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3M to stop making ‘forever chemicals’
3M announced Tuesday that it will stop manufacturing a group of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) and work to stop using the chemicals in its products by the end of 2025. The company nets about $1.3 billion annually from the chemical sales — a fraction of its overall revenue, at 3.7%. The Maplewood […]
Bernie Sanders’ Iowa political director went on to work for Feeding Our Future
A former key aide to Bernie Sanders’ Iowa presidential campaign went on to work as a consultant for Feeding Our Future, a nonprofit that federal prosecutors say was at the center of the nation’s biggest pandemic relief program fraud. Abshir Omar was also deputy director of a nonprofit named Tasho that ran six food distribution […]
Chauvin verdict: Guilty on 3 charges in George Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS — The jury has spoken, and found Derek Chauvin guilty in the death of George Floyd. The former Minneapolis police officer knelt on Floyd’s neck for more than 9 minutes while he was handcuffed and face down on the pavement last May. Chauvin was taken into custody and will be sentenced in eight weeks. The […]