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Photographs captured from within the molten Fukushima reactor reveal destruction, yet raise numerous unanswered concerns.

TOKYO (AP) — Images taken by miniature drones from deep inside a badly damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant show displaced control equipment and misshapen materials but leave many questions unanswered, underscoring the daunting task of decommissioning the plant. The plant’s operator recently shared 12 photographs of the pedestal, the main structural support of

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The United States and Japan are proposing a resolution to the United Nations that requests all countries to prohibit the use of nuclear weapons in outer space.

The U.S. ambassador stated on Monday that both the United States and Japan are backing a resolution at the United Nations Security Council that urges all countries to refrain from using or creating nuclear weapons in outer space. During a U.N. Security Council gathering, Linda Thomas-Greenfield expressed concern about the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons

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Health Care

EPA has recently prohibited the use of asbestos, a highly hazardous substance known to cause cancer, despite it still being used since a partial ban was put in place several decades ago.

The EPA declared a complete prohibition on asbestos, a cancer-causing substance that claims the lives of thousands of Americans annually, despite still being present in certain items such as chlorine bleach and brake pads. The recent regulation represents a significant increase in EPA oversight in accordance with a pivotal law from 2016 that revised regulations

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