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Ian James
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For at least half a century, the plastics industry has been aware of and concerned about microplastics infiltrating the human body. Important reporting by @susrust.bsky.social, who obtained memos showing executives and scientists knew about the hazards decades ago www.latimes.com/environment/...

latimes.comIndustry executives knew for decades that microplastics were infiltrating the human bodyDecades before microplastics were found in human hearts and brains, industry executives privately knew about tiny plastic particles crossing the gut lining, documents from the 1970s and 1980s show.

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Kevin Rector
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The court denied the Trump admin's request for lack of jurisdiction, as the district court hasn't weighed in yet. (Hearing there is tomorrow.) But two of the three judges - and particularly Judge Bennett, a Trump appointee - made clear they would have rejected the case on the merits too.

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BREAKING: 9th Circuit denies feds’ appeal over 20,000 ballots; district court hearing to proceed www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

latimes.com9th Circuit denies feds' appeal over 20,000 ballots; district court hearing to proceedThe decision clears the way for the lower court to proceed with hearing the case. A hearing is scheduled Tuesday afternoon before Judge David O. Carter in Los Angeles.
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L.A. homicides are down to near-historic lows — but killings of Black men persist

latimes.comL.A. homicides are down to near-historic lows — but killings of Black men persistHomicides in Los Angeles have fallen to levels not seen since the 1960s, but more than a third of those killed this year have been Black. While gang intervention workers have been credited with reducing shootings in the most troubled neighborhoods, some have become victims of violence themselves.