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SCHEER Opinion on the Safety of Titanium Dioxide in Toys Recommends Further Studies
The European Commission’s (EC) Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) announced the release of its final opinion on the safety of titanium dioxide in toys on June 27, 2023. Following the mandate from the EC, the scientific opinion evaluates whether the uses of pigmentary titanium dioxide in toys and toy materials can…
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Explosions in Lviv in Western Ukraine Injure at Least 4
The city’s mayor said an apartment building had been damaged and that the number of casualties was expected to increase.
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Did Israel’s Military Incursion in the West Bank Solve Anything?
Israelis and Palestinians said the armed groups that were the targets of the military raid would quickly rebuild and the Israeli soldiers would be back soon.
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Four Countries Sue for Answers Over Airline Downed by Iran’s Missiles
In 2020, Iranian missiles struck a Ukraine Airlines flight, killing all 176 people on board. Four countries have filed suit in The Hague demanding a credible account and full compensation.
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Tourist Seen Defacing Rome’s Colosseum Says He Didn’t Know It Was Ancient
A man who etched his initials and those of his girlfriend in a wall of the nearly 2,000-year-old monument wrote a letter of apology, and his lawyer says he is hoping for a plea bargain.
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Elizabeth Tsurkov Held for Months in Iraq by Militia Linked to Iran
Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli researcher, was seized in late March by an Iraqi Shiite group shortly after leaving a Baghdad cafe. The office of the Israeli prime minister confirmed she was being held.
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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Last summer, Tom Cruise was given credit for saving the theatrical experience with the widely beloved “Top Gun: Maverick.” One of our last true movie stars returns over a year later as the blockbuster experience seems to be fading with high-budget Hollywood endeavors like “The Flash” and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” falling short of…
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Wham!
Whether you still know every word to “Wham Rap!” four decades later or only remember the British pop duo as “George Michael and that other guy,” you’ll find everything you want in the Netflix documentary “Wham!” Full disclosure up front: I am very much in the former category, having listened to and loved Wham!’s music…
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Female Filmmakers in Focus: Carolina Cavalli on Amanda
Combative, entitled, and somewhat indolent, upper-class twentysomething Amanda (Benedetta Porcaroli) doesn’t quite fit anywhere. She doesn’t want to work in her family’s chain of pharmacies. She doesn’t want to live at home but can’t afford to pay her own rent. She doesn’t really have any friends other than her parents’ maid Judy (Ana Cecilia Ponce).…
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Firefox 115 is out, says farewell to older Windows and Mac users
No zero-days this month, so you’re patching to stay ahead, not merely to catch up!
