Tropical Storm Dorian: Puerto Rico declares emergency
Craig TaylorPuerto Rico’s governor has declared a state of emergency as Storm Dorian rips through the Caribbean. BBC News – US & Canada
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The Deadly Salmonella Outbreak In The US
jordonc ✅According to a recent report published by the CDC, over 250 people across 32 states fell sick with a strain of Salmonella that’s resistant to multiple antibiotics between June 2018 and March 2019. At least two people died from the infection, and a further 60 cases were so severe that they required hospitalisation. The outbreak…
The First Death Directly Linked To Vaping Has Happened
An individual who used a vape and was later hospitalised with severe respiratory illness, has died. Making them the first person known to die from an illness causes by vaping. It comes after the CDC launched an investigation earlier this month following reports of a mysterious lung disease affecting almost 100 people this summer across…
Johnson & Johnson fined for fueling Oklahoma opioid crisis
bethkent ✅Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson have been fined $572m for helping to fuel the opioid crisis in a US state. The drugmakers ran a “false and dangerous” sales campaign that caused addiction and death in the US. The company said they would appeal after the judgement was made. The case was the first to go to…
Trump suggests hosting next G7 at his Doral golf resort
The president says “my people” toured US venues and concluded his Doral club was the ideal spot. BBC News – US & Canada
UK PM: US must compromise to get UK trade deal
Boris Johnson and US President Donald Trump talk Brexit over breakfast during the G7 summit. BBC News – US & Canada