US EPA proposes tighter rules for lead exposure in residential buildings
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed stricter regulations for lead exposure…
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With 735 million people hungry, UN says world is ‘off track’ to meet its 2030 goal
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – About 735 million people worldwide faced chronic hunger in 2022, a figure much higher than…
Factbox-Hottest spots in U.S. as heat wave blankets Southwest
(Reuters) – Nearly 100 million Americans are facing a prolonged spell of sweltering weather this week, with the National Weather…
Iowa legislature passes six-week abortion ban in special session
By Sharon Bernstein and Julia Harte (Reuters) -Iowa’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a bill in a special session on Tuesday banning…
Morgan Stanley hires healthcare services banker Cohen from Truist
By David Carnevali and Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley has hired veteran investment banker Daniel Cohen from…
Trans advocates in Russia brace for proposed gender surgery ban
(Reuters) – Elle Solomina is 36, but she says her life truly began in 2021, when she changed her gender…
UN summer camps let kids ‘just be kids’ in Gaza
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – More than 130,000 Palestinian boys and girls in Gaza have joined summer camps run…
Racism underlies disparities in maternal mortality in Americas -UN report
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – High rates of pregnancy-related deaths among women of African descent in North and South America…
Biden’s pick for top U.S. general warns on Republican blocking promotions
By Phil Stewart and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s nominee to become the top U.S. general warned on…
VP Kamala Harris unveils proposed rule change to cut US childcare costs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday announced new steps to lower the cost of childcare for American…