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Deandra Smith
Coverage of Deandra Smith in the Nexus archive.
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- American Red Cross declares emergency blood shortage
The American Red Cross has declared an emergency blood shortage due to a 25% drop in the national blood supply in June and a 3,500-unit weekly increase in hospital demand. Factors include reduced school blood drives, busy schedules, and seasonal illnesses, as blood cannot be stockpiled and has a limited shelf life.
- Camden residents seek compensation for scrap metal recycler’s fires and other impacts through class action lawsuit
Camden residents filed a class action lawsuit against EMR’s scrap metal facilities, alleging noxious emissions and repeated fires that have disrupted their property use. The company’s shredding facility has experienced over a dozen fires since 2020, prompting Camden to suspend its license, which EMR contested in court.