Marijuana will remain illegal under U.S. federal law, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced Thursday, arguing that the drug’s therapeutic value has not been proven scientifically. This means marijuana would remain classified as a Schedule 1 drug — a category that includes drugs such as heroin and ecstasy that have “a high potential for abuse.”
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAA fire tore through the maternity ward of one of Baghdad’s largest hospitals Wednesday, killing at least 12 premature babies, medical and security officials said. Jassem Lateef al-Hijami, from the Baghdad health directorate, told reporters only seven babies could be saved and were taken to another ward in the Iraqi capital. Health ministry spokesman Ahmed
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationA pro-Israel group has filed a human rights complaint against an Ontario university after it was banned from participating in a campus activity. Hasbara Fellowships Canada said the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) discriminated against the grassroots advocacy organization by excluding it from a campus “Social Justice Week.” The group said it was
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Six teen ambassadors from the Jerusalem Zoo – four Israeli Jews and two Arabs – are completing an intensive learning and fun visit to San Diego, where they have observed animals at the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park, SeaWorld, Birch Aquarium, the San Diego Harbor and at
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Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWhat do Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Natalie Portman, Ellen DeGeneres, Gandhi, Paul McCartney, Charles Darwin and Betty White all have in common? This inspirational crowd has all embraced a plant-based diet, but why? In addition to weight loss, improved heart health and some extra pocket change, embracing a vegetarian lifestyle has major environmental benefits and
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Science, Medicine, & EducationLike most Jews, Benjamin Aaron Shapiro, a respected journalist, is an advocate for social justice, following the Jewish concept of Tikun Olam, literally translated as “repair of the world.” Unlike most American Jews, Shapiro is a conservative whose views of the nation are closer to those of Ted Cruz than of Bernie Sanders. Shapiro is
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — Here in California, adjunct teachers are like the comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, in the community college world. They get some respect, but not a lot, despite being the backbone of the system. More classes are taught by part-time teachers than full-time teachers. The ratio has been as high as 70%
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JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Recently retired NBA all-star Amare Stoudemire and current NBA star Omri Casspi on Friday afternoon, Aug. 5, gifted their friend, Entourage TV actor Jeremy Piven, with a life-saving ambucycle. The ambucycle immediately became part of Israel’s national emergency medical services (EMS) organization, United Hatzalah’s, response team. “Just the idea that we can use
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & BroadcastFunny But True By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — Many readers say that they are amused by some of the articles in my positive weekly Israel newsletter featuring Israeli innovations, discoveries and humanitarian activities. Here are a few recent examples. Israel’s Amit Goffer invented the ReWalk exoskeleton that enables paraplegics to walk upright. Unfortunately, Amit
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationMIAMI — Gov. Rick Scott zigzagged around the Wynwood area of Miami on Thursday morning, talking with local business owners about what the state can do to combat the spread of Zika. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden also surveyed the neighborhood Thursday morning, saying he was “impressed” by efforts to control
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By Marsha Sutton Originally published in the Del Mar Times SAN DIEGO — Behind the craziness of Comic-Con is a hidden world of education panels that offers tips and insights into trends in teaching tools, strategies for improved classroom learning, and support for victims of bullying. The panel titled “Capturing the Imagination of Middle-Grade Readers”
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Israel may be one of the noisiest of democracies. There’s a large variety of views expressed in families of many different origins, media providing different views of news and commentary in both traditional and Internet varieties, as well as politicians, Knesset Members, government personnel, and other activists who span a wide
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & BroadcastAt least 80 skeletons were laid to rest in an ancient Greek burial site in Athens, with their wrists clamped together in iron shackles. Archaeologists have suggested that they appear be the victims of a mass execution, but their crime remains largely unknown. There is a certain uniformity to thee way the skeletons unearthed during
A doctor who carried out female genital mutilation (FGM) on a 13-year-old girl who later died from her injuries has been jailed in Egypt, an unprecedented step in a country with one of the highest rates of the practice in the world. In January 2015, Raslan Fadl became the first person to be convicted of
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