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About 300,000 People Participate in Pro-Palestinian March in London

new video loaded: About 300,000 People Participate in Pro-Palestinian March in London transcript Back transcript About 300,000 People Participate in Pro-Palestinian March in London Demonstrators marched in support of Palestine and demanded a cease-fire in Gaza in one of Britain’s largest protests in recent years. [chant] Cease-fire now. “I think it’s important for any human

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Health

Enslaved Black People in Maryland Linked to 42,000 Living Relatives

A construction team working on a highway expansion in Maryland in 1979 discovered human remains on the grounds of an 18th-century ironworks. Eventually, archaeologists uncovered 35 graves in a cemetery where enslaved people had been buried. In the first effort of its kind, researchers now have linked DNA from 27 African Americans buried in the

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Health

16 People Sick in Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef

A salmonella outbreak linked to lean ground beef sold in ShopRite stores in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York has left 16 people sick, including six who were hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ground beef that was labeled 80 percent lean was the only common food that the people who

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Business

U.S. Moves to Improve Airplane Bathrooms for People With Disabilities

The Transportation Department announced on Wednesday that it had finalized new regulations to require more commercial aircraft to have accessible bathrooms, a long-awaited step to address complaints from disabled travelers about the difficulties of flying. Under the regulations, new single-aisle planes with at least 125 seats will eventually be required to have at least one

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Health

U.S. Animal Industries Pose Disease Risks to People, Report Says

The authors analyzed 36 animal markets in the United States, including dog breeding, hunting and trapping, livestock auctions, backyard chicken farming and petting zoos. To assess how much risk each industry posed, they conducted interviews with experts and reviewed scientific papers, publicly available data, government regulations and more. For each industry, they considered 10 factors,

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Science

A New Kind of Disaster Aid: Pay People Cash, Before Disaster Strikes

Disasters can push the world’s poorest deeper into poverty. Now aid agencies are trying something new. They’re giving small bits of cash to people just before disaster strikes, instead of waiting until afterward. While these experiments are in the early stages, and there is little research on their effectiveness, there are signs that they can

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