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"As Texas Flooded, Key Staff Say FEMA’s Leader Could Not Be Reached"

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s acting administrator, David Richardson, is often inaccessible, several current and former officials say, raising concerns within the agency."

Source: Washington Post, 09/25/2025

Trump Tylenol Push Could Actually Increase Autism Rates, Researchers Warn

"Experts fear that Donald Trump’s anti-painkiller tirade could lead to an increase in risk factors for autism, and don’t trust the administration to assess data as it continues to search for a cause."

Source: WIRED, 09/25/2025

"In Washington, A Battle Builds Over A Right To Sue Pesticide Makers"

"It’s been seven years since Germany’s Bayer bought US agrochemical giant Monsanto, inheriting not only the company’s vast portfolio of seeds and pesticide products, but also more than 100,000 lawsuits alleging Monsanto’s popular Roundup herbicide causes cancer. Bayer, which has so far paid out billions of dollars in settlements and jury verdicts to cancer victims, has been working – so far in vain – to put an end to the litigation and to block any future such cases."

Source: The New Lede, 09/25/2025
October 14, 2025

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