Toxic chemical leak at a manufacturing facility in Orange County(bbc.com)

135 points by borski 5 months ago | 99 comments

Iran faces unprecedented drought as water crisis hits Tehran(bbc.com)

43 points by FridayoLeary 11 months ago | 38 comments

Daily cannabis use overtakes drinking in US first(bbc.com)

61 points by pseudolus 2 years ago | 51 comments

US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says(bbc.com)

103 points by tartoran 7 months ago | 57 comments

US Government threatens Harvard with foreign student ban(bbc.com)

72 points by intunderflow 1 year ago | 47 comments

Assisted dying now accounts for one in 20 Canada deaths(bbc.com)

411 points by vinni2 1 year ago | 701 comments

BBC News article reporting that medically assisted dying in Canada now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths.

Health officials delayed report linking fluoride to brain harm(salon.com)

416 points by gjsman-1000 3 years ago | 337 comments

Salon article reporting that US health officials delayed a report linking fluoride to brain harm after dental groups urged changes.

Utah to let AI examine patients and prescribe medication without human oversight(techspot.com)

117 points by healsdata 19 days ago | 115 comments

TechSpot news article reporting that Utah will pilot letting AI examine patients and prescribe medication without direct human oversight.

California is free of drought for the first time in 25 years(latimes.com)

420 points by thnaks 9 months ago | 215 comments

Los Angeles Times article reporting that California is free of all drought and abnormal dryness for the first time in 25 years, and explaining the turnaround.

TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption, saying it makes users less safe(bbc.com)

388 points by 1659447091 7 months ago | 371 comments

BBC News article reporting that TikTok will not add end-to-end encryption to direct messages, arguing it would put users at risk.

EPA Seeks to Eliminate Critical PFAS Drinking Water Protections(earthjustice.org)

322 points by enraged_camel 1 year ago | 346 comments

Earthjustice press release criticizing the EPA's move to roll back PFAS drinking water standards, leaving communities exposed to forever chemicals in tap water.

New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health(theguardian.com)

764 points by boplicity 2 months ago | 407 comments

News report that a New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567m over harms to children's mental health from its social media platforms.