The chemicals are found in firefighting foams, nonstick frying pans, cleaning sprays, water-repellent sports gear, stain-resistant rugs, cosmetics and countless other products.
Dari Alpi
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Tropical Storm Nicole sends beachfront homes into ocean
The storm was the first November hurricane to make landfall in Florida in 37 years.
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‘Love Sick’: Trove of Bob Dylan’s teenage love letters for sale
The missives have never before been made public and shed light on a period in the folk-rock icon’s life for which not much firsthand information is known.
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Luke Combs tops CMA Awards; Loretta Lynn, Lewis honored
Luke Combs is the winner of the Country Music Association Awards’ coveted entertainer of the year trophy.
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100,000 Russian troops killed or injured in Ukraine, U.S. says
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says as many as 40,000 Ukrainian civilians and ‘well over’ 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in the war.
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Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after Republicans’ uneven election
Former President Donald Trump sought to use the midterms as an opportunity to prove his enduring political influence after losing the White House in 2020.
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In a first, doctors treat fatal genetic disease before birth
A toddler from Ottawa, Ontario, is the first child treated as a fetus for Pompe disease, an inherited and often fatal disorder.
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Jeff Cook, co-founder of country band Alabama, dies at 73
Guitarist Jeff Cook died Tuesday at his home in Destin, Florida, a representative for the band said.
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Wall Street rises ahead of election results, inflation data
Stocks are also moving on corporate profit reports, as earnings season enters its tail end.
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Election Day tests voters, voting systems amid election lies
The final day of voting in this year’s midterm elections arrives with an intense focus on voting itself after 2 years of false claims and conspiracy theories.