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  • Major Women's Health Study Supports Hormone Replacement Therapy in Early Menopause

    By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Hormone replacement therapy can safely ease middle-aged women’s symptoms during early menopause, data from a major women’s health study show.Women younger than 60 can use hormone replacement to treat symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats without significantly increasing their risk of breast cancer or other health problems, according to long-term results from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI).“The WHI findings...

  • EPA Clamps Down on Deadly Toxin Found in Paint Strippers

    By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, May 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A toxin found in paint strippers that's responsible for 85 U.S. deaths over the past five decades will be phased out for many uses, under an Environmental Protection Agency rule finalized Tuesday.The cancer-causing solvent methylene chloride will still have some allowed uses, but with strict guidelines aimed at keeping workers safe.“Exposure to methylene chloride has devastated families across this country for too...

  • Georgian Lawmakers Tussle in Parliament After Crack Down on Foreign Agent Protesters

    By Felix LightTBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian lawmakers tussled in parliament on Wednesday as lawmakers resumed debating the second reading of a bill on "foreign agents" that has sparked weeks of protest, and a violent police crackdown on Tuesday.Georgian television showed commotion in the chamber. One pro-government deputy was seen throwing a book at opposition legislators, while others shouted and physically confronted opponents. The foreign agent bill has prompted an upsurge of violence in...

  • Explainer-Scotland's Leader Yousaf Has Resigned. What's Next for SNP?

    By Alistair SmoutLONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's leader Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, further imperilling more than a decade of governance by the Scottish National Party (SNP) and setting back its aspirations of independence from Britain.The crisis marks a stunning fall for the SNP and strengthens the hand of the UK opposition Labour Party ahead of a national election expected this year.           HOW DID THE SNP GET HERE?    The party achieved majority government in Scotland in 2011, leading...

  • Solomon Islands PM Sogavare Won't Stand for Renomination

    By Kirsty NeedhamSYDNEY (Reuters) -Solomon Islands incumbent Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said he would not be a candidate when lawmakers vote this week for a new prime minister, and his political party would instead back former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele.The two major opposition parties in the Solomon Islands struck a coalition deal on Saturday as they vie with Sogavare's party to form a government after an election delivered no clear winner.Last week's election was the first since...

  • Earthquake of Magnitude 6.5 Strikes Japan's Bonin Islands, USGS Says

    (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Japan's Bonin Islands, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Saturday.The quake was at a depth of 503.2 km (312.7 miles), USGS said.(Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard)Copyright 2024 Thomson Reuters.

  • Kristi Noem, a Trump VP Contender, Defends Killing Dog on Family Farm

    By Tim ReidWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kristi Noem, a contender to become Republican Donald Trump'svice presidential running mate, defended herself on Friday against Democratic attacks over her account of shooting a dog on her family farm.Noem, the governor of South Dakota, describes killing an "untrainable" dog called Cricket which she "hated" in an upcoming memoir, excerpts of which were first published by The Guardian on Friday. She also said she shot to death a goat.Noem said the dog ruined a...

  • Biden Administration Again Delays Action on Menthol Cigarette Ban | Healthiest Communities | U.S. News

    The Biden administration said Friday more time is needed to weigh a potential menthol cigarette ban, dealing a blow to public health advocates with another delay while citing “an immense amount of feedback” generated by the proposal.The news comes ahead of November’s hotly contested presidential election and amid concerns that a long-anticipated menthol ban could harm President Joe Biden’s support among Black voters, with menthol cigarettes disproportionately used by the Black community in the...

  • Taiwan Rattled by 6.1 Magnitude Quake, No Immediate Reports of Damage

    TAIPEI (Reuters) - A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck just off Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Saturday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.The quake shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The quake had a depth of 24.9 km (15.5 miles), the weather administration said.Taiwan has been hit by more than 1,000 aftershocks since a 7.2 magnitude quake struck Hualien earlier this month, killing 17 people.(Reporting by Ben Blanchard)Copyright 2024 Thomson...

  • Sails of Iconic Paris Cabaret Club Moulin Rouge Fell off Overnight

    PARIS (Reuters) - The sails of the landmark red windmill atop the Moulin Rouge, Paris' most famous cabaret club, fell to the ground overnight in the early hours of Thursday, a venue spokesperson said."We don't know what happened, it occurred between 02:00 and 03:00 am, no one was hurt," the spokesperson said, adding the night's last show had finished at 01:15 am.Moulin Rouge is best known by many as the birthplace of the modern form of the can-can dance. The club was founded in 1889 and the...

  • Taiwan's President-Elect Appoints New Team, Says Island's Security Difficult

    By Yimou Lee and Ben BlanchardTAIPEI (Reuters) -China should have the confidence to talk to Taiwan's legally elected government, President-elect Lai Ching-te said on Thursday as he appointed his new national security and diplomacy team amid what he called unprecedented challenges.China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, over the island's strong objections, has ramped up military and political pressure against Taipei during the past four years as it seeks to press...

  • Judge: Trump Lawyer ‘Losing All Credibility’ During Gag Order Arguments

    The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money election interference case appears poised to rule that the former president repeatedly violated his gag order. But what’s much less clear is how he chooses a punishment that preserves judicial integrity and avoids political theater.It won’t be easy. After an hour-long hearing, which concluded with Judge Juan Merchan warning Trump’s attorney that he is “losing all credibility with this court,” an angry Trump stormed out of the courtroom, refusing to...