Harmful Chemicals May Be Hiding in Your Water and other top stories.

• Harmful Chemicals May Be Hiding in Your Water

  

  It's not just lead that could be lurking in your drinking water: Try chemicals that have been linked to cancer and other adverse health effects. According to new findings from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, potentially dangerous chemicals called PFASs (polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl) are above government-recommended safety levels in the drinking water of 6 million Americans around the country. Th..

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• Man, 91, in hospice care is still knitting hats for homeless

  

  GRANDVILLE, Mich. –  A 91-year-old man in hospice care in Michigan isn't letting his failing health stop him from knitting winter caps for the homeless. Moorie Boogart has been knitting the caps for more than 15 years. The Grandville man tells WXMI-TV he stopped counting after making 8,000 of them. More on this... He's slowing down a bit now, saying it takes him about two days to make a hat. He calls learning to knit one of the best things that has ever happened to him and adds that the only..

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• 'American Idol' Alum Jax Is Battling Thyroid Cancer

  

  Jax performs onstage during "American Idol" XIV Grand Finale at Dolby Theatre on May 13, 2015 in Hollywood, California. Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images American Idol alum Jackie “Jax” Cole revealed in a new interview that she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in April and has since undergone surgery.The 20-year-old singer — who finished in third place on season 14 of the hit Fox singing competition behind winner Ni..

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• High numbers? 1 in 8 American adults smokes pot

  

  The percentage of Americans who say they currently smoke marijuana has nearly doubled since 2013, a new survey finds. Thirteen percent of adults in the U.S. now say they currently smoke pot — up from 7 percent in 2013, according to the new Gallup poll. The percentage of Americans who said they had ever tried marijuana also increased since 2013. This year, 43 percent of Americans said they had tried the drug — up from 38 percent in 2013, according to the poll. [Where Americans Smoke and Grow..

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• FDA bans e-cigarette sales to minors: Why is it cracking down now?

  

  The US Food and Drug Administration began banning sales of electronic cigarettes to minors on Monday, apparently ending a contentious debate about whether e-cigarettes should be considered separately from other tobacco products.In addition to barring the sale of e-cigarettes and other tobacco products to people under 18, the rules also require a photo ID to purchase them, stop retailers from handing out free samples, and require all e-cigarettes on the market since February 2007 to undergo a fe..

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