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EPA plan to transfer Seresto and other pet pesticides to FDA draws concern from advocates

2 years 7 months ago

This story was originally published by Investigate Midwest. Amid rising concerns over potentially deadly flea and tick collars, the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to transfer regulation of such products to another agency drew skepticism from animal and environmental advocates at a virtual public meeting last week. The proposal and meeting came two years after a USA TODAY/Investigate Midwest story revealed the […]

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Johnathan Hettinger

Gin Room’s 4th Annual Gin & Croquet Party Will Be Quite the Affair

2 years 7 months ago
Remember that scene in the second season of Bridgerton when the lustful tensions between leading lady Kate Sharma and old-school hunk Anthony Bridgerton boil up as the two face off on the croquet (called pall-mall after the Italian word pallamaglio) field? Something about the competitiveness of the game really got the spirits moving. If you try to recreate that moment for yourself during the Gin Room’s 4th Annual Gin & Croquet: A Seersucker & Sundress Summer Kickoff Affair on Sunday, April 2, we can’t promise that you’ll fall head over heels in love with the kind of man you never pictured yourself with (but now know you can’t live without).
Jessica Rogen

Help wanted: Women needed for U.S. chips manufacturing plan to succeed

2 years 7 months ago

Natalie Bell was thinking about a career in art after college when a welding class and a delivery of four pizzas changed her career trajectory. “I was taking a delivery out to a construction site and I met an ironworker who I was taking the delivery to,” said Bell, who lives in Columbus, Ohio. “I […]

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Casey Quinlan

'Man Cave Extravaganza' Brings Beer Bro Culture to Belleville

2 years 7 months ago
First, let us lead by saying that, in a way, the entire damn world is one big Man Cave Extravaganza. But in this man's world, the Man Cave Extravaganza in Belleville, Illinois, looks like a genuinely fun event that could be enjoyed by all — men, women or anyone in between — as long as they like beer. Vendors from multiple states will crowd into the Belle Clair Fairgrounds (200 South Belt East, Belleville; 618-235-0666) with their breweriana, collectibles, lighted signs, decor and more this Saturday, April 1.
Riverfront Times

World Bird Sanctuary Eagle Finds Rock, Becomes Its Mom

2 years 7 months ago
An eagle at the World Bird Sanctuary in St. Louis has captured the internet and our hearts.  A viral tweet shared over the weekend shows Murphy, a male eagle at the sanctuary in Valley Park, carefully incubating a rock.
Monica Obradovic