On Tuesday, 27-year-old Kevin Shaw filed a lawsuit against Pierce College in Los Angeles, Calif., after he says his First Amendment right to free speech was violated by the campus’ use of a “free speech area.” Shaw was prevented from handing out pocket-sized U.S. Constitutions in November on behalf of his student group, Young Americans […]
WASHINGTON — The method Texas has used for 13 years to evaluate mental disability in death row inmates has allowed for the execution of such inmates, violating the Constitution’s prohibition on “cruel and unusual punishment,” the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The court ordered Texas to use modern medical standards, rather than the criteria the state
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USATwo antiabortion activists whose controversial undercover videos accused Planned Parenthood doctors of selling fetal tissue were charged Tuesday with more than a dozen felonies by California prosecutors. State Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s office filed 15 felony counts against David Daleiden and his alleged co-conspirator, Sandra Merritt, accusing the pair of filming 14 people without consent
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By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Once again the Playwrights Project proves that it is not afraid to tackle thorny subjects that most would like to sweep under the rug. Just as the group partnered with the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility to bring us Out of the Yard, last year, they have created
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & BroadcastA Senate Democrat said Tuesday she is launching a wide-ranging investigation into prescription drug makers and their role in an opioid epidemic that is ravaging every corner of the nation. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri said she requested sales and marketing information from the makers of the top-selling, opioid-based painkillers. She also demanded any company
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) —A typical office scanner can be infiltrated and a company’s network compromised using different light sources, according to a new paper by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Weizmann Institute of Science. “In this research, we demonstrated how to use a laser or smart bulb to establish a covert
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Science, Medicine, & EducationWASHINGTON – The White House is proposing a $1.2 billion cut this year to the National Institutes of Health’s budget, targeting research grants. The proposed NIH cut is part of $18 billion in spending reductions that President Trump’s team is proposing to Congress for the current fiscal year, which ends in October, according to a
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USATEL AVIV, Israel (Press Release) – Every year, Magen David Adom tends to wounds that occur as a result of pre-Passover cleaning and other holiday preparations. The first case of the year has already taken place this week. MDA teams in Jerusalem have been called to treat a nine year old girl as well as
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationThe World Health Organization and U.N. children’s fund are spearheading a massive immunization campaign across Africa to rid the continent of the last vestiges of polio. Tens of thousands of health workers will fan out across 13 central and western African countries to vaccinate more than 116 million children under age five against the crippling
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationSenate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Sunday that Democrats are ready to work with President Trump to fix Obamacare if Republicans abandon their drive to repeal the law. The New York Democrat made the offer in the wake of Friday’s decision by Mr. Trump and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan to pull the GOP
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday took hard-line congressional Republicans to task over last week’s failed attempt to push through a health care overhaul measure, but the principal target of his Twitter broadside declined to engage in any sparring with the White House, instead emphasizing the need to move forward. The episode, however, could
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAScientists from Columbia University use geological sample to reveal arid spells that lasted for decades or centuries, thousands of years ago By Melanie Lidman A sample of the geological core drilled 450 meters (1500 feet) into the Dead Sea floor reveals layers of mud from the rainy season on the left and layers of salt
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareWASHINGTON — House GOP leaders postponed a much-anticipated vote Thursday on legislation to overhaul the Affordable Care Act amid a Republican revolt that raised doubts about the fate of the measure as well as President Donald Trump’s self-proclaimed negotiating skills. After initially vowing to continue talks through the night, a frustrated White House told a
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAAUSTIN, Texas — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry thinks the president stole the election. No, he’s not talking about President Donald Trump, Perry’s new boss as the former governor leads the Energy Department. He’s talking about Bobby Brooks, a kid from Belton who just was elected student body president at Perry’s alma mater Texas A&M
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