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Colombia plans to sterilize, deport, and kill Pablo Escobar's feral hippos that are running rampant
After the Colombian drug lord died in a shootout, four hippos remained at his private zoo. Now seve…
Paul Squire
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Between 1930 and 1970, around one third of all women in Puerto Rico were sterilized to address concerns of 'surplus population'
After Puerto Rico became a US colony in 1898, the federal and local governments pushed sterilizatio…
DeArbea Walker
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A medical device maker recalled thousands of sterilization containers after finding they may not keep tools sterile, risking patients getting infections
Becton Dickinson has issued a voluntary recall of containers used to sterilize surgical instruments…
Sam Tabahriti
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Since the Roe ruling a gynecology clinic in Texas has received increased requests for permanent sterilization: 'I sense that they're scared'
After the Women's Health Domain closed Friday for the weekend, it got more than 100 new patient req…
Isabella Zavarise
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HGTV hosts Chelsea and Cole DeBoer think 'sterile, modern' homes aren't practical for families
"Teen Mom 2" stars Chelsea and Cole DeBoer spoke to Insider about their new HGTV series, "Down Home…
Samantha Grindell
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Children as young as 10 and rape victims were sterilized in Utah as late as the 1970s. Time is running out to get justice.
Utah's eugenic sterilization program targeted at least 830 people, according to a new study. Around…
Marianne Guenot
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An airline had to remind its pilots to keep cockpits 'sterile' after one invited a friend onto the flight deck and asked crew to serve her food and alcohol, reports say
India's aviation regulator sent notices to the Air India CEO after it took too long to report a com…
Pete Syme
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Antibiotics treat infections by killing or sterilizing bacteria right after the first dose
Antibiotics start working immediately by rupturing the protective cell walls of harmful bacteria, b…
Zia Sherrell,Graham Snyder
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The state of California is poised to pay compensation to victims forcibly sterilized by the state, report says
According to the Associated Press, once approved, the state will give about $25,000 to victims of t…
Taylor Ardrey
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Drug lord Pablo Escobar's herd of 'cocaine hippos' sterilized to stop them wreaking environmental havoc
Drug Lord Pablo Escobar was shot dead in 1993, but the hippos from his private zoo have survived, b…
Sinéad Baker
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ICE transfers women out of detention center that became infamous over allegations of forced sterilization
The privately-run Irwin County Detention Center was the subject of a whistleblower complaint and a …
Charles Davis
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Roma victims of a decades-long forced sterilization program in the Czech Republic to receive $14,000 in compensation
Thousands of Czech women - mainly from the country's Roma minority - were victims of the Communist …
Vanessa Gu
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Antibiotics treat infections by either killing or sterilizing bacteria
Antibiotics work by rupturing the protective cell walls of harmful bacteria. They start working imm…
Zia Sherrell
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Inside the hidden campaign to forcibly sterilize thousands of inmates in California women's prisons
The PBS documentary "Belly of the Beast" follows Kelli Dillon, who was forcibly sterilized in priso…
Julia Naftulin
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A former BMW and Ferrari designer critiques the Tesla Cybertruck: 'Cold,' 'sterile,' and 'almost repulsive'
Frank Stephenson, who designed cars for BMW, McLaren, and Ferrari, thinks that soon the Cybertruck …
Tim Levin
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COVID-19: ATS ELGi launches ozone air sterilizer for vehicles
The air sterilizer uses ozone to eliminate bacteria, virus, moulds, allergens, odours and harmful …
PTI
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Evangelical leaders express shock over report of sterilization of detainees at an ICE detention facility
Evangelical leaders issued a statement saying reports of non-consensual hysterectomies at an ICE fa…
Charles Davis
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A survivor of forced sterilization in a California prison said there's more work to be done to prevent eugenics from happening again
Kelli Dillon, a survivor of forced sterilization in prison, said more work is needed to find women …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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India is proposing a 2-child policy to keep its population under control, and it includes cash benefits for couples who opt for voluntary sterilization
Uttar Pradesh, the country's most populous state, proposed a detailed slate of policies to discoura…
Cheryl Teh
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173 congressional Democrats demand 'immediate investigation' into whistleblower claim that ICE is sterilizing immigrant women without consent
Over 170 Democrats sent a letter expressing outrage over reports that women are receiving hysterect…