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能登半島地震とその後の豪雨災害で被害を受けた石川県珠洲市のホテルで、発がん性が高いアスベスト「青石綿」が露出したままになっていることがNPO法人「中皮腫・じん肺・アスベストセンター」（東京都）の現地調査で分かった。一部ははがれて地面に落ちており、空気 ...

仙台市の印刷会社「斎藤コロタイプ印刷」がサイバー攻撃を受け同社が制作した卒業アルバムに掲載された個人情報が流出した可能性がある問題で、東京都葛飾区教育委員会は18日、区立中学校6校が被害に遭った恐れがあると発表した。現時点で2次被害は確認されていない ...

幼少期から性的虐待を受けたことが原因で心的外傷後ストレス障害（PTSD）を発症したとして、広島市の40代女性が父親に約3700万円の賠償を求めた訴訟の上告審で、最高裁第3小法廷（平木正洋裁判長）は16日付で、女性の上告を棄却する決定を出した。