Day: April 19, 2025
Mexico’s Health Ministry confirmed the country’s first human case of myiasis caused by screwworm, the government said on Friday. https://t.co/9dVrvZyqc1 pic.twitter.com/v6bRAPNdbg
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U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Friday he had met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the El Salvadoran man mistakenly deported and being held in a prison in El Salvador, at a hotel after initial requests to meet with him were denied. https://t.co/xz4cmWrDDy pic.twitter.com/xfMLBefP7g
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Peer-reviewed study’s findings raises fresh question on the toxic substances’ impact on fertility
Microplastics have been found for the first time in human ovary follicular fluid, raising a new round of questions about the ubiquitous and toxic substances’ potential impact on women’s fertility.
The new peer-reviewed research published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety checked for microplastics in the follicular fluid of 18 women undergoing assisted reproductive treatment at a fertility clinic in Salerno, Italy, and detected them in 14.
Price of cocoa – chocolate’s key ingredient – has climbed over past year and tariffs on imports will keep prices high
For many Americans celebrating Easter, the holiday is incomplete without chocolate: chocolate bunnies and eggs, bars tucked into Easter baskets, candy hidden in plastic eggs for Easter egg hunts.
But the rocketing cocoa costs will mean higher prices for chocolate candy this year, and Donald Trump’s tariffs on all imports will likely keep prices high for the foreseeable future.
NWSL roundup: Rookie lifts Reign over Thorns https://t.co/qQadYxd350 pic.twitter.com/VkomoIyFqd
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