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Drinking California Tap Water Could Increase Cancer Risk, According to Study
A new study has revealed that sipping water from a tap in California over the course of a lifetime could increase your risk of cancer. This according to a new study that found several contaminants in drinks. Scientists with Environmental Working Group took an unfiltered look at the data of levels of toxic particles, including Arsenic and radioactive elements like uranium and radium. These were coming from California tap water samples taken between 2011 and 2015.

Trump administration proposal would make it easier to deport immigrants who use public benefits
A Department of Justice draft regulation, seen by Reuters, dramatically expands the category of people who could be subject to deportation on the grounds that they use benefits.
Currently, those legal permanent residents who are declared to be a “public charge,” or primarily dependent on the government for subsistence, can be deported - but in practice, this is very rare.


Christian Persecution ‘At Near Genocide Levels’
The persecution of Christians in parts of the world is at near "genocide" levels, according to a report ordered by Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
 
The review, led by the Bishop of Truro the Right Reverend Philip Mounstephen, estimated that one in three people suffer from religious persecution.
Christians were the most persecuted religious group, it found.
Mr Hunt said he felt that "political correctness" had played a part in the issue not being confronted.
 
The interim report said the main impact of “genocidal acts against Christians is exodus” and that Christianity faced being “wiped out” from parts of the Middle East. Via BBC: