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The Royals Are Coming! Prince William, Kate Middleton To Visit Massachusetts The Royals Are Coming! Prince William, Kate Middleton To Visit Massachusetts
The Royals Are Coming! Prince William, Kate Middleton To Visit Massachusetts Step aside, Paul Revere. This British invasion comes with its own press release.  Prince William and his wife Prince Kate Middleton will hold the awards ceremony for the Earthshot Prize in Boston later this year.  The Earthshot Prize goes to the people and projects who are working to "repair and regenerate the planet," a press release about the awards said.  In December, the Royals will choose five winners out of 15 finalists to win a £1 million prize (about $1.2 million) to help fund their initiatives.  Introducing #EarthshotBoston2022 🇺🇸​This December, we're heading to the @CityofBo…

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So-Called 'Silent Killer' Caused One in Five Deaths Worldwide, Study Says So-Called 'Silent Killer' Caused One in Five Deaths Worldwide, Study Says
So-Called 'Silent Killer' Caused One in Five Deaths Worldwide, Study Says There's something people come in contact with every day that's being called a "silent killer" responsible for about 20 percent of deaths worldwide in 2018. A new study by various top universities has found that air pollution killed 8.7 million people globally in 2018 - about one in five deaths. A major contributor to fatal air pollution was caused by burning fossil fuels such as coal and oil, said the study, “Global mortality from outdoor fine particle pollution generated by fossil fuel combustion: Results from GEOS-Chem.”  Exposure to high levels of air pollution can cause respirator…

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by Kristin Palpini