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California cracks down on ‘forever chemicals,’ or PFAS, found in food packaging

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:25 GMT

California Attorney General Rob Bonta hosted a press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at Los Angeles State Historic Park, to warn companies of their responsibility to disclose the presence of dangerous PFAS under Assembly Bill 1200.He issued a letter to manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of food packaging and cookware, alerting them that they must adhere to AB 1200, a recently enacted law that restricts the presence of PFAS in food packaging and imposes labeling disclosure requirements for cookware.Bonta also issued a consumer alert with tips for reducing exposure to PFAS, referred to as “forever chemicals” which include thousands of toxic chemicals widely used in every day products including food packaging, cookware, clothing, carpets, shoes, fabrics, polishes, waxes, paints and cleaners.California Attorney General Rob Bonta hosted a press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, at Los Angeles State Historic Park to warn companies of their responsibility to disclose the presence ...

Man accused in downtown Long Beach crash was working for Uber, had passenger in car, DA says

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:25 GMT

A 46-year-old Los Angeles man was working as an Uber driver and had a passenger in his car when he allegedly ran a red light while speeding over the weekend, striking multiple pedestrians and vehicles and killing a woman in downtown Long Beach, prosecutors said Tuesday.Khalid Yagobbi, through a defense attorney, pleaded not guilty to one count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in Long Beach Superior Court.A prosecutor provided details of the case while a judge considered whether to allow cameras during the hearing.Yagobbi was accused of speeding eastbound in the westbound lanes of Shoreline Drive and running through a red light at Aquarium Way without slowing down about 5:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, prosecutors said.One of the pedestrians, Cuarenta Aguilar, 60, of Long Beach, was killed in the crash and several other pedestrians were hospitalized, police said while announcing Yagobbi’s arrest on suspicion of murder and calling the crash intentional.However, the vehicula...

What rights do renters have in Colorado?

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — If you are a renter in Colorado, you may or may not know that you have a few rights under state law.Many of these rights were passed recently, with some having gone into effect in 2021 and 2023. One more will go into effect in 2024. What is Prop HH? Voters to decide on property taxes and TABOR dollars You can find all of these laws in the Colorado Revised Statutes, with most of them in Title 38, Article 12.Here are some you should know about.Units must be habitableOne of the basic terms required by landlords is that the units rented out have to be habitable. There are a few things that the law specifically calls out that would deem a unit uninhabitable. This includes a unit having mold, no running water, and non-functional appliances.One thing the units must have is functioning heating. However, they are not required to have functioning air conditioning.Things not allowed in rental agreementsA few things are, by law, not allowed to be in rental agreements.Fees, pen...

WATCH LIVE: President Biden comments on the Israel-Hamas War from Israel

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:25 GMT

President Biden is expected to provide further remarks from Israel, however the timing is fluid. We will carry those remarks live in the video player above.TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden opened his visit to Israel on Wednesday vowing to show the world that the U.S. stands in solidarity with the Jewish people and offering an assessment that the deadly explosion at a Gaza Strip hospital appeared to have been carried out “by the other team” and not the Israeli military.“Based on what I’ve seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you,” Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting, referring to Hamas militants. But Biden said there were “a lot of people out there” who weren't sure what caused the blast. The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike caused the destruction and hundreds of deaths. The Israeli military denied involvement and blamed a misfired rocket from the Palestinian I...

Family of 5 displaced following house blaze in Fort Lauderdale; cause under investigation

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:25 GMT

A family of five are displaced after their home went up in flames in Fort Lauderdale. The blaze erupted around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, off Northwest 31st Avenue and Northwest 17th Street. Several fire crews were on the scene as they worked to control the fire. According to fire officials, five people, including three children, were inside the house at the time of the fire. One woman needed assistance being removed from the home, while the other four people exited the blazing structure safely. The female victim was transported to the hospital with some injuries. Despite being shaken up from the ordeal, all people that were inside the home are expected to be OK. Neighbors said the family did not appear to have grabbed anything on the way out of the burning home, meaning all of their belongings may have gotten damaged due to the fire. Video footage showed the awning of the house completely charred while the inside was gutted. The family is unsure of what to do next, but firefighters said ...

Cool Morning, then Warm Wednesday Afternoon

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:25 GMT

What a change to our weather pattern this week in South Florida! Cooler temperatures, lower humidity and dry conditions have been the main features so far this week.It is another cool morning out there this Wednesday with widespread lows in the 60s and even some pockets of upper 50s!Unfortunately, warmer weather is set to return starting this afternoon following the coolest afternoon in more than half a year on Tuesday.Highs will return to the low to mid 80s this afternoon courtesy of winds shifting out of the north, re-introducing “ocean air.” That will be paired with lots of sunshine and still a near-0% rain chance.Rain chances will rise slightly Thursday into Friday, with the highest chance Thursday night, as a developing front near our coast draws up moisture from the Caribbean Sea. Some of this moisture will skirt our coast, leading to more clouds and that relatively elevated rain risk but most areas will stay dry.That will eventually give way to a beautiful Friday ...

Rishi Sunak warns against ‘rush to judgment’ over Gaza hospital blast

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:25 GMT

LONDON — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned there should be no “rush to judgment” over who was behind the explosion at Gaza’s al-Ahli hospital. Speaking in the House of Commons at weekly prime minister’s questions, Sunak refused to attribute blame for the Tuesday night blast, telling MPs: “We should not rush to judgment before we have all the facts on this awful situation.”  He met the National Security Adviser, and the chair of the cross-governmental Joint Intelligence Committee, on Wednesday morning, he told MPs.It comes after U.S. President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the attack, which killed hundreds on Tuesday night, appears to have been committed by the “other team, not you.” Biden landed in Israel on Wednesday.Hamas, however, said the explosion was a result of an Israeli airstrike, whilst the IDF has blamed a rocket misfired by other Palestinian militants.Speaking on Wednesday afternoon, Sunak de...

Swedish PM: ‘I don’t blame Belgium’ over terror attack

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:25 GMT

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Wednesday he did not blame Belgium for Monday’s terror attack, as he called for stricter border security across Europe.Kristersson traveled to Brussels to attend a commemoration in honor of the two victims of Monday’s attack, in which a gunman shot and killed two Swedish football fans.Shortly after the vigil in Brussels, Kristersson held a joint press conference with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, where the leaders spoke about the need to better protect European borders and to create more efficient return policies for migrants.  “It’s a fight we will win and we will win it together,” De Croo said. “It is also clear that more united European action is needed.”The attacker — who was killed by police on Tuesday morning — was a 45-year-old Tunisian man who had been living in Belgium illegally since his request for asylum was rejected in 2020. The gunman was well known...

Berlin synagogue firebombed: Olaf Scholz condemns attack

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:25 GMT

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned antisemitic attacks after Molotov cocktails were thrown at a synagogue in Berlin in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Two masked people escaped without being caught, according to German media reports, after throwing firebombs at the building — and missing their target. “Fortunately, persons and buildings remained unharmed,” the synagogue announced Wednesday, adding that a criminal investigation has started. Scholz — who is currently in Egypt, after visiting Israel on Tuesday — condemned the attacks against Jewish institutions, calling them “inhuman, abhorrent and not to be tolerated. Antisemitism has no place in Germany,” he said.“My thanks go to the security forces, especially in this situation,” Scholz added. However, German news outlet Tagesspiegel reported that the security officers protecting the building were present at the time of the attack, but failed both to prevent it happening and arrest...

New York City lithium battery fires spark new data tool in Massachusetts

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:11:25 GMT

The State Fire Marshal’s office has created a tool to better track the number of fires involving lithium-ion batteries, as electric vehicles, e-bikes and scooters catch ablaze.Investigators assigned to the office are now collecting a host of information when responding to fires involving lithium-ion batteries, such as make and model of the device, purchase history, and whether it was charging at the time of the blaze.Such fires are on the increase nationwide, officials say, particularly in New York City, as more and more people seek items powered by lithium-ion batteries. Smaller devices include e-cigarettes and smartphones.“Across the country, and most visibly in New York City, fires caused by or involving lithium-ion batteries are on the rise, and often with deadly consequences,” State Fire Marshal Jon Davine said in an announcement Tuesday. “One of the greatest challenges in addressing the increase in these fires is quantifying them.The number of fires sparked by batteries in Mas...