Lead in Chicago taps shows widespread contamination risk
Chicago testing reveals lead in 70 percent of 2,797 homes over two years with 30 percent exceeding five parts per billion. Despite bans, many homes still have lead service lines as city funds flow to overhaul water systems. Public health groups warn lifelong harm from any lead exposure.
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Congress
Rahm Emanuel
EPA
U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Trump delays Syria strike decision amid allied consultations
President Trump postponed a final call on possible Syria strikes after earlier hints of action. Defense Secretary Mattis warned of risks while urging restraint, as U.S. officials cite a suspected chemical attack. No final decision was made, with talks ongoing with France and Britain and with allies.
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Donald Trump
Syria
White House
Jim Mattis
U.S
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Trump
Mattis
National Security Council
Sanders
Emmanuel Macron
Theresa May
Ated
U.N
France
Britain
Inspectors head to Douma for Syria chemical attack probe
A team from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons travels to Douma to investigate a suspected chemical attack near Damascus. Activists report over 40 dead as Russia sides with the government, warning against wider war and possible U.S. Russia escalation. The Syrian government and Russia deny the attack and pledge cooperation with the mission.
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Syria
International
Chemical Weapons Watchdog
Organization For the Prohibition of
Douma
Russia
United Nations
U.N
Vassily Nebenzia
U.N. Security Council
Nebenzia
Trump
Pompeo pushes relentless diplomacy in Senate State picks
Pompeo defends use of relentless diplomacy to avert war while facing Democratic scrutiny. The Kansas Republican, ex-CIA chief and ex-Congressman, aims to revitalize the State Department, weighs fixing the Iran deal versus withdrawal, supports tougher Russia sanctions, and eyes a North Korea summit as he seeks confirmation to replace Rex Tillerson. He backs rebuilding diplomacy in Cuba amid tightened travel and business limits.
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Mike Pompeo
Senate
Donald Trump
Pompeo
Congress
CIA
Trump
Rex Tillerson
America
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Tillerson
Iran
U.S
Russia
Vladimir Putin
Moscow
Kim Jong UN
North Korea
Cuba
Barack Obama
Havana
Kansas
Capitol Hill
Jim Risch
Idaho
Dickinson accuser testifies in Cosby retrial
Former model Janice Dickinson testifies about being drugged and harmed by Bill Cosby in 1982, describing prenatal details and Cosby’s demeanor. The testimony precedes Andrea Constand’s anticipated courtroom appearance as the case continues in Norristown Pennsylvania.
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Bill Cosby
Janice Dickinson
Cosby
America
Dickinson
Andrea Constand
Temple University
Philadelphia
Constand
Lake Tahoe
Nev
Las Vegas
Lise-Lotte Lublin
Lublin
Missouri governor Greitens fights to survive sex scandal
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens faces mounting calls to resign after a legislative report detailed a woman’s testimony that he slapped, grabbed, and threatened her during unwanted sexual encounters. Greitens denies wrongdoing and says the relationship was consensual as he heads toward a May 14 trial for invasion of privacy.
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Missouri
Eric Greitens
Donald Trump
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Trump
Senate
Mike Kehoe
Kehoe
Joplin
David Humphreys
Josh Hawley
U.S
Claire McCaskill
Rob Schaaf
St. Louis
Legislative Committee
Jim Martin
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