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A gauge of global stocks tumbled on Friday after weak economic data from China and Europe intensified global growth worries as investors weighed the broader impact of the trade dispute between the United States and China. Germany's private-sector expansion slowed to a four-year low, meanwhile, sugg...
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A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below. Climate change Temperature, precipitation, wind Hot days and tropical nights in Nigeria: trends and associated large-scale features Recent decadal variability of daily observed temperatures in Hindukush, Karakoram and Himalaya regi...
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How had she been exposed to asbestos? Hobson knew that talc and asbestos often occurred together in the earth, and that mined talc could be contaminated with the carcinogen. Coker sued Johnson & Johnson, alleging that “poisonous talc” in the company’s beloved product was her killer.
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It was the conversation I never expected to have.
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Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Friday became the second likely contender for the
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We spoke with an expert about the best products out there.
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Facebook's latest data leak is indicative of a broader problem pervading the internet.
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KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — The Latest on the U.N. climate meeting (all times local):
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Experts—and an ovarian cancer survivor—are here to help.
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Astronomers using NASA's Hubble telescope discovered an exoplanet with an atmosphere evaporating at a high rate.
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California air quality regulators voted on Friday to require that transit buses have zero emissions beginning in 2029, another step by the liberal-leaning state that sets it apart from the environmental policies of the Trump administration. The California Air Resources Board voted unanimously on th...
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This 5-year-old boy won't let cancer stop him from showing off his seriously impressive dance moves. On Dec. 7, mom Leni Lutui shared a video on Twitter of her son, Solomon, channeling his best Michael Jackson while undergoing treatment at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Lutui told "Good Morning Amer...
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Want more proof of NASA's InSight lander arriving safely on Mars? The spacecraft captured a selfie while on the Red Planet.
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The decline in shares erased about $40 billion from the company's market capitalization, with investors worrying about the impact of the report as it faces thousands of talc-related lawsuits. J&J was found to have known about the presence of small amounts of asbestos in its products from as early a...
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MOJAVE, Calif. — The first suborbital space passenger is less likely to be a billionaire like Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson or Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos, and more likely to be an as-yet-unnamed employee at one of their companies. That’s despite Branson’s promise, reiterated in the wake of Thursda...