Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds | Pfas

Scientists have issued an urgent warning that some of the synthetic chemicals that help underpin the current food system are driving increased rates of cancer, neurodevelopmental conditions and infertility, while degrading the foundations of global agriculture. The health burden from phthalates, bisphenols, pesticides and Pfas “forever chemicals” amounts to up to $2.2tn a year –…

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Sperm from donor with cancer-causing gene was used to conceive almost 200 children

James Gallagher,Health and science correspondentand Natalie Truswell,Investigations producer Shutterstock The donor’s sperm was used in clinics across Europe (stock image) A sperm donor who unknowingly harboured a genetic mutation that dramatically raises the risk of cancer has fathered at least 197 children across Europe, a major investigation has revealed. Some children have already died and…

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The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde

On the same day that Donald Trump received his made-to-order “peace prize” from his newest pal, Fifa president “Johnny” Infantino, his administration published an equally gaudy national security strategy. The relatively short document oozes Trump and Trumpism. It starts out with the typically modest claim that the president has brought “our nation – and the…

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New contract shows Palantir working on tech platform for another federal agency that works with ICE

Palantir, the artificial intelligence and data analytics company, has quietly started working on a tech platform for a federal immigration agency that has referred dozens of individuals to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for potential enforcement since September. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency—which handles services including citizenship applications, family immigration, adoptions, and work…

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