The proposed contract, which has yet to be voted on by union members, has a major focus on limits around visiting nurses, also called traveling nurses, that many hospitals rely on to fill staff shortages.
The so-called "forever chemicals," which have been linked to a number of negative health impacts, were detected in 87% of the 108 locations tested between 2022 and 2024.
More than 12,000 competitors and nearly 375,000 spectators will take part in the annual Head of the Charles Regatta event starting on Friday and running through Sunday.
This Peabody Award–winning podcast dives into the cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure. No project embodies that cynicism quite like ‘The Big Dig.’