4 h. ago Officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after they’re linked to deadly poisoning outbreak

California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms

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5 h. ago California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom

Several additional people, including children, have severe liver damage amid 21 cases of amatoxin poisoningCalifornia officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children.The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely caused by death cap mushrooms, the health department said Friday. The toxic wild mushrooms are often mistaken for edible ones because of their appearance and taste. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak

California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms

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6 d. ago Gutting of key US watchdog could pave way for grave immigration abuses, experts warn

Former oversight officials alarmed by dismantling of DHS system that oversees complaints about civil rights harmsThe federal watchdog system at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that oversees complaints about civil rights violations, including in immigration detention, has been gutted so thoroughly that it could be laying the groundwork for the Trump administration to “abuse people with impunity”, experts warn.Former federal oversight officials have sounded the alarm at the rapid dismantling of guardrails against human rights failures – at the same time as the government pushes aggressive immigration enforcement operations.Border Patrol agents in Arizona forcibly removed a detained man from a cell, handcuffed him and then injected him with ketamine to sedate him in 2023, according to a CRCL document confirming the watchdog’s investigation into the allegation. A Guardian reporter had saved that document just weeks before it was scrubbed from the DHS’s website.Guards at a priv...

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9 d. ago ROLAND WHITE reviews Poison Water: Deadly tapwater scandal that left children drinking sulphuric acid

ROLAND WHITE: Michael Gove was ridiculed during the Brexit campaign when he said that people 'have had enough of experts'. After watching Poison Water, you might well think that he was right.

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1 week ago ROLAND WHITE reviews Poison Water: Deadly tapwater scandal that left children drinking sulphuric acid

ROLAND WHITE: Michael Gove was ridiculed during the Brexit campaign when he said that people 'have had enough of experts'. After watching Poison Water, you might well think that he was right.

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1 week ago Yosemite officials warn of ‘highly unusual’ Royal Arches crack

The crack in the Royal Arches is about four inches

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1 week ago The world turns on the BBC: Foreign officials warn they will take much tougher stance on the broadcaster in the wake of Trump fakery

The US President is threatening a $5billion lawsuit after the BBC edit on its programme 'Panorama' made it look as though he had advocated violence.

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1 week ago The scandal of one of Britain's worst mass poisonings: How deadly toxic water claimed lives, burned families and pets and caused 40 years of misery in idyllic town

Thousands were suddenly drinking and washing themselves with contaminated water after 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate were poured into the wrong water tank.

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1 week ago Ashes war erupts as Barmy Army cops the blame over disgraceful booze

Videos have emerged online showing fans engaging in behaviour that forced officials at Perth Stadium to warn them they risked being thrown out of the ground.

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2 w. ago Indian state faces rising bear attacks as officials authorise drastic measures

Forests in the Himalayan state report a surge in maulings as officials warn of shifting bear behaviour

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2 w. ago Rise in synthetic opioid use across Scotland equivalent to 'America's fentanyl crisis'

Official reports warn “contamination of drugs with toxic substances was both common and widespread" across Scotland.

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2 w. ago The signs your hangover could be deadly – including headaches that might be meningitis & exhaustion that’s a blood clot

A POUNDING headache, upset stomach or incessant thirst - we all experience hangovers differently.  But one thing we can all agree on is that they are pretty unpleasant.  Thankfully, they are usually short-lived - easing up within a few hours and gone completely the following day.  However, sometimes our typical hangover symptoms might actually be...

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3 w. ago Trump declares Operation Southern Spear & ‘could strike Venezuela in days with Don offered war plans by war chiefs’

DONALD Trump has stepped squarely onto a war footing, declaring Operation Southern Spear as senior military officials warn he could order strikes on Venezuela “in the coming days”. Washington is now giving clear signs that the window for tyrant Nicolás Maduro is closing fast, and the US is now openly preparing for confrontation. CBS News...

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3 w. ago Binge drinking in your youth may lead to career success in later life, research finds

Author of new study says drinking may help people socialise early on in life, but health officials warn of risks

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3 w. ago Officials warn of big hit to air travel and GDP as US government shutdown drags on

Trump administration says flights will slow to a ‘trickle’ with no end in sight to budget impasse

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