Unsafe levels of toxic chemicals found in drinking water for six million Americans
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11/08/2016
Levels of a widely used class of industrial chemicals linked with cancer and other health problems — polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) — exceed federally recommended safety levels in public drinking water supplies for six million people in the U.S., according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)
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5 THINGS THE MEDIA ISN’T TELLING YOU ABOUT THE OLYMPICS
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10/08/2016
This year’s Olympics have a particularly romantic setting: Rio de Janeiro.In the 1950s and 60s, Rio’s most prominent artists were international stars, which made the popularity of “Bossa Nova” the perfect opportunity for Brazilians to share their culture and approach to life with the world.
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“POORER THAN YOUR PARENTS?” NEW STUDY SHOWS 81% OF AMERICANS WORSE OFF THAN IN 2005
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09/08/2016
The McKinsey study Poorer than Their Parents? offers a new perspective on income inequality over the period 2005-2014.Based on market income from wages and capital, the study shows 81% of US citizens are worse off now than a decade ago. In France the figure is 63%, Italy 97%, and Sweden 20%.The numbers for the US and France differ radically once transfer mechanisms like food stamps and Obamacare subsidies are taken into consideration.
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Lost cities:the search for the real Troy–’not just one city but at least 10′
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09/08/2016
On the north-west coast of Turkey, atop a hill overlooking the mouth of the Dardanelles, lies the memory of a city which blurs the line between myth and history like no other.In mythology, Troy inspired the Greek epic poet Homer to conceive his two great works in (probably) the eighth century BC: the Iliad – set in the final year of the decade-long siege of Troy by a coalition of Greek states – and its “sequel”, the Odyssey.
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Sporting style is reaching beyond Rio
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07/08/2016
Even if your wardrobe hasn’t quite stretched – in the most literal sense of the word – to the Stella McCartney-designed lycra of that make up the uniforms of Team GB for this year’s Olympics in Rio as it kicks off this weekend, you’d be hard pressed not to notice the general sportification of men’s wardrobes.
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Straight into the shops from the London fashion shows
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06/08/2016
Beetroot juice on tap, cropped frayed jeans in the front row and frilled blouses on the catwalk at J. JS Lee’s opening show. So far, so familiar for London fashion week, which began on Friday morning with a Soho car park as its headquarters.But the newest trend at London fashion week is one coming from within the industry in what might be called “Insta-gratification” – the ability to buy the clothes seen on the runway immediately.
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Rio kicks off Games with ode to forests, favelas and funk
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06/08/2016
Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population to the tune of samba, bossa nova and funk in welcoming the world on Friday to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.In a country of great economic inequality, the opening ceremony celebrated the culture of the favelas, the slums that hang vertiginously above the renowned beaches of Rio and ring the site of Friday’s spectacle, the famed Maracana stadium.
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Greece the best holiday for families with teenagers
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05/08/2016
Show me a teen on holiday, and I’ll show you a list of “Oh, muuu-uums”. The destination is dull. Your company vile. What’s the Wi-Fi code, again? They’re beyond building sand castles, but don’t want to lie on a lounger all day, either. And a kids’ club? They’re far too cool for that.To fill the gap between childish have-a-go-ism and adult autonomy, this summer Scott Dunn, the luxury tour operator and creator of British-middle-class-bubbles-from-home around the world, has launched Crew.
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Indian women braid straps for big brands in conditions ‘worse than sweatshops’
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05/08/2016
Every day, after she finishes cooking, cleaning and fetching water for her tiny one-room home in India’s financial capital Mumbai, Saubhagya Nadelkari picks up a stack of leather strips and makes her way to her neighbor’s home.There, in a narrow alley that is covered with plastic, about half a dozen women sit or stand as they braid long strips for use in belts, sandals and bags. They talk and laugh as their fingers fly, knotting each strip at the end when it is done.
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Brexit helps push central London house prices to biggest fall since 2009
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03/08/2016
Britain’s vote to quit the European Union helped push down house prices in London’s most expensive areas at their fastest rate in nearly seven years, accelerating a downward trend caused by increases in property taxes, a consultancy said on Wednesday.
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