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The Dangers of PFAS 08/13/2023 08:00pm • There are some things in life that we want to last forever, but there are other things that we'd rather not have sticking with us. Toxic chemicals are one of the latter. A group of chemicals known as PFAS are so-called "forever chemicals." They are indestructible, man-made compounds that can build u Winless Cup drivers place premium on Brickyard 200 for late playoff push 08/12/2023 03:33pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Chase Briscoe grew up dreaming of driving into victory lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He needs it now. With three races left in NASCAR's regular season, Briscoe finds himself among a large group of drivers in must-win situations at Sunday's Brickyard 200 to make NASCAR's Judge sends FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to jail, says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses 08/12/2023 12:34am • NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried left a federal courtroom in handcuffs Friday when a judge revoked his bail after concluding that the fallen cryptocurrency wiz had repeatedly tried to influence witnesses against him. Bankman-Fried drooped his head as Judge Lewis A. Kaplan explained at Alford's 79-yard punt return TD helps Falcons to a 19-3 win over Dolphins in preseason opener 08/12/2023 12:04am • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Dee Alford played college football at a small school in Tusculum, Tennessee, and spent two years in the Canadian Football League before signing with the Atlanta Falcons last year. He didn’t even know at the time if he’d make the team’s 53-man roster. On Friday nigh What's next in conference realignment as Pac-4 search for solutions and conferences weight options? 08/11/2023 07:18pm • The Pac-4 schools are in limbo. The Mountain West is open for additions. The American Athletic Conference is interested in growing and on-guard for being poached. The Atlantic Coast Conference can't reach a consensus on expansion, and the Big Ten seems to be done adding West Coast schools — but w Brazil's Lula unveils $200 billion infrastructure plan as skeptics caution about spending spree 08/11/2023 04:58pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Friday unveiled a plan to spend 1 trillion reais (nearly $200 billion) on infrastructure, energy and transportation over the next four years, part of a larger effort to boost economic growth and employment in Latin America’s IonQ, Spectrum Brands rise; Maxeon Solar, Cano Health fall, Friday, 8/11/2023 08/11/2023 04:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday: UBS Group AG (UBS), up $1.24 to $23.36 The Swiss bank ended a taxpayer-funded support package that paved the way for taking over its troubled rival Credit Suisse. News Corp. (NWSA), up 93 cents to $21.24 Rupert Viewpoint: Subsidies to Amazon in D.C. region don’t pay off as hoped 08/11/2023 12:33pm • Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) recently asked Virginia for its first subsidy payout of $153 million as part of the deal it negotiated in Arlington for its second headquarters, even though the company announced earlier this year that it would delay the construction of a new building as it adjusts to Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he's been thinking seriously about becoming an independent 08/11/2023 09:02am • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said that he has been thinking “seriously” about leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent. The West Virginia lawmaker, who has raised his national profile as a swing vote on major spending packages in the closely divided U.S. Senat UBS ends billions in taxpayer-funded support that paved way for Credit Suisse takeover 08/11/2023 08:39am • GENEVA (AP) — Swiss taxpayers are off the hook from a government-engineered rescue plan that doled out billions to help UBS, the country's largest bank, take over its ailing rival Credit Suisse. UBS said Friday that it has shut down state support that had made available up to 200 billion Swiss fra EPA weighs formal review of vinyl chloride, the toxic chemical that burned in Ohio train derailment 08/11/2023 07:14am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it could soon launch a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic black smoke following the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The Environmental Protection Age EU climate chief Frans Timmermans is set to lead the center-left bloc into Dutch general elections 08/11/2023 06:44am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans is the only candidate to lead a merged campaign between two left-leaning parties in the Dutch general election in November, the parties announced Friday. Timmermans, a former Dutch foreign minister who is now the Eur Biden asks Congress for $40 billion to support Ukraine, replenish US disaster aid and bolster border 08/11/2023 06:26am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has asked Congress to provide more than $13 billion in emergency defense aid to Ukraine and an additional $8 billion for humanitarian support through the end of the year, another massive infusion of cash as the Russian invasion wears on and Ukraine pushes Biden praises political unity at anniversary of the PACT Act expanding veterans benefits 08/10/2023 09:17pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Joe Biden evoked the memory of his late son and praised leaders from both parties for unifying behind veterans Thursday as he and Utah's Republican governor paid tribute to a year-old law that is delivering the largest expansion of veterans benefits in decades. The What Am I Worth at Work? 08/10/2023 08:00pm • Knowing your worth is the first step to getting the salary you deserve. Whether you're negotiating for a promotion or applying for your first job out of college, you should have a clear idea of your market value before having a conversation with an employer about compensation. Historically, at least