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Coal ash is left over after the fossil fuel is burned in power plants. It is full of many dangerous substances, including arsenic, which can cause serious health problems if allowed to leak into water supplies. Coal ash has several industrial uses, hence the EPA’s decision to try and ease restrictions on the waste. It is largely used as a replacement for soil, employed in construction projects or as a protective cover over hazardous landfill sites....

The condition usually affects people over 30 years of age. EBMD is sometimes silent, leaving those affected unaware of their condition. Some people with the disease have subtle corneal irritation that is short-lived, while others may have chronic symptoms that seem to act up every day. Understanding EBMD EBMD is a disorder of the basal epithelial cells located in the front part of the cornea. These basal cells stick to the second membrane layer, also referred to as Bowman’s layer....

The Stars forward didn’t do anything spectacular; he just guided the puck out of Dallas’ zone as the Bruins were pressing for a tying goal in the third period. But check out what the puck did as it headed toward Boston’s net. MORE: Hearing for Stars’ Roussel | Taylor Hall to miss six weeks Just your basic 120-footer. Cole’s sheepish expression on the bench is classic. Dallas won the game, 5-3....

She’s talked about the anger and shame she still feels, and the depression, and the anxiety. On Monday, she cried on the witness stand. MORE: Where disgraced athletes went wrong | Andrews tells of hurt she still feels Doesn’t matter, Marriott’s lawyers said on Tuesday. She got rich. These, mind you, are the chosen representatives of a hotel that in 2008 honored Michael David Barrett’s request to stay next to Andrews....

In people with GERD, the most common site of injury is the lining of the lower part of the esophagus, at the junction where the esophagus and stomach meet. The protective lining erodes over time. When that layer is completely worn away, the muscular layers of the esophagus are more susceptible to damage from stomach acid. This injury to the esophagus is called an esophageal ulcer. This article will review what causes esophageal ulcers, as well as the symptoms, diagnostic process, and treatment options....

ESPN won’t release the names of on-air talent losing their high-profile jobs, according to SN’s Michael McCarthy. The network wants those people to be able to break the news to family, friends and colleagues in their own time and their own way. SportsCenter Anchor John Buccigross tweeted this Wednesday morning in response to a report that he was not being let go: MORE: Why ESPN is cutting so much talent...

After FX’s hit show “American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson” debuted in February, ESPN released a trailer Friday for its previously-announced seven-part documentary on Simpson. When the project was first announced, many assumed the documentary would focus on Simpson’s 1994 murder trial — but that’s not the case. In fact, the murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman won’t show up until the film’s third installment. MORE: Best small-school draft prospects | Broncos’ Manziel interest slap in RGIII’s face...

“If no NFL team ever called Colin Kaepernick again I don’t blame them,” Smith said. “That’s not to say I don’t want him in the NFL, I think that he was blackballed, I think that it was unfair what has been done to him. Obviously he should be in the National Football League based on his talent, but that’s separate in part from what transpired on Saturday.” Smith’s comments referenced Kaepernick’s decision to relocate his workout from the Atlanta Falcons training facility to a high school approximately 51 miles away only 30 min prior to the start of the invitation only event....

The first round of the draft was televised Thursday night on ESPN with a lot fewer eyeballs watching. ESPN received a 5.1 rating this year, which is 25 percent less than last year’s first-round coverage, according to Deadline. MORE: The first round’s best picks | SN’s Draft Central | Pressing questions for Day 2 To be fair, the 2014 draft set a record as 9.943 million viewers (6.1 rating) tuned in....

Banks was engaged in a prolonged divorce proceeding with Elizabeth Banks, his fourth wife, at the time of his death in January at age 83. In a court petition made public Monday, Elizabeth Banks disputed a March ruling that validated Banks’ will, which left his assets to the caregiver, Regina Rice. MORE: Classic photos of Ernie Banks | Each franchise’s most beloved player (Banks isn’t choice for Cubs) The Chicago Tribune reported Banks’ wife claimed in the filing that Banks’ health rapidly declined in October when he was injured in a fall....

Dutch MEP Bart Groothuis wrote to Josep Borrell on Monday to demand a “formal and full explanation to the European parliament” about the report, the Guardian reported. Sections of the document were leaked to The New York Times last week and detailed China’s alleged efforts to confuse the COVID-19 pandemic narrative. The Times reported last week that EU officials delayed the release of the report after complaints from China. In an email seen by the Times, Lutz Güllner—the head of communications at the EU foreign service—told colleagues: “The Chinese are already threatening with reactions if the report comes out....

Lawmakers from the Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia met Taiwan’s top leadership in Taipei on Monday as part of a week-long tour of the island. China’s Foreign Ministry has led ongoing opposition to the visit, which it sees as elevating the status of Taiwan—a self-governing island claimed by the Chinese authorities. None of the Baltic states has official diplomatic relations with Taipei, while all three have formal relations with the People’s Republic of China in Beijing....

The European basketball tournament is back for the first time since 2017, and a few of the biggest names in basketball will be participating in this year’s competition. Luka Doncic will look to lead Slovenia to back-to-back EuroBasket championships, but two-time NBA MVP award winners Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece) and Nikola Jokic (Serbia) will make their countries serious contenders. And let’s not forget about France, an experienced squad led by Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier....

Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus scored the type of goals they, and their team-mates, have been scoring for fun in recent weeks, while Kevin De Bruyne was centimetres from curling in another sublime effort which would have rubber-stamped his position as England’s finest player. In the end, it did not all pan out as well as Pep Guardiola would have hoped. Napoli missed a first-half penalty at 2-0, then scored a second-half penalty at 2-0, making life for City far less comfortable than it had appeared in the opening exchanges....

However, there is one team in Europe that still knows how to master the discipline of defending and that is Atletico Madrid. And it has helped them reach a European final of their own as they meet Marseille in Wednesday’s Europa League showpiece in Lyon. Atletico were surprisingly knocked out of the Champions League in the group stages, third place in a tough foursome that also featured Roma and Chelsea....

As fears over a second wave of the outbreak in Europe remain, the U.K. and 13 European Union nations are currently “reporting community transmission,” according to the latest report Wednesday by the WHO. Countries reporting community transmission are “experiencing larger outbreaks of local transmission defined through an assessment of factors including, but not limited to: large numbers of cases not linkable to transmission chains; large numbers of cases from sentinel lab surveillance; and/or multiple unrelated clusters in several areas of the country/territory/area,” the WHO explained....

Dr. Anthea Butler, a professor and chair of religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania, made the assessment during a Wednesday interview with MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid. During the segment, the professor addressed the conspiracy theory touted by some prominent conservatives that Democrats want more immigrants to come to replace Republican and white voters. “One of the things I think is really important about this is, you look at the statistics about white evangelicals right now, they are the least likely group to want to welcome immigrants, which flies in the face of what their Christian doctrine is supposed to be, that you welcome the stranger, right?...

In the clip, posted Tuesday by Twitter account Christian Nightmares and retweeted by Right Wing Watch, Heavener talks about what makes a “real preacher.” “‘A real preacher, what does he smell like, David?’ Well, let me tell you something: When a real preacher gets up and starts preaching the gospel,” Heavener said, “the sweat starts flinging and sometimes the saliva starts shooting out and their eyes start bulging because the holy spirit gets ahold of them they work up what we call body odor....

Symptoms In most circumstances, you have already been diagnosed with one of the individual disorders: ITP, AIHA, or AIN. Evans Syndrome presents like any one of the individual disorders. Symptoms include: Low platelet counts (thrombocytopenia): Increased bruisingIncreased bleeding: blood blisters in the mouth, nosebleeds, gum bleeding, blood in urine or stoolTiny red dots on the skin called petechiae Anemia: Fatigue or tirednessShortness of breathElevated heart rate (tachycardia)Yellowing of the skin (jaundice) or eyes (scleral icterus)Dark urine (tea or coca-cola colored)...