At least 25 people have died of starvation in the self-declared republic of Somaliland as the Horn of Africa grapples with an increasingly severe drought. “The drought situation is at its most dangerous level. Eighty percent of the livestock have gone and we are struggling with saving people, who have started dying. So far, we […]
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationWASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama marked the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act with a robust defense of the law Republicans sought to begin repealing Thursday. In a lengthy written statement, Obama made no explicit mention of the action pending in the House. But he clearly contrasted the grueling process that ended with his
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABetween three jobs and a full academic course schedule, University of Washington senior Sam Le is always on the go. He also plans to graduate on time this June. But that wasn’t the case when he was a freshman and nearly flunked out. “I was taking hard classes early on and I was commuting really
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USALONG BEACH, Calif. — After a heated morning of debate and impassioned statements from students, professors and lawmakers, California State University’s Board of Trustees voted 11 to 8 Wednesday to increase tuition as a way to fill a looming gap in state funding. “I don’t bring this forward with an ounce of joy,” said Cal
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAATLANTA, March 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Azerbaijan was hailed as a ‘beacon of religious tolerance’ following a visit by a group of children from the Atlanta Jewish Academy to the Muslim majority country, which is wedged between Russia and Iran. 17-year-old Devorah Chasen said she felt welcomed and safe in Azerbaijan, stressing the country’s open
The president of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, is denouncing anti-Semitism after a tweet by the school’s student body president calling Israel supporters “scum of the earth” resurfaced online. Now-deleted tweets dating back to 2012 by Undergraduate Student Government (USG) President Mayzer Muhammad were unearthed by anti-Semitism watchdog Canary Mission, prompting
Scientists have discovered the fossil remains of a 430-million-year-old crustacean previously unknown to science — a proto-shrimp that they’re naming in honor of British naturalist and television personality David Attenborough. The new species, described in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, could shed fresh light on crustacean evolution. Cascolus ravitis may not sound like the
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationBALTIMORE — A day after the eldest son of Henrietta Lacks admonished HBO for an upcoming movie about his mother and the use of her cells, a second son threw his support behind the drama starring Oprah Winfrey that will air next month. David Lacks Sr. was among a group of family members who issued
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USADALLAS — The man accused of sending a seizure-inducing tweet to Dallas-based journalist Kurt Eichenwald has now been indicted in Dallas County. John Rayne Rivello, 29, is charged with one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The charge carries a hate-crime enhancement. Rivello, a resident of Salisbury, Md., was booked into the Dallas
TEL AVIV (Press Release) — A new Tel Aviv University study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease finds that insulin resistance, caused in part by obesity and physical inactivity, is also linked to a more rapid decline in cognitive performance. According to the research, both diabetic and non-diabetic subjects with insulin resistance experienced accelerated cognitive
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationGlen Campbell is widely regarded as one of the best guitarists of the past 50 years, but his advancing Alzheimer’s disease has robbed him of the ability to play. Glen’s wife of 34 years, Kim Campbell, opens up about Glen’s condition in a new interview with “The Tennessean.” He can still play a little air
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAA Canadian who works in a remote school among the Inuit community in the Arctic has been named as the world’s best teacher. Maggie MacDonnell won the annual $1-million Global Teacher Prize for excellence at an award ceremony in Dubai, beating about 20,000 applicants from around the world. “My dream is that I can work
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Steve Kramer ALFEI MENASHE, Israel — As we approach the Passover holiday, when helping others is customary, it’s instructive to see how a few volunteers are having a considerable impact on Netanya’s Ethiopian Israeli community… The Forgotten People Fund (FPF), a strictly volunteer organization in Netanya, Israel, was founded in 1998 by two couples, Anne
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Steve KramerShe’s the wide-eyed little Muppet with a big smile who has made it to “Sesame Street.” Her name is Julia and she has autism. Julia was first introduced in 2015, playing alongside Elmo and Abby Cadabby, as part of an online-only Digital Storybook story called “Sesame Street and Autism: See the Amazing in All Children.”
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