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Paramount Chair Shari Redstone Diagnosed With Thyroid Cancer While Leading Critical $8B Merger

Paramount Global chair Shari Redstone, 71, is battling thyroid cancer while steering her company through major changes. Her spokesperson shared that doctors found the cancer this spring after Redstone felt unusually tired.

Karmactive Staff

June 7, 2025

Toronto Air Quality Alert. Photo Source- Brian Mclntyre Real Estate (Facebook)

Canada·Disaster·News

Toronto’s Air Quality Hits “High Risk” Level as Wildfire Smoke Blankets Region – PM2.5 Levels Soar

Smoke from wildfires burning in Western Canada has drifted into Toronto and much of Southern Ontario, pushing air quality to dangerous levels and prompting health warnings across the region. Environment Canada has

Govind Tekaleand

Karmactive Staff

June 7, 2025

Health·Plastic·Science

Hospital Superbug Eats Medical Plastic: 78% Destroyed in 7 Days, Raising Patient Safety Concerns

A common hospital bacterium can actually eat the plastic used in medical devices like sutures and implants, according to new research. This unexpected finding has doctors and hospitals rethinking infection control and

Tejal Somvanshiand

Karmactive Staff

June 6, 2025

A Sydney Light Rail tram. Photo Source: John Cooper (Flickr)

Transportation

Sydney Light Rail Fatality: Man Dies at Surry Hills Stop After Crossing Between Carriages Despite Safety Warnings

A man in his 40s was killed when a light rail carriage struck him at the Surry Hills stop on Devonshire Street just after 1:15 pm today. Transport authorities have suspended services

Karmactive Staff

June 5, 2025

News·USA

Sulu Organics Recalls 6,166 Pounds of Meat Products

A major food safety recall is underway after Sulu Organics LLC pulled approximately 6,166 pounds of pork lard and beef tallow products from the market. The Bartlett, Illinois company produced these items

Karmactive Staff

June 4, 2025

Health·News

Structured Exercise Lowers Colon Cancer Death Risk by 37% and Recurrence by 28%, Study Finds

A groundbreaking international study has found that regular exercise significantly improves survival rates for colon cancer patients after treatment. The research, presented at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting and

Tejal Somvanshiand

Karmactive Staff

June 4, 2025

Representative Image. Representative Image. Photo Source: Miles Burke (Pexels)

Australia·News

Australia’s Minimum Wage to Increase by 3.5% to $24.95/hr, Affecting 2.9 Million Workers from July 1

Almost 3 million Australians will see bigger paychecks starting July as the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has approved a 3.5% increase to the minimum wage. From July 1, the minimum hourly rate

Karmactive Staff

June 3, 2025

News·USA

EPA Workforce Shrinks by 1,560; 65% Budget Cut Proposed

The Environmental Protection Agency has lost 1,560 positions since the beginning of Trump’s second term, cutting approximately 10% of its workforce as of April’s end, according to staff records obtained through a

Karmactive Staff

June 3, 2025

News·USA·Weather

Florida Braces for Up to 5 Inches of Rain as First 2025 Tropical Wave Emerges Off Africa

The first tropical wave of the 2025 hurricane season is now moving west at 17 mph off Africa’s coast near Cabo Verde. While this distant system poses no immediate threat, Florida residents

Karmactive Staff

June 3, 2025

Health·Plant Based·Science

Seaweed-Based Period Pads Turn Blood Into Gel, Cut 1.2 Leaks Per Cycle – Virginia Tech Breakthrough

From Seaweed to Superpad: How Scientists Are Solving Century-Old Leakage Problems Leakage is widely reported as the leading concern for menstruators—often causing embarrassment, missed school or work, and anxiety about staining. Recent

Tejal Somvanshiand

Karmactive Staff

June 2, 2025