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What’s in your water? Leaf Home Water Solutions offers free testing
Tap water may look clean—but what’s really coming out of your faucet might surprise you. From stubborn residue and foul tastes to hidden contaminants like chlorine, iron, or even ...
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Inspectors Say More Than 100 Chemical Weapons Sites Could Remain in Syria
The number, far higher than any previous estimate, poses a test for the new government. Experts fear that sarin, chlorine and mustard gas stockpiles could be unsecured. By Megha Rajagopalan Megha ...
USA Today18d
Uncover your family secrets with a MyHeritage DNA kit for less than $40
MyHeritage is a genealogy platform that offers DNA testing kits and access to billions of historical records. The platform allows users to build family trees, discover ancestral connections and ...
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Hoosier lawmakers affirm drug test strips are not illegal paraphernalia
possession or use of test strips or field test kits that are marketed to detect the presence of a drug or a controlled substance will be exempt from Indiana's prohibitions on drug paraphernalia.
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Barrio Azteca gang member arrested on warrants, drug charge
The Constable’s Office also said that Hernandez is a Barrio Azteca gang member. Deputies used a field-testing kit to confirm that the substance found on Hernandez was heroin. He was booked into the El ...
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Bodycam Footage Shows N.J. Mayor Staggering During DUI Arrest After Driving Son, 2, Home from Daycare
The New Jersey mayor admits to drinking vodka and could be seen stumbling in the newly released footage Lumberton Mayor Gina LaPlaca Facebook Newly released body cam footage this week shows the ...
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FDA approves first at-home, over-the-counter test for STIs. But there's a catch.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever testing kit for sexually transmitted infections that can be taken at home without a prescription. But it's not for everyone.
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Los Angeles Sheriff's Department used faulty DNA kits in 4,000 cases
March 27 (UPI) --The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will retest more than 4,000 DNA samples after announcing it used a faulty testing kit for at least eight months. The sheriff's office ...
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Los Angeles sheriff's department to retest 4,000 DNA samples after using faulty kits for 8 months
Sheriff’s officials said Wednesday that a test kit manufacturer sent a letter in August warning the department to stop using certain kits that were prone to giving incomplete results.
KTTV25d
LASD used defective DNA test kits for months
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it has to retest thousands of DNA samples after discovering that they'd been using potentially faulty DNA test kits for months.
Los Angeles Times25d
Faulty DNA test kits were used in thousands of L.A. County criminal cases, authorities say
In August, a manufacturer of DNA testing kits sent a letter to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department warning officials to stop using certain test kits that had proved prone to giving ...
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Los Angeles sheriff retesting 4,000 DNA samples due to possible error
The department received an Aug. 28 letter last year from the test kit manufacturer warning of these problems, but the notice "was forwarded to an individual in the Sheriff’s Department ...