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PFAS compounds have been detected in water sources throughout California, including, background sources say, the groundwater at LAX.

Congressman John Delaney of Maryland nominated Chef Jose Andrés for a Nobel Peace Prize in honor of his work in feeding people in disaster zones, from Puerto Rico and Guatemala to the recent Camp Fire in California.

Hundreds of thousands of French citizens have donned yellow vests - “gilets jaunes” - and taken to the streets in protest against rising fuel prices. Who are these protestors and what do they want?

You can attack the Palestinians in America uninterrupted, call to expel them and deny their existence. Just don’t dare say a bad word about Israel, the holy of holies.

Columbia’s decision is the latest—and one of the most notable—in a string of concessions by university administrators at private institutions across the country. It’s a wave of labor action that belongs to the Trump era.

“I think the results show that he’s the strongest player in the world,” Caruana said. “I look forward to the opportunity to make another bid for the title.”

The three wealthiest families in the U.S.—the Waltons (Walmart), the Kochs, and the Mars—have seen their wealth increase nearly 6,000% just in the past generation. Median household wealth over the same period went down by 3%.

What’s missing from the narrative is where the gangs and violence and poverty come from. It’s actually the result of the deliberate policies of the post-regime governments that came to power in the aftermath of the coup.

Machine learning techniques are commonly based on how the visual system processes information. To beat their limitations, scientists are drawing inspiration from the sense of smell.

Nigerian American novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s interview of Hillary Clinton is another example of writers embraced by the establishment who not only fail to confront the colossal violence inflicted by the West; but often hail and endorse it.