Links

Warning! Avoid all chopped store-bought romaine lettuce
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/04/20/throw-away-all-romaine-lettuce-now/


Fox News host Sean Hannity is linked to a group of shell companies that have spent $90 million buying hundreds of homes across the U.S through the help of foreclosures and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Guardian reported Sunday.
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/384366-hannity-hud-shell-companies-report


World Trade Center 7 Report Puts 9/11 Conspiracy Theory to Rest
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/design/a3524/4278874/


One in eight bird species is threatened with extinction, global study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/23/one-in-eight-birds-is-threatened-with-extinction-global-study-finds


As climate scientists predicted, glaciers are vanishing due to rapidly warming temperatures.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2018/apr/18/glacier-loss-is-accelerating-because-of-global-warming


Bloomberg gives $4.5 million to help U.S. keep Paris climate accord commitment
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bloomberg-gives-4-5-million-to-help-u-s-keep-paris-climate-accord-commitment/


Why rural America voted for Trump
http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-trumps-rise-that-no-one-talks-about/
https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2016/11/16/13645116/rural-resentment-elites-trump


Power to the party: Why political reforms can be bad for democracy
https://www.yahoo.com/news/power-party-political-reforms-can-bad-democracy-090049295.html


Earth’s mammals have shrunk dramatically, and humans are to blame
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/04/19/earths-mammals-have-shrunk-dramatically-and-humans-are-to-blame/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.13018ed70592


Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea cases expected to emerge worldwide
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/gonorrhoea-antibiotic-resistant-cases-superbug-std-infection-spread-world-a8315006.html


Reporter publishes tapes he claims are of Trump inflating his wealth to get a higher spot on the Forbes 400 list
[No surprise if it's true.]
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-inflated-his-wealth-to-get-a-higher-spot-on-the-forbes-400-list-2018-4