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BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — BNSF Railway attorneys told a Montana jury Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town, one of the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution program. ...
Editorial Roundup: Iowa
Dubuque Telegraph Herald. April 13, 2024. Editorial: State meal site funding positive, but millions less than rejected federal program It’s good to see the state of Iowa making money available to support summer meal sites for kids, but the move renews questions...
Asbestos victims in Montana want Buffett's railroad company held responsible
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An attorney for two people who died of a rare lung cancer argued on Monday for a jury to hold BNSF Railway responsible for pollution in a small Montana town near the U.S.-Canada border where thousands of people were exposed to toxic asbestos dust. The railroad...
Merck, Cintas rise; GameStop, MiMedx fall, Wednesday, 3/27/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday: Merck & Co., up $6.23 to $131.75. The drug developer received U.S. approval for a high blood pressure treatment. Shockwave Medical Inc., up $6.54 to $322.61....
EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products. The final rule marks a major...
Macy's, United Rentals rise; Apple, Spirit Airlines fall Monday, 3/4/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: Apple Inc., down $4.56 to $175.10. The European Union has fined the iPhone maker nearly $2 billion for breaking competition laws. Spirit Airlines Inc., down 70 cents...
Tired of diesel fumes, these moms are pushing for electric school buses
Areli Sanchez’s daughter, Aida, used to be one of 20 million American kids who ride a diesel bus to school each day. Aida has asthma. When she was little, she complained about the smell and cloud of fumes on her twice-daily trip. “When she would come home from...
Today in History: February 17, House elects Thomas Jefferson president over Aaron Burr
Today in History Today is Saturday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2024. There are 318 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 17, 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr,...
US water polo star prepares for Paris Olympics as husband battles lung cancer
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The phone call struck Maddie Musselman at her very center, confirming the worst fear for the U.S. water polo star and her soon-to-be husband, Pat Woepse. Pat’s nagging cough, the one that chased him around for weeks, including on a swim across the...
As cancer treatment advances, patients and doctors push back against drugs' harsh side effects
For cancer patients, the harsh side effects of powerful drugs have long been the trade-off for living longer. Now, patients and doctors are questioning whether all that suffering is necessary. They’ve ignited a movement to radically change how new cancer drugs are tested, with the...
