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The owner of a New York thermometer factory has been sentenced to three years of probation for failing to protect workers who were exposed to hazardous levels of mercury. Owner Robert Peyser was sentenced Friday. He and his company, Kessler Thermometer Corp., had earlier pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment for exposing employees to mercury. The charges stemmed from an Aug. 29, 2022, mercury spill at Kessler’s facility in West Babylon on Long Island. Officials say four employees were diagnosed with mercury poisoning after the spill. Читать дальше...

Oil prices have surged over 1%, reaching a three-week high amid rising geopolitical tensions and the potential for additional sanctions against Russia and Iran. The market reacted positively as oil regained losses from the previous day, driven by expectations that new sanctions from the United States and European nations could tighten supply. The Brent crude […]

India: Dock workers at 12 major government ports prepare for strike; Taiwan telecommunication workers demand wage rise; Australia: Qantas maintenance engineers on strike; Coca-Cola factory workers in New South Wales walk out; New Zealand nurses hold rolling strikes

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The developer of luxury projects around the world invited vendors to a cocktail at its own Fasano Restaurant in New York.

Paula Abdul has reached a settlement in her sexual assault lawsuit against Nigel Lythgoe. The “Straight Up” singer sued the 75-year-old TV producer and accused him of sexual assault and verbal abuse while they worked together on American Idol. The pair also worked together as judges on So You Think You Can Dance, and a [...]

U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad called for the tenured Minnesota State Mankato professor’s resignation; the university does not endorse the professor’s comment, its president says.

1. Attempts to create synthetic 'mirror' bacteria must be stopped as it could be 'catastrophic' for life on Earth, researchers say  Sky News
2. ‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research  The Guardian
3. Synthetic ‘mirror’ microbes pose unprecedented threat to life, scientists warn  Financial Times
4. Lab-made ‘mirror bacteria’ could endanger all life on earth, scientists warn  The Independent
5. Scientists Urge Ban on... Читать дальше...

Lawmakers have suggested the U.S. military shoot down mysterious drones over New Jersey. Here's why residents shouldn't do that.

Eye on Albany: Hochul’s Budget Con(fusion) “Governor Hochul’s plan to mail $500 checks to millions of households has a problem: the sales tax ‘surplus’ she wants to dish out doesn’t exist,” snarks the Empire Center’s Ken Girardin. And though “inflation is responsible for a portion of the recent increase in sales tax receipts,” it’s “nowhere...

Leaked images of the upcoming Legion Go S suggest a new SteamOS-powered handheld.

A leach pad failure in June released 4 million tonnes of material with ore and cyanide-containing solution.

1. Russia packing up military equipment at base in Syria, satellite images show  Reuters
2. Russian Military and Commercial Activity Appears Halted at Key Syrian Port  The New York Times
3. Russia packs up military assets in Syria; future of bases unclear  The Washington Post
4. Eye Opener: Russia appears to be reducing activity in Syria  CBS News

'Malcolm in the Middle' is coming back! Learn everything you need to know about the reboot series below.

The holiday season just got a little brighter for a server at one California restaurant.

It looks like Sarah J Maas may have chosen whose court will reign next. Fans are convinced the A Court of Thorns and Roses author hinted that the love story of Feyre's second-eldest sister Elain...

1. Attempts to create synthetic 'mirror' bacteria must be stopped as it could kill off humans, scientists warn  Sky News
2. ‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research  The Guardian
3. Lab-made ‘mirror bacteria’ could endanger all life on earth, scientists warn  The Independent
4. Scientists Urge Ban on 'Mirror Life' Before It Endangers Global Health  ScienceAlert
5. "Mirror Life" is Still a Hypothetical. Here's Why it Should Probably Stay That Way. Читать дальше...

The state agency called the personalized plate "unacceptable and disturbing." The plate was only pulled after it appeared on social media.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the lawsuit against a New York doctor who prescribed abortion pills for a client near Dallas, pitting an abortion ban against laws that protect physicians.

Find out why J-Mac is backing underdog Buffalo to cover and win, and which three teams he's including in his 7-point teaser.

Sweden's government on Friday said that it was launching a project to chart the different types of racism in society and assess the level of Swedes' intolerance towards minorities.

In honor of what would have been Mastroianni's 100th birthday, his daughter Chiara has unveiled a showing of his work.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas transportation officials announced on Friday that a highway flyover bridge in Topeka will be closed early next week. Kate Craft with the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) said in a press release on Dec. 13 that workers will close the Highway 75 flyover bridge in west Topeka on Monday, Dec. 16 [...]