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Doctor Charged in $240 Million Fraud Case Allegedly Gave Chemo to Patients Who Didn't Need It
https://gizmodo.com/doctor-charged-in-240-million-fraud-case-allegedly-gav-1826103376


EU To 'Completely Ban' Outdoor Use Of Pesticides Blamed For Devastating Bees
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/27/606355288/eu-to-completely-ban-outdoor-use-of-pesticides-blamed-for-devastating-bees


Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson argued Wednesday that the U.S. is experiencing a "growing crisis of integrity and ethics" in his first public speech since leaving the Trump administration almost two months ago.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rex-tillerson-warns-of-growing-crisis-of-integrity-and-ethics/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=51793153


That NASA climate science program Trump axed? House lawmakers just moved to restore it
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/nasa-climate-science-program-trump-axed-house-lawmakers-just-moved-restore-it


Normal temperatures, generally defined to be the 30-year average at a location, are trending up across most of the U.S. Since 1980, the average continental U.S. temperature has risen 1.4°F.  In our analysis of normal temperatures in 244 cities across the country, 94 percent have risen, providing more evidence of the long-term warming trend on our planet.
http://www.climatecentral.org/gallery/graphics/new-normal-temperatures-are-trending-up-across-us


April 2018 was Third Warmest April on Record, globally
https://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/news/20180516/


Earth just had its 400th straight warmer-than-average month (33 1/3 years) thanks to global warming
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/17/global-warming-april-400th-consecutive-warm-month/618484002/
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201804


Prosecutors allege in court documents filed Wednesday that the 10 children rescued from a Northern California home were punched, kicked, strangled, shot with a BB gun and subjected to waterboarding by their father and their mother did nothing to stop it.
http://www.kcra.com/article/da-10-fairfield-children-were-strangled-waterboarded/20722953

tags: child abuse


Tallmadge D'Elia, 38, died on May 5 from parts of an electronic cigarette that penetrated his head, according to the autopsy report.
His body was found inside a St. Petersburg home that was on fire, the St. Petersburg police said.
D'Elia had suffered thermal injuries to about 80 percent of his body, including his chest, shoulder, abdomen, back, arm and hand, according to the autopsy report.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-man-dies-exploding-electronic-cigarette-autopsy/story?id=55181750