Image copyright Getty Images A lot of us love a bargain outfit – we buy fast, we buy cheap and we too often wear things once and then throw them out. But “fast fashion” is a major contributor to greenhouse gases, water and air pollution, creates problematic levels of waste, and often comes with poor […]
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Researchers on Cape Cod are launching a new study focused on the hunting and feeding habits of the region’s great white sharks following last year’s two attacks on humans, including the state’s first fatal one in more than 80 years. The hope is that the work, which starts in the coming days, contributes critical information
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With Whit Merrifield and the Kansas City Royals piling up the runs, Homer Bailey went on a mission Tuesday night. Merrifield had two homers and a career-high six RBIs, Bailey worked into the eighth inning with 121 pitches and the Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 9-0. The Royals jumped on struggling starter Yusei Kikuchi to
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A Labour MP asked the prime minister why families were still waiting for medical cannabis to treat children with severe epilepsy. Tonia Antoniazzi reminded the prime minister she promised the family of Alfie Dingley, to sort out access to the drug after he was given a licence for it one year ago. Theresa May said
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The Latest on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting (all times local): 11:15 a.m. Stocks are little changed in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday ahead of a highly anticipated Federal Reserve statement on interest rates. The S&P 500 was unchanged, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 39 points, or 0.2%, to 26,505. The Nasdaq
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The Latest on an environmental rule covering coal-fired power plants (all times local): 10:35 a.m. The Trump administration has rolled back a landmark Obama-era effort targeting coal-fired power plants and their climate-damaging pollution. It’s replacing the Obama rule with a less ambitious one that gives states more discretion in regulating those power plants. Environmental Protection
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Maxine Waters says Facebook has a troubled past A US lawmaker has said Facebook should delay the launch of its Libra crypto-currency – hours after the social network formally announced the project. Libra, set to be launched next year, will let people make payments via Facebook’s apps and WhatsApp.
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The number of Russian athletes accused of receiving banned treatments from a doctor could rise to 70, the country’s anti-doping agency said Wednesday. The agency, known as RUSADA, previously said Monday it would file cases against 33 athletes from numerous sports suspected of receiving banned intravenous infusions. RUSADA chief executive Yuri Ganus said that is
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The Obama plan, he said, prevented the construction of new plants and led to the closing of existing plants. The Trump rule, by contrast, “is going to reduce emissions while not immediately putting an end to our industry,” he said. Scientific and environmental organizations, though, maintain that the Trump rule could actually cause emissions to
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Image copyright PA Plans for a minimum price of alcohol in Wales are being delayed until at least early 2020 after an EU member state held up the process. It was expected the new regime would be in place by this summer. But EU rules have stalled the proposals after Portugal intervened. Scotland’s system has
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