Reuters finds 3,810 U.S. areas with lead poisoning double Flint’s

Since last year, Reuters has obtained neighborhood-level blood lead testing results for 34 states and the District of Columbia. This data allows the public its first hyper-local look at communities where children tested positive for lead exposure in recent years.

While the number of children with high lead levels has plummeted across the U.S. since … Read the rest

The 8 Most Awe-Inspiring Dams in America

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Whether you’re road-tripping or prepping yourself for your dream spot on Jeopardy!, it’s essential to get familiar with the nation’s most monumental dams.

But to find those hulking structures—blockades against water made of earth and concrete— you’ll need to fix your gaze west of the Rockies. When engineers seek to block

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President Trump’s Twitter accessed by security expert who guessed password “maga2020!”

A Dutch security researcher says he accessed President Trump’s @realDonaldTrump Twitter account last week by guessing his password: “maga2020!”.

Victor Gevers, a security researcher at the GDI Foundation and chair of the Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure, which finds and reports security vulnerabilities, told TechCrunch he guessed the president’s account password and was successful on … Read the rest