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09/10/2026

09/09/2026

Air pollution remains the world's leading environmental health risk, contributing to 6.6 million premature deaths annually, largely due to chronic conditions such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Yet air pollution is still not sufficiently covered in many health professional curricula.

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09/07/2026

NYC Council member has been referred for ethics investigation: Source
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – City Council Member Farah Louis has been referred to the ethics committee, a council source told PIX11 News.

The referral is unrelated to the federal corruption investigation Louis is currently linked to, according to the source. The referral was made before the council became aware of the investigation. https://pix11.com/news/local-news/nyc-council-member-keeps-committee-assignments-amid-federal-corruption-probe/?fbclid=IwY2xjawULZQdwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5-sScWDZT6WoEsd81NwtArqbbIq6it19EwZB7uE34f3fmrRfUADw8jr1vszg_aem_ohMpq2Tvb59bIYrBDAmitQ

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – City Council Member Farah Louis has been referred to the ethics committee, a council source told PIX11 News. The referral is unrelated to the federal corruption investigatio…

09/07/2026

North Miami councilmembers face possible removal after judge rules they violated city charter

Three North Miami councilmembers could be on their way toward losing their seats after a judge ruled they violated North Miami’s city charter when they fired their municipality’s city manager

09/06/2026

BREAKING: Latest data on gender equality to be revealed
On 17 September, UN Women and UN DESA will launch the latest edition of the Gender Snapshot, revealing the latest data on gender equality. The 2026 edition will focus on leadership and will provide evidence showing that progress towards women’s equal participation in political leadership has lost momentum. Stay tuned and follow the launch on 17 September live on UN Web TV.
Learn More: https://www.hcrff.org/violence-based-on-gender/

09/05/2026

House Ethics Committee holds NMB Mayor Michael Joseph in contempt of Congress

Two allies of former U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick have been...

09/05/2026

Allies of a former House Democrat under federal indictment are now facing potential criminal charges themselves.

The House of Representatives unanimously agreed to hold two people in contempt of Congress on Tuesday — North Miami Beach, Florida, Mayor Michael Joseph and Hector Roos, a former aide to ex-Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla. — for failing to work with the House Ethics Committee's investigation into the disgraced Sunshine State Democrat. https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/allies-of-disgraced-ex-house-dem-poised-for-criminal-charges-for-refusing-congress-probe/ar-AA2bmI0T?ocid=BingNewsVerp

09/03/2026

North Miami Beach Mayor Michael Joseph among Cherfilus-McCormick aides found in contempt of Congress
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Two allies of former Democratic U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick have been found in contempt of Congress.
A vote was held in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, as North Miami Beach Mayor Michael Joseph and Hector Roos, who previously worked on Cherfilus-McCormick’s congressional campaigns, were accused of failing to comply with multiple subpoenas.

Two allies of former U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick have been found in contempt of Congress.

09/03/2026

Congress holds North Miami Beach mayor in contempt over ethics investigation
The sitting mayor of North Miami Beach on Tuesday was found in contempt of Congress as part of an ethics investigation into former U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick.

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08/29/2026

Haiti receives nearly 200,000 forced deportees, UN says after brutal gang killing

By Sarah Morland Aug 28 (Reuters) - Nearly 200,000 people were forcibly returned to Haiti in the first eight months of this year, a U.N. official told an emergency meeting of the Security Council on