Category: Bulldog Extra
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Consumer group urges FDA to crack down on unapproved ‘Abortion Reversal’ procedure
By Stephanie Russell-Kraft
FairWarning.org
A consumer watchdog group is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to shut down a group of websites advertising a so-called abortion pill reversal, a potentially dangerous treatment that is not FDA-approved. -
Courtroom battle could lead to limits on fluoridation of drinking water
By Daniel Ross
FairWarning
An alliance of groups led by a government accountability nonprofit have sued the EPA to force it to limit or van adding fluoride to drinking water. -
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“Biodegradable,” a magic word for environmentally-minded consumers, isn’t always a green panacea
By Lynne Peeples
FairWarning.org
Environmentally-conscious shoppers tend to be drawn to labels that say “compostable,” meaning the product is biodegradable under the right conditions. But they might not be aware of a critical drawback:As biodegradable materials break down in a landfill, which is where they usually end up, they can release methane, a potent greenhouse gas with climate warming effects upwards of 30 times that of carbon dioxide. -
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Like Trump’s intelligence chief, ex-U.S. envoy under scrutiny for ties to sanctioned oligarch reportedly living in Miami
By Jack Davies
Mongabay
Donald Trump’s most senior intelligence official, Richard Grenell, came under scrutiny last month after it emerged he’d carried out work for sanctioned Moldovan oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc. But Grenell is not the only Washington political figure tied to the man once dubbed “Moldova’s most-feared figure.” -
Fields of gold: A commodities kingpin, political connections and millions laundered through Miami real estate
By Jack Davies, Liuba Sevciuk
FloridaBulldog.org
Many men have regretted their friendship with Yuri Drukker. Over the years, he forged a nearly $1 billion commodities trading empire from which he and his associates used a web of shell companies to secret hide millions of dollars in Miami and New York real estate. -
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Florida Commission’s parole supervision can turn on personality, perception
By Deirdra Funcheon
JJIE.org
While most Florida Commission on Offender Review decisions are made during hearings without the inmate present, parolees whose supervision terms are being reviewed sometimes do show up in person.
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