Swept Away: What Cities Really Take When They Sweep Homeless Encampments
People say having their possessions â from birth certificates to loved onesâ ashes â taken in âsweepsâ traumatizes them, exacerbates health issues and undermines efforts to find housing and get or keep a job.
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) says it identified 285 cosmetic products "from various sellers and at all price ranges" containing chemicals banned in Europe. Its main investigation method was surprisingly simple.
People who frequently use chemical hair straightening products and have developed cancer may want to know if chemical hair straighteners cause cancer. Various medical studies show that some hair straighteners have chemicals that expose women to higher risks of developing uterine cancer. Although a recent lawsuit against LâOreal had put the companyâs products in the spotlight, products manufactured by other cosmetic companies may raise usersâ risk of developing cancer as well.
Seeker & Warburg in England and Harcourt, Brace in the USA both felt the need to press ahead urgently with publication. Instead of waiting for the page proofs of the English edition from which to set the American text, Robert Giroux in New York went ahead and prepared copy for the American printer independently of Roger Senhouse's copy-preparation for the English printer.
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