Des Moines, Iowa — Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it legal protection from lawsuits claiming its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. Nearly identical bills introduced in Iowa, Missouri and Idaho this year …
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Preventative care and screenings are important steps you can take for your health — and that’s true even for young adults in their 20s, who may feel invincible but shouldn’t take good health for granted. CBS News HealthWatch has compiled a series of guides to help you know which preventative …
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TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) — A 26-year-old suspect wanted in the shooting deaths of three of his relatives surrendered to authorities in Trenton, New Jersey, officials said Saturday evening. The shootings occurred Saturday morning at two separate homes in nearby Levittown, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. Trenton police said Andre Gordon …
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We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Andrew J. Graff, the author of the 2021 novel “Raft of Stars,” returns with “True North” (Ecco/HarperCollins), a family drama about a schoolteacher’s scheme to save his marriage by buying a run-down rafting company and uprooting his family …
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Cemetery owners in Compton have grown frustrated and are calling for their city to action after nearly 600 grave markers were stolen from Compton cemeteries. Celestina Bishop said local leaders have a moral obligation to help protect Woodlawn Celestial Gardens, one of the oldest cemeteries in Los Angeles County and …
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Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived. Well, actually, the world’s. On Monday, the California-based tech giant released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023’s top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions. …
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With only one month to go before the end of the year, it’s time to take a look at those remaining funds in your FSA account. An FSA, or Flexible Spending Account, is a pre-tax account that can be used for certain out-of-pocket health care costs. FSA balances typically expire at …
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The suspect in the Custer County, Colorado triple homicide has been arrested by New Mexico State Police after a 25-hour manhunt, officials said Tuesday afternoon. Three people are dead and another has been critically injured after a shooting Monday afternoon near the town of Westcliffe over a property dispute. In …
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We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. “Let Us Descend” (Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, part of Paramount Global), the latest novel from two-time National Book Award-winner Jesmyn Ward, is thick with ghosts, history and searing poetry, in its dramatic story about …
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NEW YORK — New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov has been charged after openly carrying a firearm at a protest Thursday in Brooklyn. The City Council is now investigating her actions. As students gathered outside Brooklyn College Thursday for dueling protests, pro-Palestinians on one side and pro-Israelis on the other, Vernikov made her …
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