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LA Drinking Water Tests Positive for Lead, Cancer-Linked Chemicals — City Council Demands Emergency Investigation

In an unanimous 10-0 vote, the Los Angeles City Council has demanded an immediate investigation by the Department of Water and Power and the city's Housing Authority after samples of drinking water in the Watts neighborhood were found to contain elevated levels of lead.

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Flint Happened There. Now It's Los Angeles: The Ongoing Lead and Toxic Chemical Crisis in LA's Drinking Water

When residents of Watts, one of Los Angeles's most historically marginalized neighborhoods, learned that samples of their drinking water contained elevated levels of lead, it triggered a unanimous 10-0 vote by the Los Angeles City Council demanding an immediate investigation by the Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the…

Medical Daily

Kildee on life after Congress: ‘I don’t really think I’ve ever changed jobs in my life’

More than a year after he left Congress, former Rep. Dan Kildee’s life — from the outside, at least — looks remarkably similar to how it looked before he served. His office building at the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, in Michigan, is just a few buildings away from the…

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After nixing Nixon, Michigan’s Riegle became a lifelong progressive

Hundreds of American politicians have switched party affiliations during their careers, but when Donald W. Riegle Jr. went from Republican to Democrat in 1973, he was one of the first sitting members of the House to move across the aisle. The shift by the Michigan congressman and later senator was…

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Georgia city warns against drinking tap water after Atlanta airport fuel spill

A town south of Atlanta has advised its residents not to drink their tap water after a fuel spill at Atlanta’s airport may have contaminated the Flint River

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Don’t Drink the Tap Water Here: 5 U.S. Cities with the Most Compromised Pipes

We grow up with a certain level of trust in the tap. You turn the handle, the water comes out clear, and you drink it. In the United States, we assume that clean water is a given, a solved problem. But if you dig into the infrastructure reports of major…

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Michigan mom, 36, allegedly drives getaway car after teen boyfriend opens fire on daughter’s 16 yo boyfriend – we don’t know where to begin

The age gap? A-OK under Michigan law.

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Three charged in investigation into alleged mishandling of cremated remains

Police on Wednesday rearrested two people in Flint, north-east Wales, and one in East Dunbartonshire.

Evening Standard

Elon Musk told to ‘mind his own business’ by minister after UK comments

Lord Hanson of Flint said he would ‘welcome much silence’ from the tech billionaire.

Evening Standard

The US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: ‘We’re not OK with our babies being born into poverty’

Infants in Rx Kids in Flint, Michigan, saw lower rates of prematurity and other issues, saving millions in NICU visits

The Guardian - US

"Suddenly this rock'n'roll fantasy was a nightmare. It was your worst dream from Hell": The forgotten story of a true American band, Grand Funk Railroad

Grand Funk Railroad sold out New York’s Shea Stadium and headlined London’s Hyde Park, but while blue-collar America adored their no-nonsense rock’n’roll, the critics despised them

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Michigan led on safe water after Flint, but mobile home parks are stubborn rough spot

Michigan has become a leader in safe drinking water after the Flint crisis, but mobile home parks remain a rough spot

The Independent UK

Years after problems with Flint’s water emerged, the town has finally replaced all of its lead pipes

The historic milestone follows one of the nation’s worst water crises

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Flint's still-unfinished lead pipe replacement serves as cautionary tale to other cities

Flint, Michigan, is still working on replacing all of its lead pipes

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Awful and Awesome Ep 387: The Royals, Flintoff, subscriber letters

While discussing The RoyalsAbhinandan: You’re saying Bhumi Pednekar is good in this? Is she the redeeming factor?Rajyasree: No, she's horrible in this…But it has worked in her favour because everyone has logged on and watched the show. Abhinandan: Why?Rajyasree: Because it’s so bad. Everyone trashed it so everyone logged on and…

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Michigan autoworkers wary of Trump’s tariffs: ‘Playing poker with people’s lives’

Residents in the auto industry’s heartland respond to the chaotic start to the president’s signature economic policy

The Independent UK

Engineering company settles Flint water lawsuits for $53M but denies any blame for lead crisis

An engineering company has agreed to pay $53 million to settle all remaining lawsuits that accused it of some blame for lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan, a decade ago

The Guardian - US

Claressa Shields beats Danielle Perkins for undisputed women’s heavyweight championship – as it happened

Round-by-round report: Claressa Shields beat Danielle Perkins for the undisputed heavyweight championship. Bryan Graham was watching

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PFL, Olympic boxing star Claressa Shields and Ryan Destiny: Best photos

Check out these images of actor Ryan Destiny and boxing and PFL standout Claressa Shields.

The Independent UK

Company official charged in 2022 oil-chemical discharge into Michigan's Flint River

A chemical company official has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left a miles-long dark, oily sheen on the Flint River in Michigan

Latin Times

Michigan Teacher Kicked Out of School for Angering Parents by Showing Class a Ouija Board

A substitute teacher in Flint, Michigan, has been dismissed after angry parents complained their elementary school students were exposed to the use of a Ouija board during class.

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Republican VP Candidate JD Speaks In Key Battleground Michigan

Republican VP candidate JD addresses key issues in Flint, Michigan, a crucial battleground state in the upcoming election.

The Independent UK

Historic EPA rule wants to eliminate $30 billion worth of lead pipes across the US

The new rule also implements stricter guidelines for lead testing

The Independent UK

Democrats fear Harris is failing to reach the working class - and it could cost her victory

Trump and Harris are nearly tied in Michigan, a swing state that historically favors Democrats though the former president won in 2016

The Independent UK

Biden sets a 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer

A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for U.S. cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safe for all Americans

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