Some of the studies reviewed in the report suggested IQ was 2 to 5 points lower in children who’d had higher exposures.
Erica Nitschke
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Biden speaks with Netanyahu as U.S. prods Israel, Hamas to agree on cease-fire
The hope that a deal can be completed, at least in the near term, appears to be diminishing.
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A tale of 2 retailers: Target reverses sales slump while Macy’s reports another decline
Grocery aisle deals and an emphasis on affordable but stylish clothes has helped Target reverse a yearlong sales slump.
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Tim Walz has described his family’s IVF experience. They used a different method.
Gwen Walz on Tuesday issued a statement that detailed the experience more comprehensively and disclosed that they relied on a different process known as intrauterine insemination, or IUI.
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Judge knocks down Hunter Biden’s bid to use Trump ruling to get tax case dismissed
It’s the second criminal trial in just months against the president’s son, who was convicted in June of 3 felony charges in a separate federal case stemming from the purchase of a gun in 2018.
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Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire, warning ‘time is of the essence’
‘We need to get a cease-fire and hostage agreement over the finish line, and we need to do it now. Time is of the essence,’ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters before leaving Qatar.
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Phil Donahue, pioneering daytime talk show host, dies at 88
Dubbed ‘the king of daytime talk,’ he was the first to incorporate audience participation, typically during a full hour with a single guest.
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Blinken says Israel agreed to U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal, calls on Hamas to do same
The secretary of state had said earlier that the time is now to conclude a cease-fire agreement that would return hostages held by Hamas and bring relief to Palestinian suffering.
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More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, territory’s Health Ministry says
Health officials and civil defense workers say the true toll is likely thousands higher, since many bodies remain buried under the rubble of buildings destroyed in airstrikes.
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Annual U.S. inflation falls to 3-year low, clearing way for Fed to cut rates
The government said nearly all of July’s inflation reflected higher rental prices and other housing costs, a trend that, according to real-time data, is easing.