A proposed rule from the the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would for the first time set in place regulations to better protect workers from extreme heat.
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116 people are killed in one of India’s deadliest stampedes
An official inquiry is under way to determine what caused the stampede at a religious gathering in northern India.
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Post Malone recaptures the No. 1 song spot with ‘I Had Some Help’
After briefly ceding to Sabrina Carpenter, “I Had Some Help” is back on top of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department is still No. 1 over on the Billboard 200 albums chart — she’s holding strong at ten weeks.
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Former President Trump’s criminal sentencing in New York is delayed
The delay is a win for Trump, who is expected to be named the official GOP nominee for the 2024 presidential election later this month.
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Karen Read’s high-drama murder trial ended with a hung jury. Here’s what to know
Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, but alleges a cover-up by his fellow cops. The high-drama case ended in a mistrial and with the lead investigator dismissed. Prosecutors now plan to retry it.
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Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier denied parole for 1975 killings of 2 FBI agents
The parole commission says Peltier, 79, will be eligible for another parole hearing in 2026. He’s serving life in prison for killing two FBI agents during a standoff on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
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How ob-gyns are handling more requests for sterilization after ‘Roe’ was overturned
Tubal ligations doubled in the 16 months following the Dobbs decision. Vasectomies also increased, but men still get sterilized much less often than women.
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Dining out with a big group? Learn the social etiquette of splitting the check
Five common scenarios you may encounter while dining out with a large party — and how to handle the bill fairly while being considerate of your server.
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Med schools face a new obstacle in the push to train more Black doctors
Schools like the University of Mississippi School of Medicine are trying to recruit more Black students. But they face a swell of Republican opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
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To fight bad information, a project taps trusted messengers in immigrant communities
As news outlets contract and falsehoods circulate online, researchers want to know if trusted community messengers can help link people to quality information.
