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Trump healthcare move threatens sharply higher premiums and market chaos

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President Trump’s move late Thursday to cut off critical federal payments to insurers sent shock waves through the healthcare system Friday, threatening widespread disruption to markets nationwide and igniting new legal and political battles over the Affordable Care Act. Caught in the middle are millions of Americans likely to see their insurance premiums shoot higher […]

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Hidden Radiation Secrets of the World Health Organization

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has been accused of a high-level cover-up concerning the human impact and dangers of ionizing radiation. In an interview with Alison Katz, a spokesperson for the organization, she asserted that if the public were aware of the consequences of nuclear radiation, the debate about nuclear power would be brought to

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A collapse in Arctic sea ice volume spells disaster for the rest of the planet

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The sharp decline in Arctic sea ice area in recent decades has been matched by a harder-to-see, but equally sharp, drop in sea ice thickness. The combined result has been a warming-driven collapse in total sea ice volume — to about one quarter of its 1980 level. I first asked creative tech guru and programming analyst Andy

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Arctic temps warmer than Miami? We have a serious methane problem!

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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has largely overlooked the potential risks of an ice-free Arctic, according to Professor Peter Wadhams of Cambridge University. Despite the potential for a methane outbreak, the IPCC has failed to address the issue in their assessment.  The world has largely welcomed the idea of an ice-free Arctic, with

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Dodgy Trade Deals Part 1: Liquid Plutonium in your kid’s cereal?

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In 1997, the Canadian government outlawed the gasoline additive MMT, which was produced by the US-based Ethyl Corporation, due to potential health concerns. In response, Ethyl brought its objections to the international arbitration panel under the Investor-State Dispute Settlement system, (ISDS). The corporation argued that the law banning this additive was ‘tantamount to expropriation’ and,

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Berkeley Votes to Warn Cellphone Buyers of Health Risks

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Mother Jones explains if you carry your device close to your body, you may be exceeding radiation exposure limits. Last night, the Berkeley City Council unanimously voted to require electronics retailers to provide customers with a warning about the potential health risks associated with radio-frequency (RF) radiation emitted by cellphones. This makes Berkeley the first

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Medical Costs Rise as Retirees Winter in Florida

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The New York Times explains… Retirees Sally Spencer, 70, and her 91-year-old husband, from upstate New York, recently encountered a concerning trend on a routine checkup of a pacemaker during their winter getaway in Florida. Despite having no symptoms, a cardiologist there insisted on scheduling several expensive tests. Fortunately, the couple was able to cancel

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Eye on the prize: Coca-Cola’s magic has always been in mischievous marketing

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Last year, Coca-Cola’s UK and Ireland operations announced a two-year sponsorship deal with the owners of the London Eye, with the general manager expressing hopes that the partnership would “help us play an even greater part in future moments of happiness and celebration in the capital”. However, this has been met with criticism from some,

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