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Revealed: every Londoner breathing dangerous levels of toxic air particle

Exclusive : Every area of the capital breaches global standards for PM2.5 pollution particles, with most areas exceeding levels by at least 50%.

The scale of London’s air pollution crisis was laid bare on Wednesday, with new figures showing that every person in the capital is breathing air that exceeds global guidelines for one of the most dangerous toxic particles.

It also found that 7.9 million Londoners – nearly 95% of the capital’s population – live in areas that exceed the limit by 50% or more.

In central London the average annual levels are almost double the WHO limit of 10 µg/m3.

Health experts say that young people exposed to these toxic pollutants are more likely to grow up with reduced lung function and develop asthma.

He has also set out a range of plans to tackle pollution from diesel cars in the capital.

Creating pollution with one hand and then trying to waft it away with the other is no solution. »

"They don't forget": Normandy still honors American WWII pilot's sacrifice

Authored by cbsnews.com

In fact, until recently, Peggy Harris of Vernon, Texas, didn't even know her husband Billie was buried here.

And certainly didn't know the story of what he means to Les Ventes, France.

Billie was a fighter pilot, shot down and killed in July of 1944 over Nazi-occupied northern France. »

More Than 80% Of All Net Neutrality Comments Were Sent By Bots, Researchers Say

Authored by motherboard.vice.com

A bunch of copy-pasted comments, most of them likely by automated astroturfing bots, almost all of them—curiously—against net neutrality.

Thuen was referring to a section of the Communications Act that imposes regulations designed to protect net neutrality.

Until then, it's hard to say who is behind each bot, or if the same operators are behind different, recurring comments. »

IRS awards Equifax no-bid, $7.25 million contract after hack

Authored by arstechnica.com

That's the case even if your name is Equifax and you're being contracted by the IRS to "verify taxpayer identity" to combat fraud.

The $7.25 million no-bid contract to Equifax was posted the last day of the fiscal year, Saturday, on the government's Federal Business Opportunities database.

That means the IRS has determined that Equifax was the only company deemed capable of performing the contract, according to Politico. »

Catalan referendum: Region's independence 'in matter of days'

Authored by bbc.co.uk

Catalonia will declare independence from Spain in a matter of days, the leader of the autonomous region has told the BBC.

Tensions between Spain and the north-eastern Catalonia region continue to mount, days after the vote was marred by violence involving national police.

In his BBC interview, Carles Puigdemont said his government would "act at the end of this week or the beginning of next". »