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Lead exposure can be especially harmful to children who can absorb more lead than adults and cause damaging effects to their brains and nervous systems.

Sarah Stacke photographs life in a South African community, where residents are three times as likely to be murdered than anywhere else in the country, in her new book, Love from Manenberg.

Parrots are known to be chatty, social animals. But when they're kept as pets, they can get lonely. A group of scientists found that video chatting with other parrots helps them feel less so.

Driving the UAW's tough stance in negotiations with the Big Three automakers is the sense that the union is owed a long-overdue redressal for all the concessions workers made in 2007.

A favorite to replace Trevor Noah at The Daily Show, Roy Wood Jr. has come a long way from his start riding the bus to stand-up gigs. He's hosting the White House Correspondents' dinner on April 29.

Climate Justice: How Can We Promote and Protect Fundamental Human Rights? Please join us via Zoom for a presentation by international human rights lawyer Nesha Abiraj, who will speak about equipping and empowering individuals with the practical and legal tools required for national and worldwide climate justice advocacy. Please register in advance here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEscuiqqD4oG9F97cBGCmczPrSxkGWFQgI7?fbclid=IwAR2iTo7KXs8nmta0vz0VJoKdhW8hbBxfWYfQT8khm_Hm3lR29O9WCp44uDA With climbing rates of mass ecological destruction and biodiversity loss, a chain of human rights violations has been set into motion, including extreme poverty, an increase in coerced and child marriages, human trafficking, higher rates of child labor, and more unvoluntary migration, to name a few. However, if we use our voices to mobilize support for climate justice at an international and national level, ecocide can be added to the list of international crimes, and policy can be implemented at the federal and state levels, which will act as a powerful brake on harmful extractive practices and a much-needed incentive for strategic change and innovation.

Learn about electronics and circuits while creating a fun craft project! Previous projects include a moving origami swan, light-up LED bracelet or robot bug. WHEN| Saturday, October 29, 2022 ‣ This event runs from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. WHERE| University Heights Library ‣ 4193 Park Blvd. San Diego, California 92103 ADMISSION| Click here to register for this event! ‣ This is an in-person workshop. ‣ Registration is required. ‣ Registration for this event will close on October 22, 2022 @ 11:59pm. ‣ Allowed Grades: 6th Grade to 8th Grade

The judge in a $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox seemed doubtful of the network's argument that Murdoch should not travel to testify. The newly engaged chairman plans to travel widely with his bride.

Israel's military said it is still fighting Hamas militants in southern Israel after they broke through the Gaza border to launch an unprecedented wave of attacks. Israel responded with air strikes.

The county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a policy to increase of human trafficking awareness education in public schools.