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Cancer risk may be higher for people with one particular type of job
A new Harvard study has found that flight attendants and pilots face the highest risk of radiation-related cancer deaths among more than 500 occupations analysed in the United States. The research highlights that people working at high altitudes for extended periods are exposed to greater levels of cosmic radiation than those in most other jobs,…
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Justice Department watchdog launches review of DEA’s controversial fentanyl tactic
The independent watchdog for the Department of Justice (DOJ) shared notice of a review into the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) investigative tactics used to get the synthetic opioid, fentanyl, off the streets. Agents both past and present have detailed methods that allow drug traffickers to move thousands of pills without being arrested to rack up…
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Bill Rasmussen, founder of sports network ESPN, dies aged 93
Bill Rasmussen, the American businessman who conceived the idea of a television network devoted entirely to sport, has died at the age of 93. He passed away on Tuesday from complications of Parkinson’s disease, ESPN confirmed, closing the story of the man whose vision led to the launch of ESPN in 1979 as the world’s…
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Scotland in the grip of a ‘cancer timebomb’ as cases rocket in a decade
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New low for Portland as one-of-a-kind 1970s racecar is stolen while being sold to raise cash for co-owner’s Parkinson’s treatment
A rare, one-of-a-kind racecar dating from the 1970s has been stolen in Portland while it was being sold, with the sale intended to raise money for one of its co-owners’ Parkinson’s disease treatment. The theft has been described as a new low for the city, highlighting how the crime has disrupted an effort to fund…
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One woman is dead and another in hospital after being stabbed on London street: Man, 48, is arrested
A woman has died and another woman has been taken to hospital after a stabbing on a street in London, with a 48-year-old man arrested in connection with the attack. The incident is being treated as a serious violent crime, and further details of the circumstances have not been disclosed in the report. The available…
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Landlord killer deemed too insane for prison flees to TAJIKISTAN after being given permission to leave Virginia mental hospital for 48 hours
A man convicted of killing his landlord in Virginia, but found too mentally unwell to be held criminally responsible, has fled the United States for Tajikistan after being granted a 48-hour release from the psychiatric hospital where he was being held. The case, involving patient identified as Abdullai Toshpulodzoda, raises serious questions about the vetting…
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Paris Jackson remembers perforating her septum from “snorting drugs”
Paris Jackson has opened up about permanently perforating her septum through drug use, revealing she can see “straight through” her nose as a result. The singer, now six years sober, shared the reflection ahead of releasing her second album, “Happiest Day Of My Life”, underscoring how far she has come since her struggles with addiction.…
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Cruise ships with the worst CDC sanitation scores revealed, see which vessels failed inspection
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published a list of the cruise ships that received the lowest scores in its latest round of health and sanitation inspections. The findings come from the CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP), which carries out periodic, unannounced checks on cruise ships docking at US ports to assess…
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ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen Dies At 93
Bill Rasmussen, who founded ESPN in 1979 with his son Scott as the world’s first 24-hour sports television network, has died at the age of 93. He passed away on Tuesday at his home in Florida following complications from Parkinson’s disease, ESPN confirmed. Rasmussen conceived the idea after being fired as communications director of the…