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“Paraquat is bad news for farmers, farmworkers and public health,” said Del Chiaro of EWG.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

You learn your parents’ registers the way you learn weather, and this was the register of bad news from far away.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

Well the bad news is there's no cure, but it is possible to mitigate it.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

More bad news for home buyers: Mortgage rates jumped to a new high for the year, making it even more expensive to take on a home loan.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

“Do you want the good news or the bad news first?”

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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