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By Joseph Guzman As record-high temperatures recently swept across several parts of the U.S. this summer, new data on heat risks forecast an "extreme heat belt" will emerge in large parts of the country by 2053. The heat model estimates heat risks at the property level across the U.S. and how the intensity of hot days will change over the next three decades. |
By Brooke Migdon Religious schools will not be required to follow new Title IX regulations in order to receive federal meal funding, the Agriculture Department said in new guidance. USDA in May said it would expand its definition of sex-based discrimination to include sexual orientation and gender identity, and schools would have to adjust their nondiscrimination policies to receive funding from the Food and Nutrition Service, including for the National School Lunch Program. |
By Gianna Melillo One of the many fallouts from the COVID-19 pandemic was the sheer volume of plastic medical waste used by both health care professionals and everyday individuals. Discarded "single use" face masks pose a massive environmental challenge and several studies have demonstrated the feasibility of recycling these plastic-rich products into a range of materials. But the extent to which private industries will incorporate sustainable changes remains to be seen. |
By Brooke Migdon Transgender people are protected from discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a federal court of appeals judge ruled Tuesday. The ruling stems from a 2020 lawsuit filed on behalf of Kesha Williams, a transgender woman who was incarcerated in a Virginia men's prison despite the fact that she had been receiving hormone replacement therapy for nearly two decades. |
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By Sarakshi Rai British-American author Salman Rushdie is on the mend, days after the author of "The Satanic Verses" suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in New York. His most controversial work – "The Satantic Verses" – is a magical realism work of fiction published in 1988 that resulted in the fatwa against him and was panned by some Muslims who considered the novel to be blasphemous. |
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