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  • According to US President Donald Trump, talks with Iran may occur this next weekend.
  • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards claim that in response to US strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, they opened fire on US military installations.
  • In order "to safeguard national security," Bahrain's Ministry of Interior declared that it has arrested fifteen people who were allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
  • Kuwait said on Wednesday that one person was killed and numerous others were injured in an Iranian missile and drone strike on its international airport.
  • During a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, stated that the Ebola virus in central Africa has had a "big head-start" and warned that health officials were still lagging behind.

Tag: Toxic Town

February 4, 2020

American Stories

Keisha Brown and Dennis Moore have been living on toxic wasteland since they were young. Though the government has designated funds to clean up their community, they say that hazardous waste has taken a large toll on their health…Military Veteran Burly Hampe, better known in his shop as “Dizzy,” has been running a tattoo parlor near a large US military base since 2012. He talks about his approach to putting ink to skin and gaining the respect of his customers

October 5, 2019

Toxic Aftermath: West Virginia Town Still...

The town of Minden, West Virginia looks like many small American towns, yet it is unique in that it is one of the most toxic places in the United States. Here, between 1970s and mid-1980s, the Shaffer Equipment Company used harmful chemicals to build electrical equipment. Those chemicals have been banned since 1979, but traces still remain

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