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Four suicides in New Zealand linked to toxic salt parcels shipped from Kenneth Law

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One year after Mississauga, Ont. resident Kenneth Law was charged with aiding and abetting suicides in Canada, Britain and some U.S. states restricted the sale of a toxic salt, which is used to cure meats at lower concentrations but can kill people in small doses at higher levels of purity.Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press

New Zealand is the latest country to crack down on the online sales of a food additive after a coroner on the archipelago linked four recent suicides to Kenneth Law, the Mississauga man accused of killing 14 people in Ontario after selling them the substance.

New Zealand coroner Alexandra Cunninghame said her country has formed a working group of customs officials and representatives from its Environmental Protection Authority and Ministry…


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Jimmy Fallon says he’s ‘happy to be back’ as ‘Tonight Show’ host avoids questions on ‘toxic’ work environment

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Jimmy Fallon was in town for the Broadway opening of ‘Gutenberg! The Musical!’

The ‘Tonight Show’ host shared that he was all excited to be back at the helm after a long gap due to writer’s strike.

“I miss interviewing everyone so much, I was just interviewing my wife for the last five months and she got bored of me so she’s so happy I’m out of the house,” Fallon told PageSix.

“The show is back, we’re back to telling monologue jokes, back to making people feel happy, I’m so thankful and happy to be back,” he said.

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Jimmy Fallon avoids questions on ‘toxic’ work environment accusations

The 49-year-old was accused of a…


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Kelly Clarkson Responds to Toxic Workplace Claims from ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ Staffers

“I have always been, and will continue to be, committed to creating and maintaining a safe and healthy environment,” the singer said

Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty  Kelly Clarkson hosting The Kelly Clarkson Show

Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty Kelly Clarkson hosting The Kelly Clarkson Show

Kelly Clarkson is responding to allegations of a toxic work environment on The Kelly Clarkson Show, calling her staff’s alleged treatment “unacceptable.”

The singer and talk show host, 41, shared a statement on Instagram Friday — the same day a Rolling Stone article alleged that producers “overworked” and “underpaid” the show’s crew members, who said “working at the show was traumatizing to their mental health.”

“In my 20 years in the entertainment industry, I’ve always led with my heart and what I believed to be right,” Clarkson began her statement. “I love my team at The


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