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A Bali yoga retreat filled with white foreigners not wearing masks is being slammed for creating a coronavirus hazard
Over the weekend, photos of a yoga retreat in Bali showed over 100 people — many of them white fore…
Canela López
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Los Angeles County will mandate an extra $5 per hour in 'hero pay' for frontline grocery and drugstore workers
Other West Coast cities, including Seattle, San Francisco, and Long Beach, have implemented similar…
Mary Meisenzahl
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Radiation emitted from mobile towers has no ill effects on human health: Experts
After conducting in-depth tests on 1532 mobile towers, experts on Thursday said that low-powered, n…
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Health experts call for a ban on toxic 'forever chemicals' after EPA moves to cut them from tap water
The EPA's proposal to filter PFAS out of drinking water "just doesn't go far enough," researchers s…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Delhi and Kolkata are the two most polluted cities in the world: Report
When PM2.5 levels were compared, Delhi and Kolkata were found to be the top two most-polluted citie…
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The EPA wants to regulate hazardous 'forever chemicals,' which are found in items like pizza boxes, nonstick pans, and cleaning products
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, also called "forever chemicals" are linked to severe …
Morgan Keith
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A Whole Foods employee sent a mass email calling on Amazon to reinstate policies like hazard pay and health benefits, saying the company 'has no excuse for such a cruel reaction to this pandemic'
An email written by a Whole Foods worker demanded that the Amazon-owned grocer change its policies …
Avery Hartmans
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'We're disposable': Faced with coronavirus dangers every time they do their jobs, essential workers are still pushing for better pay and adequate PPE
"It's very important for me to have a paycheck, but all of us need a paycheck that's equal to the r…
Rhea Mahbubani
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Pollution cost nine million lives across the globe in 2019, India tops the list: Lancet
Of the nearly 2.4 million deaths in 2019, air pollution accounted for 16.7 lakh deaths - the highes…
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Some essential workers are making less money than people getting unemployment benefits — and they're demanding hazard pay
A growing number of essential workers are becoming frustrated at having to risk their health for lo…
Barbara Corbellini Duarte,Lau…
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Republican senator Mitt Romney wants to ramp up hazard pay for frontline workers in the pandemic
The plan would increase their pay by $12 an hour for essential employees earning under $50,000 a ye…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Gov. Cuomo calls on the federal government to provide 'hazard pay' to frontline workers: 'Give them a 50% bonus'
Frontline workers, who have kept the state running while others have been on lockdown, should be re…
Yeji Jesse Lee
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MSC cruise ship fails health inspection with the lowest score in years after CDC finds a door handle covered in hamburger blood and yogurt containers with 'black filth residue'
The CDC inspector reported a "crew member's hands and refrigerator door handle covered in hamburger…
Hannah Towey
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4 tips to help prevent tick bites, according to a wilderness educator
Wearing long pants and socks can reduce your risk of bites, but ticks may latch onto clothing. Make…
Andrea Michelson
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6 human foods that make a great treat for your cat and 7 that you should never feed them
Cats can eat small bits of fruits like bananas, strawberries, and watermelon — but despite the ster…
Ashley Laderer,Sorin McKnight
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6 reasons your cat 'makes biscuits,' according to vets
When cats make a kneading motion, they could be communicating how much they like you or signaling t…
Ashley Laderer,Sorin McKnight
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14 calcium-rich foods, from fish to plant-based options
About 40% of Americans don't get enough calcium and should be eating more calcium-rich foods like s…
Kelly Burch,Samantha Cassetty
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A federal agency says it won't ban gas stoves in the US after the debate about how to handle the appliances' health risks boils over
Gas-burning stoves release pollutants like carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide that increase the r…
Catherine Boudreau
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A 'mesmerizing' TikTok trend of mixing cleaning chemicals could be harmful for the environment and potentially dangerous, experts warn
The "product overload" trend has been growing on TikTok in the past year, as users add multiple cle…
Matilda Head
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4 signs that water is not safe for swimming, whether it's due to toxic algae or human waste
Avoid swimming in water that appears greenish or topped with scum, and steer clear of foul smells t…