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Local governments to limit swimming in open waters
2 years, 4 months ago

Local governments to limit swimming in open waters

NL Times  

Governments want to regulate swimming in open water more strictly. “The warmer weather plays a role in this, but the popularity of swimming in open water is also on the rise,” Bernard Korte, director of the Netherlands’ institute for swimming locations safety NIVZ, said to the newspaper. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management set up a team to map …

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Covid-19 vaccines are 500% more expensive than necessary: Oxfam Novib
3 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 vaccines are 500% more expensive than necessary: Oxfam Novib

NL Times  

Vaccinating the global population against Covid-19 is 500% times more expensive than it needs to be, an alliance of over 70 organizations stated which included Oxfam Novib, NOS reported. In 2021, the Netherlands alone paid 470 million euros too much due to the monopoly a handful of pharmaceutical companies have on the Covid-19 vaccines. The extra money wealthy countries are …

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Surfing science: Dependent on weather, defined by the ocean
3 years, 5 months ago

Surfing science: Dependent on weather, defined by the ocean

Associated Press  

ICHINOMIYA, Japan — Olympic surfing’s debut is making clear that these wave riders are unsung masters of science -- in climatology, meteorology and oceanography to be exact. “Every person who goes into the ocean, whether you’re a surfer or not, you’re an amateur meteorologist and oceanographer,” said Kurt Korte, lead forecaster at Surfline and the official Olympic surfing forecaster. So …

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Surfing science: Dependent on weather, defined by the ocean
3 years, 5 months ago

Surfing science: Dependent on weather, defined by the ocean

The Independent  

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Woman: Missouri lawmaker told her to deny allegations
3 years, 6 months ago

Woman: Missouri lawmaker told her to deny allegations

Associated Press  

— A former Missouri police officer campaigning for a state House seat last year repeatedly told a woman to deny that they had sex years ago while she was drunk and he was on duty, the woman says. She said Perkins, a 42-year-old Republican, has been apologetic but told her that if she wanted to avoid getting her name “dragged …

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Sheriff: Claims against Missouri lawmaker not credible
3 years, 6 months ago

Sheriff: Claims against Missouri lawmaker not credible

Associated Press  

— A Missouri sheriff said Friday that he didn’t find credible a report that a man who is now a state lawmaker had sex with a drunken 19-year-old while on duty as a police officer in 2015. Pike County Sheriff Stephen Korte dismissed the claims as “sour grapes” and said they were brought forward by law enforcement officials with political …

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Patrol probes claim Missouri lawmaker had sex as on-duty cop
3 years, 6 months ago

Patrol probes claim Missouri lawmaker had sex as on-duty cop

Associated Press  

— The Missouri Highway Patrol is reviewing allegations that Republican Rep. Chad Perkins had sex with a drunk 19 year old while on duty as a police officer in 2015. Hotz said the Highway Patrol is “currently conducting a preliminary inquiry.” Frankford Police Chief Josh Baker went to the Highway Patrol, House speaker and other law enforcement last month with …

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