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US: Ohio woman stabs mother 30 times after being outed for college expulsion
Fp Staff •In March of 2020, Sydney Powell used an iron skillet to strike her mother Brenda on the head, and then she repeatedly stabbed her mother in the neck, as stated by the Summit County Prosecutor's Office
The Sad Truth Behind Happy Meals: How McDonald's is exploiting child workers
Fp Explainers •America has a child labour problem. According to a recent investigation by the US department of labour, over 305 minors including two 10-year-old kids, who were unpaid, were working longer hours than allowed, sometimes until 2 am at McDonald's in Kentucky and other states
Indian student shot dead in Ohio, police look for suspect
Fp Staff •The police said that Saiesh Veera worked at the fuel station in Ohio and was fatally shot while he was on shift
Children in Iowa to work longer hours, serve alcohol: How America is exploiting its teenage workers
Fp Explainers •In Iowa, senators pulled an all-nighter only to relax child labour protections. They voted on a bill that allows 14-year-olds to work six-hour night shifts and 16- and 17-year-olds to serve alcohol. Arkansas, Ohio and Minnesota have also passed bills that fail to protect teenage workers
DNA identifies woman found dead 43 years ago wearing 'disco style' clothes
Abhishek Awasthi •Greenwood was 32 years old when she vanished, and police believe her death may have been a homicide due to the severe injuries she suffered on the right side of her body, including a broken femur and pelvis
Federal environmental authorities orders temporary 'pause' of derailment contaminated waste removal
•EPA ordered Norfolk Southern to 'pause' shipments from the site of the 3 February derailment in East Palestine but vowed that removal of the material would resume 'very soon'
What are dioxins that may have been released after the Ohio toxic train derailment?
•Dioxins are a group of toxic chemical compounds that are formed through combustion and stay in the environment for long periods of time. Experts believe that they may have spread after hazardous substances aboard the derailed train in Ohio were burnt deliberately
Nitaj Antani, Ohio’s 1st Hindu & Indian American State Senator, moves to designate October as ‘Hindu Heritage Month’
Fp Staff •Sharing the news on Twitter, Antani said, "As the 1st Hindu & Indian American State Senator in Ohio & the youngest Hindu & Indian American elected official in the USA, I introduced SB 70 today which designates October as ‘Hindu Heritage Month’ in Ohio"
Donald Trump criticizes federal response to Ohio train derailment
•The former president, who is mounting a third bid for the White House, wore his trademark red 'Make America Great Again' cap as he said the community needs 'answers and results,' not excuses
‘Chernobyl 2.0’? Why the Ohio toxic train derailment is being compared to the 1986 nuclear disaster
Fp Explainers •Some social media users have compared the derailment of a toxin-laden train in Ohio to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, suggesting that authorities and media are trying to hide its overall impact. But how true is the claim?