Tech & Innovation » Energy Transition

Researchers solved the mystery behind lead poisoning in endangered African vultures

Researchers in southern Africa have pieced together an explanation to the mystery of why so many endangered vultures test positive for lead poisoning.

Tech & Innovation » Energy Transition

How a grassroots campaign won $12 million taking on a lead-poisoning battery plant in Kenya

On July 16, the 3,000 residents of Owino Uhuru, a low-income neighborhood on the outskirts of Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa were awarded $12 million in damages after winning a class-action lawsuit against a lead-acid battery smelting company that had been causing lead-poisoning within the community.

Tech & Innovation » Energy Transition

Children in Fresno, California have three times the rate of lead poisoning as the children in Flint

Flint, Michigan put lead poisoning on the map for many. But the midwestern city is far from an outlier. Children in thousands of places in the US are plagued by high blood levels of lead—and a new report from Reuters found that in Fresno, California, children had lead poisoning at a rate three times that of children in Flint.

Money & Markets » Markets

Hundreds of Chinese kids are sickened by lead poisoning and the government blames it on pencil-chewing

China’s central government recently launched a ”war on pollution.” But at least when it comes to waterways, local officials don’t seem to have gotten the memo.

Money & Markets » Markets

Will “Red Dead Redemption 2” lead young men to work less?

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a blockbuster. With international sales of $725 million, the video game had the biggest opening weekend in history. It has received stellar reviews, with the New York Times calling it “true art.” The game, which takes place on the US frontier at the end of the 19th century, may resurrect the Western in American popular culture.

Tech & Innovation » A.I.

Sam Altman sounds a ‘code red’ warning as ChatGPT’s lead narrows

Altman told OpenAI employees to ramp up work on improving its chatbot, amid forward leaps by Google's Gemini in recent weeks

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Will Lead Drug Asceniv Fuel ADMA's Top-Line Growth in 2026?

ADMA rides on surging Asceniv demand, expanding payer coverage, and stronger plasma supply deals to drive rapid revenue growth through 2027.

Lifestyle » Real Estate

AirDNA: Geneva, N.Y., and Wright City, Mo., lead top 5 winery towns for Airbnb investors

Strong wine tourism doesn't guarantee strong returns for short-term rental investors. AirDNA's yield analysis narrows the field to five towns

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Tech & Innovation » News

Chemicals from sunscreen are poisoning the ocean

Sunscreen has changed the lives of beach bums everywhere, allowing them to laze longer in the sun without their skin baking into a ruddy crisp. And it’s most likely made them safer, protecting them from the ultraviolet radiation that causes nearly nine-tenths of cases of skin cancer.

Business News » Politics & Government

Trump’s leading Fed pick is slipping in the race to lead the central bank

Kevin Hassett is losing frontrunner status in the race to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, reshaping the selection field.

Emails » The Forecast

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US-China tariffs, UK poisoning, giant hogweed

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Money & Markets » Economic Indicators

It was a close shave for Eskom's CEO in alleged poisoning attempt

André de Ruyter led a company-wide clampdown on corruption and organized criminal behavior

Emails » Quartz Daily Brief » Americas

A$AP Rocky trial, Navalny “poisoning,” hotel amenities

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Kim nuke negotiations, Russia spy poisoning, robot wolves

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Tech & Innovation » Energy Transition

Rice lovers beware, your favorite food may be poisoning you

Researchers have known for some time that the food and drink we all consume contains arsenic.

Tech & Innovation

Your Google data could pinpoint where you got food poisoning

If you’ve had the misfortune of getting food poisoning, you don’t soon forget it. The good news is that epidemiologists, scientists that study diseases, are working on how to find sources of food-borne illnesses faster, and the key may be your Google search history.

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Business News

Indian school kids poisoning “not an accident,” economist Drèze believes

Who would deliberately poison impoverished school children?

Tech & Innovation

A massive food poisoning scandal has hit an infant formula company

A massive, multinational dairy company is embroiled in one of Europe’s biggest food-safety scandals, giving parents around the world reason to be nervous about buying infant formula.

Leadership

Why you should never tell the boss you have food poisoning

Whenever I have to stay home sick from work, I’m always uncertain about how much detail to give. Do I let my boss know that I have the stomach flu, specifically? Or would she prefer the simple elegance of “feeling under the weather?”