Marchers in New York marked International Women’s Day on Wednesday afternoon by chanting “Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Donald Trump Has Got To Go” while walking between two of the real estate mogul’s signature properties. Some hoisted posters featuring coat hangers, a strong symbol for many women in the battle over abortion rights. Meanwhile, the most
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO –San Diego State University President Elliot Hirshman announced Wednesday he has accepted the presidency of Stevenson University in Maryland. His last day at SDSU will be June 30. Hirshman has served as the president of SDSU since 2011. “The last six years have been the most extraordinary
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Chris Jennewein, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationHouse Republicans unveiled the replace part of their effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, lifting penalties against those who don’t buy health insurance, replacing subsidies with tax credits and defunding Planned Parenthood. The American Healthcare Act keeps two of the most popular features of Obamacare: allowing young adults to remain on their
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAORLANDO, Fla. — A University of Central Florida fraternity has been temporarily suspended after a member was accused of holding a gun barrel to the head of a blindfolded pledge, school documents released this week show. As pledges lay on the floor blindfolded, an Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity brother leading them “took out a rifle
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAAn 11-year-old named Asmaa Jaffal sits with her hands stuffed into the pockets of her Rolling Stones sweatshirt. Asmaa is from northeastern Syria. She says she was in the second grade when her world turned upside down. “When the war started,” she explains in Arabic, “ISIS came and they closed all the schools — except
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationSen. Rand Paul of Kentucky on Tuesday said the House GOP’s new health care plan “will not pass” and said a provision hiking premiums for people who go without insurance for a certain period of time is likely unconstitutional. “The House bill that’s been put forward is Obamacare lite. It won’t work. Premiums and prices
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON — House Republicans have finally unveiled legislation to repeal and — just as important — replace the Affordable Care Act. Obamacare is pretty complex. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that what the GOP is proposing in its place has a few knotty details. Here’s a short guide to what’s in the Republican plan
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TEL AVIV, Israel (Press Release) – In emergency medicine, every second counts. Magen David Adom strives to always improve and cut emergency response times. As part of its efforts, MDA is introducing electric bikes into its array of vehicles. Each bike is equipped with resuscitation equipment and can be summoned to scenes within a radius of
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationThe benefits of the Mediterranean diet include everything from cutting your risk of heart disease, to giving you extra brain power. Now, a new study from Maastricht University in The Netherlands suggests it may cut cancer risk, too. The study found that women who closely followed the diet, which is rich in plants, fish, and
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Science, Medicine, & EducationPresident Uhuru Kenyatta has once again appealed to doctors to consider the plight of Kenyans and return to work as a solution is sought for their grievances. Speaking during a tour of Kiambu County on Saturday, the Head of State said that Kenyans were suffering and doctors should recognise this fact. He emphasised the need
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationSix senior doctors working in Hadassah Ein Kerem’s oncology-hematology department on Sunday submitted their resignation letters to hospital management. In their letters, the doctors named their reason for resigning as a severe disagreement between new Hadassah manager Professor Zeev Rotstein and the hospital’s Oncology-Hematology Department. Hadassah Ein Kerem’s Oncology-Hematology Department is one of the leading
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationGeneva (dpa) – The lives of 1.7 million young children are cut short each year by pollution and other environmental dangers, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday in Geneva. These deaths account for more than a quarter of all instances of child mortality for those aged younger than 5, the UN health agency said
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareMore than 100 people have died from famine and diarrhoea in southern Somalia over a two-day period, according to the country’s prime minister. The government also says nearly 70 people have been killed since Friday in a cholera outbreak. “It is a difficult situation for the pastoralists and their livestock. Some people have been hit
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationIn an unprecedented move to ease controversy over its admission policies, the University of California on Monday proposed a 20 percent systemwide limit on nonresident undergraduate enrollment and vowed to continue giving Californians top priority. The proposed limit on students from other states and countries — which would be the first ever for the 10-campus
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