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Paris Olympics: Vegetarian meals on the menue to reduce carbon footprint

France24.com (en) 

With just a few weeks to go before the Olympics kick off in Paris, chefs are getting ready to serve more than 40,000 meals. The Paris games are set to make history by offering more vegetarian cuisine than any previous editions. This as part of a pledge to limit greenhouse gas emissions. The committee says the event's plant-based offering will help halve the carbon footprint of meals, compared to the Rio and London games.

Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement

Drugs.com 

FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a controversial settlement that drug maker Purdue Pharma had reached with victims of the opioid epidemic. The ruling threatens a massive bankruptcy plan that would have...

Giant sinkhole swallows part of Illinois soccer field where children often play

CBC 

A giant sinkhole has swallowed the centre of a soccer complex that was built over an operating limestone mine in southern Illinois, taking down a large light pole and leaving a gaping chasm where squads of kids often play. But no injuries were reported after the sinkhole opened Wednesday morning.