The tea bags studied, often used for premium teas, were found to release microscopic plastic particles at high levels.
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Princeton grad who killed dad after his $1k weekly allowance was cut gets 30 years to life
Thomas Gilbert Jr. was convicted three months ago of shooting his father, Thomas Gilbert Sr., a wealthy hedge fund manager.
Boy, 13, fatally attacked at middle school. His organs will save lives, family hopes
The student, identified as Diego by police, was pronounced clinically dead Tuesday night. His family hopes to donate his organs, police say.
Man dies delivering underwater proposal, says fiancée who never got to say ‘yes’
Kenesha Antoine says Steven Weber proposed to her as she stood inside their underwater hotel room and he swam outside it, holding a handwritten note.
San Francisco declares NRA a ‘domestic terrorist organization’ in resolution
The resolution calls for San Francisco to examine its ties to the National Rifle Association and urges other governments to adopt similar legislation.
Live videos, webcams show Barry’s landfall near New Orleans and the Louisiana coast
Live feeds from New Orleans and the Louisiana coast give a glimpse of conditions on the ground as Barry is predicted to make landfall as a hurricane.
‘All-white company’ wrongly accused immigrant author of racism, $13M lawsuit claims
Jordanian-American author Natasha Tynesis suing book publisherRare Bird Lit. Inc. for the company’s actions amid a social media shaming scandal.
More than 400 tornadoes in the US in May? It may take months to know for sure
The National Weather Service has logged more than 400 eyewitness accounts of tornadoes in May, but it will likely take months to verify those reports.
‘Virgin birth’: A captive anaconda became pregnant by herself and gave birth to two babies
Anna, a female anaconda, gave birth to two babies without sexually reproducing with a male snake, Boston’sNew England Aquarium has announced.
This stamp lets you put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill in an act of ‘civil disobedience’
After Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced the delay of a Harriet Tubman $20 bill, some are turning to a stamp in an act of civil disobedience.