When you’re craving a quick snack, how often do you reach into the fridge for a few strawberries or grapes without rinsing them? (It’s okay to admit it, we’ve all done it before.) While consuming unwashed fruits and vegetables isn’t totally detrimental to your health, some scientists say you should make a diligent effort to wash these produce items that often have high levels of pesticides.
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A significant portion of the Northeast, from New York through New England, is being hit with heavy snow from the nor’easter impacting the region. The wintery conditions are creating messy commutes and widespread flight interruptions, with more than 1,000 flights canceled in the US on Tuesday and thousands more delayed today. New York’s LaGuardia International Airport and Boston Logan International Airport were most impacted with about 300 cancellations each on Tuesday. Meanwhile, in flood-ravaged California, the latest atmospheric river event is bringing hurricane-force wind gusts that are so strong it reportedly sent glass falling from a San Francisco high-rise building. The combination of strong winds and heavy rain also left nearly 200,000 homes and businesses without power across the state this morning, many of them in Santa Clara County.
A Russian fighter jet forced down a US drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday, creating a potentially dangerous escalation at a critical time in the fighting. This marks the first time Russian and US military aircraft have come into direct physical contact since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine just over a year ago. The White House called Moscow’s actions “unsafe, unprofessional and reckless” while Russia’s defense ministry denied its aircraft came into…
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