Tag: North America

Racism and Sexism Underlie Higher Maternal Death Rates for Black Women, U.N. Says

Black women in Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States are more likely than their white counterparts to report denial of medication or physical and verbal abuse in health care settings.

Lithium Scarcity Pushes Carmakers Into the Mining Business

Ford, General Motors and others are striking deals with mining companies to avoid raw material shortages that could thwart their electric vehicle ambitions.

Air Quality Worsens in Northern U.S. From Canada Wildfire Smoke

The smoke cast a pall over New York City and other parts of the East Coast on Tuesday, meteorologists said, and triggered air quality alerts from Massachusetts to Minnesota.