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The Trump administration has stacked a top chemical safety board with industry-aligned scientists
who have a range of financial conflicts of interest and stand to profit from deregulation,
public health advocates say.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s science advisory committee on chemicals (SACC)
is slated to review research for dozens of toxic chemicals during the new members’ terms.
At least 13 proposed Trump appointees are probably conflicted on the che…

Trump officials accused of stacking top chemical safety board with industry ‘mouthpieces’
Public health advocates warn of conflicts of interests and say panel likely to provide justification for key rollbacks

Cuba | Canciller Rodríguez desmiente acusaciones de EEUU que vinculan al Estado con redes de tršfico de personas en México y Centroamérica – NODAL
https://www.nodal.am/2026/08/cuba-cancille

Cuba | Canciller Rodríguez desmiente acusaciones de EEUU que vinculan al Estado con redes de tráfico de personas en México y Centroamérica – NODAL
NODAL - Noticias de América Latina y el Caribe

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"L’interdiction des réseaux sociaux aux moins de 15 ans censurée par le Conseil constitutionnel, au nom de la liberté d’expression"
https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2026

L’interdiction des réseaux sociaux aux moins de 15 ans censurée par le Conseil constitutionnel, au nom de la liberté d’expression
Emmanuel Macron a aussitôt réagi en chargeant Sébastien Lecornu de « travailler » à une nouvelle rédaction « juridiquement robuste » de la loi « d’ici au printemps 2027 ». C’était un engagement présidentiel de longue date.

"Sweden to ban forever chemicals from kitchens and clothing by 2028"
#Sweden #PFAS #ForeverChemicals

Sweden to ban forever chemicals from kitchens and clothing by 2028 | The Optimist Daily
Sweden plans to ban PFAS from clothing, kitchenware, and cosmetics by January 2028, joining France and Denmark as EU-wide restrictions lag behind.

Troy Aikman addresses conflict-of-interest concerns as analyst and Dolphins consultant https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7511962/2026/08/13/troy-aikman-nfl-analyst-dolphins-consultant/

La semaine prochaine, c’est la rentrée scolaire pendant l’énième canicule de l’année – et le canton annonce de vouloir cartographier les locaux scolaires Š risque lors des canicules.
Clairement, il n’y a pas le feu au lac.
https://www.rts.ch/info/re…

When is data truly considered anonymous? The European Data Protection Board has published new guidelines on this topic: https://www.edpb.europa.eu/public-consultations/guidelines-022026-on-anonymisation_en#no-back

Gauntlet, which helps institutions and crypto companies allocate their digital assets, raised a $125M Series C from Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings (Ben Weiss/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/07/09/gauntlet-defi-vault-risk-c…

DeFi veteran Gauntlet raises $125 million from Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings
The Japanese conglomerate has made bets on other crypto protocols, including the lender Morpho and the blockchain Arc.

UCLA chancellor rebukes law school event featuring 9/11 ‘mastermind’ attorney
In a rare rebuke of a campus event, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk on Friday distanced the university from a law school symposium about the 9/11 terrorist attacks
that has faced criticism for including a lawyer for 9/11 “mastermind” Khalid Sheikh Mohammed,
along with speakers whom critics accuse of sympathizing with extremism or being antisemitic.
The symposium, “25 Years After 9/11,” was spon…

UCLA Chancellor rebukes law school event over 9/11 panel
After a UCLA law school symposium on 9/11 that featured an attorney who represented 9/11 "mastermind" Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk issued a rare message distancing the university from the event.