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When Lish Marie noticed a cyst-like pimple just under her nostril, she didn’t think twice before giving it a squeeze. Within hours, the mom of three was sitting in urgent care, holding four different prescriptions, and learning that she’d made a mistake that could have changed her life forever. The spot she picked wasn’t just any blemish. It sat in …

National guard troops began to arrive at their headquarters in Washington DC on Tuesday as Democratic mayors warned Donald Trump against expanding his law and order power grab in other major cities. The US president announced on Monday that he was sending the national guard into the nation’s capital and putting city police under federal control, even though the violent …

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The human body contains more than 3,600 synthetic toxins, a new report has warned, with chemical exposure now posing a ‘threat to humans.’ An eight-month investigation by London-based Deep Science Ventures looked at ‘how pervasive toxicity threatens human and planetary health,’ with some concerning outcomes. Researchers found that the industrial economy has created over 100 million chemicals not found in nature, …

Marine researchers at OCEARCH have confirmed that Contender, the largest male great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic, is currently swimming near Pamlico Sound, North Carolina — a popular summer vacation destination. The 14-foot, 1,653-pound shark, estimated to be around 30 years old, is breaking size expectations for his gender and attracting international attention from scientists and the public. …

A groundbreaking study led by Edward Forman at the University of Southampton and James Baldini at Durham University has used the unique method of analyzing stalagmites in Bermuda’s caves to track changes in the Gulf Stream over centuries. Published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, this research reveals crucial information about the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and how it …

A social media trend encouraging women to double their protein intake could be putting them at risk of a range of cancers, one of Britain’s top diet experts has warned. Increasing protein levels has been touted as a way to build muscle and protect against mid-life diseases such as osteoporosis. In recent years, the number of supermarket products with ‘added …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans on Friday warned they would escalate efforts to end a nearly weeklong holdout by Democrats if they don’t return to vote on new congressional voting maps sought by President Donald Trump in a widening battle over redistricting across the U.S. The dozens of Texas House Democrats who left the state on Aug. 3 have …

Chemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a report has warned. The industrial economy has created more than 100 million “novel entities”, or chemicals not found in nature, with somewhere between 40,000 and 350,000 in commercial …

The Florida Department of Health is warning about the risks of drinking raw, unpasteurized milk after 21 people, including six children under the age of 10, were sickened by E. coli and campylobacter bacteria linked to raw milk from the same farm. Seven people have been hospitalized, and two have developed severe complications. “Sanitation practices in this farm are of …