announced a series of measures to tackle the growing stray dog menace, including fast-tracking sterilisation drives with the help of private…...

6+ min ago  (1450+ words) Wong Ching Yee survived multiple myeloma, lost her husband to colon cancer and faced a relapse soon after. She turned to art to make sense of a cancer known to return, and to navigate mortality and loss. With an ink…...

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16+ min ago  (792+ words) Press Release " Grant Thornton Aged care in Aotearoa has a funding problem. Facilities that provide aged care are not thriving. They are losing money and closing down, leaving many regions without any rest home care. "It's not as simple as…...

10+ min ago  (417+ words) Can you guess why Malaysia has seen a 700% increase in kids being diagnosed with autism? I'll give you a hint " it has nothing to do with vaccines! So why has Malaysia seen a 700% increase in kids being diagnosed with autism?...

11+ min ago  (364+ words) France's health ministry has banned a number of popular nicotine-based products including Zyn pouches, and violators of the law could face a nearly half-million-dollar fine and years in jail. The prohibition extends to the use, acquisition, possession and sale of…...

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (336+ words) Somewhere in Middelburg, two little boys are waiting for their baby sister to come home. Parents Johanrie and Alex Hall, together with soon-to-be big brothers Zi-Jandr" (5) and Divandr" (4), are preparing to welcome a baby girl into the world. But with…...