Woman killed by flying restaurant umbrella in freak accident at South Carolina lakeside restaurant

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A freak accident involving a restaurant umbrella in a small South Carolina lake town led to a woman’s death over the weekend, according to local authorities.Dana Weinger, 56, was enjoying a night out at Driftwood Grill Home of the Lazy Gator at Lake Marion in Summerton, South Carolina, with her husband and other family members Saturday night when a gust of wind dislodged an umbrella, turning it into a projectile. The umbrella struck Weinger in the neck, severing her carotid artery, Clarendon County Sheriff Tim Baxley told WIS 10.Local EMS workers responded to…

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Omar faces mounting scrutiny after fraud ringleader sentenced to 41 years

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The 41-year prison sentence handed to the ringleader of Minnesota’s massive Feeding Our Future fraud scandal is renewing scrutiny of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., over her ties to convicted figures in the $250 million scheme. Aimee Bock, the founder and former executive director…

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Exclusive | Toxic, cancer-causing chemicals are lurking in popular hair products — inside the battle for ‘beauty justice’

Around the world, chemicals that once kept barnacles from attaching to the hulls of ships have leached into marine sediments. Animals have suffered brain and immune impairment. Some female mollusks have turned imposex, growing male genitalia.  The chemicals did so much damage to aquatic ecosystems that, decades ago, they were banned internationally for marine use.  But for hair products? They appear to be fair game. Recent testing on hair extensions and braiding products found these toxic compounds, known as organotins, hiding in plain sight. In a February report, cancer researchers at the Silent Spring Institute slammed the industry for its lack…

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London to Stirling trains for under €35 have just launched

The biggest barrier to replacing domestic flights with eco-friendly train services isn’t the time difference, but the cost. Thankfully, a new budget service has just launched between London Euston and the Scottish city of Stirling, making travel along the UK’s West Coast Main Line far more affordable. Lumo’s new service,…