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New report shows babies born in notorious industrial corridor experience low birth weight at three times the national average Newborns living in the worst-polluted areas of Louisiana, including an 85-mile industrial corridor known as “Cancer Alley”, experience low birth weights at more than three times the national average, according to data cited in a report … Read more

Senate Democrats have put forward a measure that endorses the creation of a Palestinian state backed by every member of their conference — with two notable exceptions. The proposed amendment to a pending national security supplemental package reaffirms that the United States supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and, “that such a solution … Read more

Kentucky lawmakers resumed their debate Wednesday over whether to reopen a road through the heart of the Bluegrass State’s Capitol complex, seeking to balance safety and public access concerns. The Senate Transportation Committee advanced a bill meant to resume vehicle traffic on the strip of road between the Kentucky Capitol and the Capitol Annex, where … Read more

FIRST ON FOX: Blake Masters, a venture capitalist and conservative firebrand, has raised an eye-popping amount in his bid to capture an open Arizona congressional seat in this year’s elections. According to his campaign, Masters raised over $1.3 million in just the first two months after announcing his candidacy for Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, and … Read more

Rep. Jerry Carl, R-Ala., said that “everyone has some racist in them,” pushing back on Nikki Haley’s assertion that the United States has never been a racist country.

UK-based company Haleon recalls eight batches of cough syrup over risk to immunocompromised individuals The UK-based healthcare company Haleon has issued a voluntary nationwide recall in the US of Robitussin cough syrups due to microbial contamination. In a statement on Wednesday Haleon recalled eight batches of Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult and Robitussin Honey … Read more

A large coalition of more than 30 fossil fuel industry associations is raising the alarm over an expected White House decision to delay permitting for key natural gas export facilities over their potential climate impacts. The groups — including the American Petroleum Institute (API) and American Exploration and Production Council (AXPC) — penned a letter … Read more

Shamar Leggette was suspected in robbery of $1m in jewelry from bishop who was livestreaming sermon in 2022 Law enforcement officials shot and killed a man who was suspected in a 2022 robbery of nearly $1m in jewelry from a Brooklyn bishop that was captured on a livestream. US Marshals attempted to detain 41-year-old Shamar … Read more

Peter Navarro, who served in the White House under former President Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday for flouting a House Jan. 6 committee subpoena.  U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta sentenced Navarro to four months in prison and ordered him to pay a fine of $9,500.  That’s two months shorter than the six prosecutors had sought, … Read more

The Georgia state Senate has passed a bill to redraw school board districts in Georgia’s second-largest school system after a federal judge ruled they were unconstitutionally discriminatory. But Democrats warn that the Republican-backed map doesn’t fix the racial discrimination that led U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross to order the Cobb County school district to not … Read more