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Cancer patients who took antibiotics during immunotherapy treatment lived about half as long as those who avoided the drugs, a new UK study of more than 300 people has found.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jun/02/cancer-antibiotics-immunotherapy-treatment-study


A new government report says that the federal black lung trust fund that helps sick and dying coal miners pay living and medical expenses could incur a $15 billion deficit in the next 30 years. That’s if a congressionally mandated funding cut occurs as planned at the end of the year.
The cut in the funding formula comes as NPR has reported and government researchers have confirmed an epidemic of the most advanced stages of black lung, along with unprecedented clusters of the disease in the central Appalachian states of Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia.
https://www.wabe.org/coal-miners-fund-set-for-deep-cuts-as-black-lung-epidemic-grows/


India slashes heatwave death toll with series of low-cost measures
‘Common sense’ policies such as free water and reflective roof paint save lives as temperatures near 50C (122F)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/02/india-heat-wave-deaths-public-health-measures


New internet accounts are Russian ops designed to sway U.S. voters, experts say
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/national-security/article212299529.html


Bernie Sanders: Disney needs 'moral defense' for having hungry workers while making billions
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/390430-bernie-sanders-disney-needs-moral-defense-for-having-hungry-workers-while


Your Food Choices Can Have a Big Climate Impact, So Be Picky, New Study Says
A sweeping study of the food chain, from farm to table, singles out choices that can cut greenhouse gas emissions. The biggest impact: switch to a plant-based diet.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31052018/environmental-impacts-food-production-climate-change-meat-vegetarian-vegan-diets-global-warming-study


The most widely-used technology for detecting methane leaks from oil and gas operations does not work reliably in extremely cold weather—like on Alaska's North Slope, according to recent research and the industry's own reports.
When the weather hits the extreme lows common around Prudhoe Bay, when the winds whip and the sun dips below the horizon for a few months, the infrared technology required to look for methane leaks isn't always able to find them.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31052018/arctic-oil-gas-methane-leak-detection-technology-reliability-problems-alaska-climate-change


Keeping Global Warming to 1.5 Degrees Could Spare Millions Pain of Dengue Fever
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29052018/global-warming-mosquito-diseases-dengue-fever-climate-change-study-latin-america-caribbean


Industries Try to Strip Power from Ohio River's Water Quality Commission
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30052018/ohio-river-clean-water-standards-coal-power-plants-industry-toxic-pollution-orsanco


With just over a year in office, Donald Trump has already appointed 21 of America’s 167 current circuit judges and intends to fill an additional 20 or more vacancies by the end of the year. He is far outpacing Barack Obama, whose 21st circuit court nominee was approved 33 months into his presidency amid gridlock in Congress. Seventeen of Trump’s nominees for district courts, most of whom replaced Democratic appointees, have also been approved by the Republican-controlled Senate.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/30/donald-trump-judges-courts-justice-system


The Scientific Argument for Mastering One Thing at a Time
https://medium.com/personal-growth/the-scientific-argument-for-mastering-one-thing-at-a-time-d794a983dac1