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☆ Toxic ‘forever’ chemicals found in excessive levels in global groundwater, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Potentially toxic chemicals called PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are found in surface and groundwaters around the world at levels much higher than many international regulators allow, a new study found. Groundwater can be contaminated by PFAS from food and consumer products added to landfills as well as from manufacturing facilities. Public concern led to a commitment by manufacturers in 2008 to phase out use of PFOA and PFOS, two of the most widely used chemicals. Generally PFAS concentrations are higher in urban areas or areas that used PFAS products extensively, O’Connell said, but it is also leached into the environment in ways that may not be obvious. “Another example is that PFAS used to be used in ski wax, so pristine environments, where people ski, have PFAS in their waters and soils,” he said.

Persons: Mario Tama, ”, David Andrews, Andrews, ” Andrews, “, Denis O’Connell, O’Connell, ” O’Connell Organizations: CNN, US Environmental Protection Agency, Health Canada, EPA, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine . Studies, Environmental, Agency, Toxic Substances, Disease, Nature, University of New, Geological Survey, NSF, National Sanitation Foundation Locations: Mount Everest, Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was suspended by the NFL on Friday for the first two games of next season for violating the performance-enhancing drugs policy of the league and NFL Players Association. ESPN also reported the Raiders are expected to release Garoppolo next month before an $11.25 million roster bonus kicks in. Garoppolo's days in Las Vegas appeared over at midseason when then-interim coach Antonio Pierce replaced him with rookie Aidan O'Connell for the rest of the season. Pierce became the Raiders' full-time coach last month, and the Raiders also hired Tom Telesco as their general manager. The Raiders signed Garoppolo last offseason to a three-year, $72.75 million contract when coach Josh McDaniels and GM Dave Ziegler were in charge.

Persons: HENDERSON, Jimmy Garoppolo, Garoppolo, Antonio Pierce, Aidan O'Connell, Pierce, Tom Telesco, Josh McDaniels, Dave Ziegler, O'Connell, ” Garoppolo, I’ve, you’ve, You’ve, hasn’t, ” O’Connell, “, ” Organizations: Las Vegas Raiders, NFL, NFL Players Association, ESPN, Raiders, The Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowl, NFC Locations: Nev, Garoppolo's, Las Vegas

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — With two weeks to go before the South Carolina Republican primary, Nikki Haley is trying to challenge Donald Trump on her home turf while the former president tries to quash his last major rival’s narrow path to the nomination. Haley, 52, has called throughout her campaign for mental competency tests for politicians, a way to contrast with 77-year-old Trump and 81-year-old Biden. Harlie O’Connell, a longtime South Carolina resident who backs Haley, said she’s excited to vote in the presidential primary for a woman from her home state. While she plans to support in November whoever wins the GOP nomination, she said she would prefer someone younger. Organizers expecting a capacity crowd set up screens outside where an overflow crowd would be able to watch Trump’s appearance.

Persons: CONWAY, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Haley, Ronna McDaniel, ” Haley, Nancy Pelosi, Biden, ”, Harlie, “ It’s, ” O’Connell, Mike O’Connell, Bob Pollard, “, Pollard, ___ Price Organizations: South Carolina Republican, GOP, Democratic, Trump, Republican Party, Republican, Volvo, Samsung Locations: S.C, Nevada, Conway, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Newberry, Washington, Ukraine, Russia, Charleston, South, Horry County, New York

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders are hiring former Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury to be their offensive coordinator, a person informed of the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday night. This is the first major hire for new Raiders coach Antonio Pierce, who had the interim tag removed Jan. 19. Kingsbury will be in charge of trying to turn around a Las Vegas offense that was 27th this season yards per game (289.5) and 23rd in scoring (19.5-point average). Before that, Kingsbury went 28-37-1 over four seasons as the Cardinals' coach. In addition to Kingsbury, the Raiders interviewed former Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, Cincinnati Bengals quarterbacks coach Dan Pitcher, Pittsburgh Steelers QB coach Mike Sullivan and ex-Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt.

Persons: HENDERSON, Kliff Kingsbury, hasn’t, Antonio Pierce, Kingsbury, Aidan O'Connell, I’ve, ” O’Connell, Caleb Williams, Luke Getsy, Dan Pitcher, Mike Sullivan, Alex Van Pelt, Rob Maaddi, — Organizations: Las Vegas Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, Associated Press, Raiders, USC, Cardinals, Arizona, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, AP Pro Football Locations: Nev, Las Vegas, Vegas, Kingsbury, Tampa , Florida

Chase Young, Montez Sweat and Joshua Dobbs are on the move. The San Francisco 49ers (5-3) made the biggest move of the day, getting Young from the Washington Commanders for a compensatory third-round draft pick. Political Cartoons View All 1227 ImagesThe Commanders traded their top pass rusher, Sweat, to the Chicago Bears for a second-round pick. The Bears (2-6) are headed nowhere, but have to be planning to keep Sweat, who has 6 1/2 sacks this season. People-Jones has eight catches for 97 yards this season after catching 61 passes for 839 yards last season.

Persons: Derrick Henry, Davante Adams, Chase Young, Montez Sweat, Joshua Dobbs, Rasul Douglas, Ezra Cleveland, Donovan Peoples, Jones, Young, Nick Bosa, who’ve, Dobbs, Kirk Cousins, Kevin O’Connell, Jaren, Cousins, “ I’ve, ” O’Connell, Cleveland, Walker Little, Jacksonville’s, “ It’s, Doug Pederson, Pat McAfee, Ezra, ” Douglas, Douglas, White, Achilles, Kaiir Elam, Buffalo’s, Dane Jackson, Rodger Saffold, Kevin Byard, Leonard Williams, AP Pro Football Writers Dave Campbell, Josh Dubow, Mark Long, Dennis Waszak, AP Sports Writers John Wawrow, Stephen Whyno, David Brandt, ___ Organizations: Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers, Washington, 49ers, Chicago Bears, The Bears, The Vikings, Cardinals, Atlanta, Sirius XM, ”, AFC, Jaguars, ” Jaguars, ESPN, “, Bills, Miami, The Detroit Lions, Peoples, The Jets, Eagles, Seahawks, Giants, AP Pro Football Writers, AP Sports Writers Locations: Minnesota, Dobbs . Minnesota, Atlanta, Cleveland, Green Bay, Buffalo, Tennessee

The person confirmed the decision to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the Vikings had not finalized the move. Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell, speaking to reporters on Monday, made it clear the team would be extra cautious with their most important and extremely competitive player. The Vikings could hardly have had a worse setback after losing four of their first five games, all by eight points or fewer. Their entire offense is built around Jefferson, who has set all kinds of all-time records just five games into his fourth NFL season. He has 36 catches for 571 yards and three touchdowns and never has missed a game in his career until now.

Persons: Justin Jefferson, Jefferson, Kevin O'Connell, “ We’re, ” O’Connell, Kirk Cousins, Jordan Addison, Osborn, Brandon Powell, Addison, ___ Organizations: Minnesota Vikings, Associated Press, Vikings, U.S . Bank, Chiefs, NFL, Chicago Locations: MINNEAPOLIS, Kansas City, Jefferson, Minnesota

☆ NFL Thursday Night Football: D’Andre Swift runs over Minnesota Vikings in Philadelphia Eagles win as Justin Jefferson makes history
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —D’Andre Swift put in a dominant performance as the Philadelphia Eagles punished an error-prone Minnesota Vikings on Thursday in 34-28 win. However, between Swift and quarterback Jalen Hurts, the Eagles were able to find enough explosive plays to keep Minnesota at bay. The Vikings’ quarterback was hit 10 times, including two sacks. “And our staff, we need to go back and continue to find ways to re-emphasize how important it is when you have the football in your hands playing for the Minnesota Vikings. Sue Ogrocki/AP Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Deven Thompkins runs with the ball during the fourth quarter of a 20-17 win against the Minnesota Vikings at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Persons: CNN — D’Andre Swift, Swift, LeSean McCoy, ”, Nick Sirianni, “, Jalen, DeVonta Smith, Kirk Cousins, Terrell Edmunds, Fletcher Cox, Derik Hamilton, Kevin O’Connell, we’ve, ” O’Connell, I’ve, we’re, Aaron Rodgers, Leonard Floyd, Rodgers, Elsa, Christian McCaffrey, Justin K, Hayden Hurst, Richie Grant, Dale Zanine, Jakobi Meyers, Denver Broncos CB Damarri Mathis, Ron Chenoy, Joe Burrow, Grant Delpit, Sue Ogrocki, Deven Thompkins, Nick Wosika, JK Scott, Kirby Lee, Zay Flowers, Randy Litzinger, TJ Watt, Brock Purdy, Matt Freed, Patrick Mahomes, Jay Biggerstaff, Justin Jefferson, Jefferson, Odell Beckham Jr, Darius Slay, Michael Owens Organizations: CNN, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Eagles, Philadelphia, Detroit Lions, Research, Vikings, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, NFL, Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Acrisure, Getty Images Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons, Benz, Falcons, USA, Network, Reuters Las Vegas Raiders, Denver Broncos CB, Raiders, Reuters, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, US Bank, Los Angeles Chargers, JK, Miami Dolphins, Chargers, Dolphins, Reuters Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans, Baltimore, Texans, Getty Images Pittsburgh Steelers, Niners, Kansas City Chiefs Locations: Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Minneapolis, Missouri

☆ C-SPAN is calling on McCarthy to allow its cameras in the House after its unprecedented coverage of the leadership fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The public affairs network on Tuesday sent a letter to new House Speaker Kevin McCarthy asking for permission to operate its own independent cameras in the House chamber. But during special events, such as last week during the election of the House speaker, independent cameras from outlets like C-SPAN are permitted. Instead, we request to install a few additional cameras in the House chamber,” Swain added. But other members of Congress have expressed openness or outright support for letting C-SPAN cameras into the chamber. “Last week’s [C-SPAN] coverage was worthy of an Oscar,” Pocan tweeted.

☆ Andy Cohen becomes latest person to bash TikTok fake celebrity death prank trend
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Angela Yang | Angela Yang Is An Intern For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Andy Cohen has joined the list of people who are not amused by the so-called celebrity death prank trend on TikTok that went viral over the holidays. It is unclear who started the celebrity death prank, according to Know Your Meme’s database. The celebrity death prank trend has prompted mixed responses, with some viewers reacting in positive ways and others arguing the videos do more harm than good. The trend first sparked criticism after Slater Vance, 16, pranked his celebrity parents, Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance, on New Year’s Eve. “Your parents are showing vulnerability for a brief second,” O’Connell said in a video uploaded to TikTok on Christmas.

☆ C-SPAN is having a moment
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Usually, the House forbids independent media coverage of proceedings, meaning that networks must rely on a government feed for coverage. But when there are special events taking place in the House, such as the election for speaker, independent coverage is allowed. In this case, that translates to C-SPAN deploying multiple cameras of its own into the House chamber, giving the public a rare front row view of the high-stakes negotiations between lawmakers. For example, C-SPAN’s cameras showed Republican Rep. Paul Gosar, who has voted against Kevin McCarthy for speaker, on the floor speaking Tuesday with Democratic Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez. You don’t see that during standard coverage.”O’Connell noted that C-SPAN would like to be able to do this far more often.

Across the United States, cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, and influenza are increasing. Influenza activity continues to increase in the US – the number of flu illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths so far this season nearly doubled in the past week. RSV cases are also increasing nationally, although there are regional differences in the circulation of these viruses, Romero said. In the South and Mountain West, RSV cases appear to have peaked in October. There are signs that RSV cases are slowing in the southern region of the US, but test positivity rates and cases continue to rise in other regions, especially the Midwest.

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