The Daily Populous

Wednesday July 8th, 2026 evening edition

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The US Food and Drug Administration has rejected a legal petition demanding it set limits on toxic Pfas “forever chemicals” in food, marking another setback for public health advocates’ push to limit exposures to the dangerous compounds.

The agency is refusing to set limits despite a growing body of science and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finding food is the biggest source of Pfas exposure.

Kennedy leads the “make America healthy again” (Maha) movement, of which eliminating toxic chemicals from food is a cornerstone.

The group is planning to sue and ask a court to order the FDA to set thresholds.

The agency said it plans to set less non-binding “action levels” that do not require contaminated food to be removed from shelves.

“Tolerance levels”, or limits, make it illegal to sell food contaminated beyond a set threshold.

Pfas gets into food because it is commonly used in pesticides, food packaging and sewage sludge used as fertilizer. »

United Airlines must face lawsuit over 'window seats' that lack windows

Authored by theguardian.com
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Passengers filed proposed class actions against United and Delta Air Lines in ​August after finding themselves seated next ‌to walls on Boeing ‌737, Boeing 757 and Airbus A321 planes.

He also said United’s ticketing terms, boarding passes and reservation screens state expressly that the airline ⁠would provide window seats to passengers who paid for them.

Both lawsuits seek millions of dollars of damages, for more than 1 million passengers per carrier. »

Putin finally using the word ‘war’ is a sign of growing threat to Europe

Authored by inews.co.uk
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The goal was to intimidate rather than prosecute, and to scare people into toeing the party line.

GPS signals across northeastern Europe are also increasingly subject to jamming from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

There is no real evidence of an imminent Russian threat to Europe, beyond the existing campaign of covert subversion and sabotage. »

Trump says interim accord to end Iran war is 'over', warns of US strikes on Wednesday

Authored by reuters.com
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"If we make a deal with Iran I'm not sure that will stick," Trump said, "because I found them to be very dishonourable people.".

But Trump said he did not expect a return to full-fledged war, and it was not immediately clear ​whether the negotiations on reaching a permanent deal would continue.

Asked before a NATO summit in Turkey whether the memorandum of understanding was over, Trump said: "It's a very interesting question. »

Nintendo Switch 2 With A Removable Battery Set To Launch In Europe

Authored by gameobserver.com

Nintendo has officially confirmed that a revised version of the Nintendo Switch 2 with a user-replaceable battery will launch in Europe this Fall.

Nintendo is also updating several other products, including the Joy-Con 2 controllers, the original Switch Joy-Con, the Switch 2 Pro Controller, and the Nintendo 64 and GameCube controllers.

Meanwhile, the revised Joy-Con controllers for the original Nintendo Switch will only add a removable battery, with no other changes. »