Author: Pauline Edwards

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The Environmental Protection Agency has declared a complete ban on asbestos, a lethal cancer-causing agent still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads, and other products. The final rule represents a significant expansion of EPA regulation under a major 2016 law that revamped regulations governing tens of thousands of harmful chemicals in everyday products, from household cleaners to clothing and furniture. The new rule would prohibit chrysotile asbestos, the only current use of asbestos in the United States. The substance is present in items like brake linings and gaskets and is utilized in the production of chlorine bleach and caustic soda. Exposure to asbestos is connected to 40,000 deaths in the U.S. annually.

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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a moderate Democrat who has often been at odds with the Biden administration over energy policy, offered rare praise for the president Monday amid high levels of energy production.  “I want to congratulate President Biden for the record-breaking energy production we are seeing in America today. The United States is producing…

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Former President Trump on Monday slammed Democrats for their interpretation of his weekend comments in which he warned there would be a “bloodbath” if he loses the election in November. “The Fake News Media, and their Democrat Partners in the destruction of our Nation, pretended to be shocked at my use of the word BLOODBATH,…

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In a recent poll, a large majority of Americans disagreed with former President Trump’s legal position that presidents should be protected from criminal prosecution for alleged crimes committed while in office. The POLITICO Magazine/Ipsos poll, which came out on Monday, indicated that 70 percent of those surveyed oppose this argument, while only 11 percent believe presidents should have immunity from…

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