Finance

Maine struggling to get homeowners to test and treat private wells for arsenic

Maine struggling to get homeowners to test and treat private wells for arsenicMaine officials are trying to get more residents who rely on private wel...

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

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Untraced cyclosporiasis outbreaks are still on the rise - despite what Trump officials say

Untraced cyclosporiasis outbreaks are still on the rise - despite what Trump officials sayThe Trump administration maintains the U.S. food supply is s...

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

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Moment knife-wielding gang members emerge from BMW before attacking four people and stealing watches

Independent TVShowing now | News01:30Bookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popoverMoment knife-wielding gang members emerge from BMW before atta...

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Watchdog calls for US import ban as forced labor persists in Dominican sugarcane fields

Watchdog calls for US import ban as forced labor persists in Dominican sugarcane fieldsA human rights group says that forced labor persists on massive...

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

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Lindsay Clancy ‘was begging for help’ before triple murder, former mother-in-law testifies

Lindsay Clancy ‘was begging for help’ before triple murder, former mother-in-law testifiesSusan Clancy’s testimony echoed emotional accounts the day b...

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

Finance

Widely prescribed blood pressure drugs linked to 33% higher kidney risk in type 2 diabetes

New findings presented at the 63rd ERA Congress suggest that a commonly prescribed group of blood pressure drugs may be linked to worse kidney outcome...

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

Police launch investigation after dead body found at Charlton Athletic’s stadium

Police launch investigation after dead body found at Charlton Athletic’s stadiumCharlton issued a club statement after the body was discovered earlier...

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

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New CDC director is urged to address ‘zombie programs’ that were halted by Trump’s DOGE cuts

New CDC director is urged to address ‘zombie programs’ that were halted by Trump’s DOGE cutsThe Trump administration sent layoff notices to thousands...

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

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Trump finally secures small victory in one of his DC beautification projects

Trump finally secures small victory in one of his DC beautification projectsPlanners indicated that the painting project would cost at least $7.5 mill...

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

Finance

Mapped: Worst regions hit by deadly UK salmonella outbreak as cases rise

Mapped: Worst regions hit by deadly UK salmonella outbreak as cases riseThere have been more than 200 cases of salmonella in the past year BookmarkCom...

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

TikTok quizzed over illegal content videos after five teenagers die in wrong-way motorway crash

TikTok quizzed over illegal content videos after five teenagers die in wrong-way motorway crashSocial media ‘likes’ driving surge in nighttime car the...

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

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Baby at center of controversial surrogacy dispute undergoes first surgery for rare heart defect

Baby at center of controversial surrogacy dispute undergoes first surgery for rare heart defectThe complex Norwood procedure performed this week is th...

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

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Drunk couple arrested on cruise ship after punching a 9-year-old child: police

Drunk couple arrested on cruise ship after punching a 9-year-old child: policeThe couple is in custody in the Brevard County JailBookmarkBookmark popo...

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

Finance

Severe flooding raises deadly overdose risk in rural Appalachia, study finds – and the harm lasts for years

Disasters weaken support systems that take years to rebuild, at the same time people caught in them are under extraordinary financial and psychologica...

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

Finance

They’re content creators with thousands of adoring fans – so why do they feel so terrible?

Recent research finds that becoming too psychologically entangled with your followers can make success feel like a trap.

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

Many youth athletes quietly struggle with eating disorders – Colorado mandates new training that could turn things around

A recent study found that 77.7% of youth athletes were at risk of developing an eating disorder.

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Elite sports are laboratories of health and performance innovation, but not every experiment belongs in your routine

Products designed for professional athletes with specific goals may not do much for people with more recreational exercise goals.

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

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Mysterious waves sweeping across your brain may help turn sensory chaos into what you see

Your brain and the ocean share an unexpected feature: waves. Electrical activity can move across the brain's surface in patterns known as traveling br...

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

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Scientists may have finally proved that “empty” space isn’t really empty

Astronomers may have found some of the strongest evidence yet for one of quantum mechanics' strangest predictions: even apparently empty space can inf...

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read

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Kratom poison center cases have surged 6,500% in the U.S.

Kratom, a psychoactive plant that can produce opioid like effects at high doses, has been linked to a sharp rise in poison center reports and serious...

Aug 18, 2026 • 5 min read