Today's Latest Headlines News: August 2018

Friday, August 31, 2018

Exclusive: Fake photos in Myanmar army's 'True News' book on the Rohingya crisis

The grainy black-and-white photo, printed in a new book on the Rohingya crisis authored by Myanmar's army, shows a man standing over two bodies, wielding a farming tool. "Bengalis killed local ethnics brutally", reads the caption.

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'Abortion Is Self-Care': Shocking Billboard Targets Black Women for Abortions

A new billboard along a Dallas highway encourages African-American women to choose abortion.

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Pro-Life Group's Videos Expose Stericycle's History of Helping Dispose of Aborted Baby Parts

The pro-life group Created Equal says it now has sworn testimony and audio recordings from several former drivers who say the medical waste company Stericycle continues to receive, transport and dispose of aborted children.

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'We Are His Disciples...by Our Love for One Another': Christine Caine Urges Christians to Stop Being Dysfunctional

Best-selling Christian author Christine Caine is calling on all Christians to get real and be authentic in their relationships in her new book.

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Trump Cites Evidence of Google, Twitter Censoring Him: Can He Break the Anti-Conservative Blockade?

It's not clear what President Trump can do to stop big tech's social media censorship of conservatives, but it's also clear that he's not letting up.

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Media Researcher Says Google's Alleged Bias Against Conservatives Should be 'Terrifying' to Everyone

President Donald Trump is blasting Google and social media platforms for "suppressing" conservative news outlets and viewpoints.

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The Heartwarming Moment a Little Girl Finds Out She's Being Adopted

The special moment when a little girl found out she will finally be adopted has gone viral on social media.

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9-Year-Old's Shocking Suicide Highlights Growing Problem Among Children

One little boy's suicide has the nation talking about the growth of suicide among young people and just how serious bullying can be.

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Lessons of Profitable Farming: How One 'Farm School' Hopes to Attract Young Millennials to the Land

The institution of the American farmer isn't doing well. Across the country, the population is aging and not enough young people are stepping up to fill the gap. But beacons of hope like the Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia, are attracting the next generation with a new vision of how farmers can succeed.

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The Amazing Way This Chick-Fil-A is Giving Back to the Community

A Plainfield, Indiana Chick-fil-A owner is paying his 100 employees to do community service while the restaurant's building is being remodeled this fall.

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Model can more naturally detect depression in conversations

Researchers detail a neural-network model that can be unleashed on raw text and audio data from interviews to discover speech patterns indicative of depression. Given a new subject, it can accurately predict if the individual is depressed, without needing any other information about the questions and answers.

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Mechanism of Marburg virus sexual transmission identified in nonhuman primates

New research elucidates the mechanism of sexual transmission of filoviruses, which have been shown to persist in the testes and other immune privileged sites. Sexual transmission of filoviruses was first reported in 1968 after an outbreak of Marburg virus disease and recently caused flare-ups of Ebola virus disease in the 2013-2016 outbreak. The team found that Marburg virus persists in seminiferous tubules and that Sertoli cells are the reservoir for the virus.

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Using physics to predict crowd behavior

Electrons whizzing around each other and humans crammed together at a political rally don't seem to have much in common, but researchers are connecting the dots. They've developed a highly accurate mathematical approach to predict the behavior of crowds of living creatures, using methods originally developed to study large collections of quantum mechanically interacting electrons.

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Countries ranked by oil production emissions

Emissions associated with oil and gas production are a significant source of greenhouse gases. A new analysis ranks countries by emission levels and identifies the major sources of emissions, a first step toward policy to regulate oil and gas production practices.

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Inhibiting nuclear factor kappa B improves heart function in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Researchers have uncovered an unexpected mechanism that underlies cardiomyopathy (heart failure) in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). They report that nuclear factor kappa B down-regulates calcium genes, contributing to cardiomyopathy in DMD. Furthermore, data from a mouse model show cardiomyocyte ablation of NF-kappaB rescues cardiac function.

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Scientists identify protein that may have existed when life began

How did life arise on Earth? Researchers have found among the first and perhaps only hard evidence that simple protein catalysts -- essential for cells, the building blocks of life, to function -- may have existed when life began.

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Faster than we thought: Sulfurization of organic material

Processes that were thought to take tens of thousands of years can happen in hours, according to new research. And that may change our understanding of the carbon cycle, and maybe the history of Earth's climate.

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Dual-layer solar cell sets record for efficiently generating power

Materials scientists have developed a highly efficient thin-film solar cell that generates more energy than typical solar panels, thanks to its double-layer design.

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Scientists predict superelastic properties in a group of iron-based superconductors

Researchers have computationally predicted a number of unique properties in a group of iron-based superconductors, including room-temperature super-elasticity.

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A master switch controls aggressive breast cancer

Researchers have identified a master switch that appears to control the dynamic behavior of tumor cells that makes some aggressive cancers so difficult to treat. The gene Sox10 directly controls the growth and invasion of a significant fraction of hard-to-treat triple-negative breast cancers.

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Biomechanics of chewing depend more on animal size, not diet

Researchers report that the jaw joint bone, the center around which chewing activity revolves (literally), appears to have evolved based more on an animal's size than what it eats.

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Study illustrates challenges of lowering tetanus mortality

The overall mortality in patients suffering non-neonatal tetanus is high. Efforts to reduce mortality in one sub-Saharan African intensive care unit (ICU) by implementing a standard tetanus protocol did little to change mortality rates, although they shifted causes of deaths, researchers have now reported.

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Injection wells can induce earthquakes miles away from the well

A study of earthquakes induced by injecting fluids deep underground has revealed surprising patterns, suggesting that current recommendations for hydraulic fracturing, wastewater disposal, and geothermal wells may need to be revised.

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How damaging immune cells develop during tuberculosis

Insights into how harmful white blood cells form during tuberculosis infection point to novel targets for pharmacological interventions.

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DNA accessibility, gene expression jointly profiled in thousands of cells

A new assay can concurrently trace, in thousands of different cells, the marks that shape what each cell's genome will do -- the epigenome -- and the copies of the instructions themselves -- the transcriptome. The epigenome and transcriptome are part of the molecular biology that converts the genetic blueprint of DNA into tools and materials for living cells.

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Simple test detects disease-carrying mosquitoes, presence of biopesticide

A new tool uses a smartphone camera, a small 3D-printed box and a simple chemical test to show whether a dead mosquito belongs to the Aedes aegypti species, which carries Zika and other devastating viruses that afflict an estimated 100 million people worldwide each year.

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Most land-based ecosystems worldwide risk 'major transformation' due to climate change

Without dramatic reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions, most of the planet's land-based ecosystems -- from its forests and grasslands to the deserts and tundra -- are at high risk of 'major transformation' due to climate change.

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CRISPR halts Duchenne muscular dystrophy progression in dogs

Scientists for the first time have used CRISPR gene editing to halt the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in a large mammal, according to a new study that provides a strong indication that a lifesaving treatment may be in the pipeline.

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How our brain and personality provide protection against emotional distress

Researchers recently examined a sample of 85 healthy college students to see how a number of personality traits can protect an individual's brain against symptoms of emotional distress, namely depression and anxiety.

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Scientists decode opium poppy genome

Scientists have determined the DNA code of the opium poppy genome, uncovering key steps in how the plant evolved to produce the pharmaceutical compounds used to make vital medicines. The discovery may pave the way for scientists to improve yields and the disease resistance of the medicinal plant, securing a reliable and cheap supply of the most effective drugs for pain relief and palliative care.

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Researchers are turning to deadly venoms in their quests for life-saving therapies

Scientists detail how technology and a growing understanding of the evolution of venoms are pointing the way toward entirely new classes of drugs capable of treating diabetes, autoimmune diseases, chronic pain, and other conditions.

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Presynapses come in a packet

Synapses are the interfaces for information exchange between neurons. Scientists have discovered the materials, which form new presynapses for the release of transmitters. The findings may help to design better nerve-regenerating therapies in the future.

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Adapt, move or die: How biodiversity reacted to past climate change

A new paper reviews current knowledge on climate change and biodiversity. In the past, plants and animals reacted to environmental changes by adapting, migrating or going extinct. These findings point to radical changes in biodiversity due to climate change in the future.

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Children's bone cancers could remain hidden for years before diagnosis

Scientists have discovered that some childhood bone cancers start growing years before they are diagnosed. Researchers discovered large-scale genetic rearrangements in Ewing Sarcomas and other children's cancers, and showed these can take years to form. The study will help unravel causes of childhood cancers and could help find ways to diagnose and treat these cancers earlier in the future.

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Predicting how splicing errors impact disease risk

Researchers are teasing out the rules that guide how cells process RNA messages from our genes that provide a template for protein synthesis. This will enable better predictions about the impact of specific genetic mutations that affect this process and can cause a host of serious illnesses.

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Drug-resistance of gonorrhea in the EU: Persistent but stable

Neisseria gonorrhoea continues to show high levels of resistance to azithromycin across the European Union and European Economic Area, according to the 2016 results of the European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (Euro-GASP). This threatens the effectiveness of the currently recommended dual therapy regimen for gonorrhoea. Overall, the rates of resistance to cefixime, ceftriaxone and azithromycin have remained stable when compared to recent years.

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Climate change projected to boost insect activity and crop loss, researchers say

Scientists report that insect activity in today's temperate, crop-growing regions will rise along with temperatures. Researchers project that this activity, in turn, will boost worldwide losses of rice, corn and wheat by 10-25 percent for each degree Celsius that global mean surface temperatures rise.

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Aspen is making a comeback in and around Yellowstone National Park, because of predators

The reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park is tied to the recovery of aspen in areas around the park.

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Scientists clone virus to help stop overwhelming grape disease

A new discovery could help grape growers roll back a devastating virus that withers vines and shrivels harvests.

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Pushing big data to rapidly advance patient care

The breakneck pace of biomedical discovery is outstripping clinicians' ability to incorporate this new knowledge into practice. Scientists have now written about a possible way to approach this problem, one that will accelerate the movement of newly-generated evidence about the management of health and disease into practice that improves the health of patients.

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Why California's Privacy Law Won't Hurt Facebook or Google

The California Consumer Privacy Act was heralded as a blow against Big Tech. But the law will primarily constrain smaller actors in the online-ad world.

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Is It Possible to Find Love Without Dating Apps?

I ditched Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge, and set out on a journey to find old-fashioned love in a newfangled world.

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Firefox's New Browser Will Keep Brands From Stalking You

Future versions of Firefox will block third-party tracking codes, and trackers that take too long to load, by default.

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The Lego Bugatti Chiron Goes 18 MPH (and Is Made of Lego*)

Where the 'real' Chiron produces 1,500 horsepower from a quad-turbocharged W16 engine and can hit 261 mph, the Lego lookalike makes 5.3 horses from 2,304 tiny motors.

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San Francisco Is Bringing Back Banned Electric Scooters—With Limits

The city granted operating permits to just Skip and Scoot, two companies that emphasized good relationships with public officials.

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What Happens When Facebook Mistakenly Blocks Local News Stories

The social network says stories from *The Winchester Star,* a daily newspaper in Virginia, were erroneously censored and that a fix has now been issued.

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Free Speech Is Not the Same As Free Reach

Bad faith politicking about the way search algorithms work makes it harder for tech companies to solve the real problems.

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Lenovo's Yoga Book C930 Redefines a Travel Laptop

The $1,000 Yoga Book comes with an improved keyboard, better processor, and an e-ink display.

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Crispr Halted Muscular Dystrophy in Dogs. Are Humans Next?

Gene editing halted the progression of Duchenne's muscular dystrophy in dogs

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Google Has Made The First Multilingual Virtual Assistant

Google's virtual assistant can now listen for, and respond in, two languages. It could make the service more popular in multilingual households.

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Donut County Is 2018's Most Delightfully Madcap Puzzle Game

Who would've thought ordering a donut would be so dangerous?

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Haunting Images of the World's Most Polluted Environments

Clearcut forests, polluted rivers, open-air mines, and other environmental devastation seen from above.

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How Big Can A Solar-Powered Drone Be?

Students in Singapore built a quadcopter that runs on solar power. Here's how to build your own.

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I'm Not Here to Make Friends: The Rise and Fall of the Supercut Video

A decade ago, the word "supercut" was coined. Now, the metatextual montages are a rarity online. What happened?

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Jaguar’s I-Pace Electric SUV Demands a New Kind of Car Review

The I-Pace posts glorious power numbers and a jolting 0 to 60 mph time—but that's not what separates it from its rivals.

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Ultimate Ears Boom 3 and Megaboom 3 Review: New Features, Lower Price

Our favorite speakers get new designs and some new audio enhancements.

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Actress Tried To Use Acid And Alligators To Dispose Of Husband's Ex-Wife

After Grant and Amanda Hayes killed Laura Ackerson, cut her body into pieces

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Candidate accused: Trump loyalist Duncan Hunter may show a criminal indictment isn’t the end of the campaign road

California Republican Duncan Hunter takes a page from the Trump playbook to try to distract voters from the federal charges against him.

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Puerto Ricans Are ‘Outraged But Not Surprised’ By New Hurricane Maria Death Toll

After the governor of Puerto Rico raised the island's official Hurricane Maria

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The Latest: Police say 7 killed in New Mexico crash

THOREAU, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on a commercial bus crash in New Mexico (all times local):

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Scallops row warnings 'fell on deaf ears', say UK fishermen, after French 'hurl rocks and smoke bombs' at boats

British fishermen have claimed that warnings about an extraordinary clash over scallops in the English Channel fell "on deaf ears". French mariners have been accused of endangering the lives of their UK counterparts after rocks, smoke bombs and other projectiles were allegedly hurled at English and Scottish vessels during the confrontation in the early hours of Tuesday. Around a dozen British boats were targeted by the rival flotilla in a protest over fishing rights in the scallop-rich waters exacerbated by Brexit talks. The Government said it had contacted officials in France about the matter, adding the vessels were "legally entitled" to fish in the area. But some British fishermen have claimed they had previously reported similar skirmishes over the past two years to the authorities. "Nothing happened, it just went on deaf ears," said Brixham-based mariner Derek Meredith. Around a dozen UK fishing boats were targeted by a rival French flotilla in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy early on Tuesday The South Western Fish Producers Organisation, which represents many of the boats and has been negotiating with French fishermen, condemned the behaviour as dangerous. Chief executive Jim Portus said: "They are endangering life at sea by being unprofessional. The French might look like heroes to the French coastal communities, but it's really awful to put other mariners in danger." Around 40 French boats were said to be responsible for the disruption. One of the British ships, The Golden Promise, had a window smashed by an airborne can, while another suffered fire damage after a flare was thrown at it, Mr Portus said. A smashed window onboard of Golden Promise at the Brixham Harbour in Devon, which was broken by a rock thrown by french fishermen Credit: SWNS.com He claimed to have received a message from the chief negotiator of the French scallop industry on Wednesday morning that said: "I regret the altercations that occurred... it will not happen again." 'It's happened before... the French navy were there and did nothing' It is not the first time such a clash has taken place, according to the owner of one of the Brixham boats involved. Derek Meredith told the BBC: "It's happened in previous years, two years ago it happened to us - not as forceful as this time I wouldn't have said - but the same thing, the French navy were there on site and never done a thing. "We reported it to the (Marine Management Organisation), nothing happened, it just went on deaf ears." The skipper of Joanna C, Nathan Clark, also told the broadcaster: "I'm not really concerned because we're doing nothing wrong... it's just the safety of my crew and the boat really, because there's nothing to stop them doing it all over again." Fishermen Callum Clark and Nathan Clark onboard Joanna C at the Brixham Harbour in Devon after they were attacked Credit: SWNS.com Britain's National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations has appealed for calm, while the Scottish White Fish Producers Association lashed out at the "vigilante behaviour". Long-running dispute over section of Channel Maritime authorities in France also sought to soothe tensions on Wednesday, decrying the showdown as "very dangerous" and expressing hope that "things will calm down". The long-running dispute centres on a section of the Channel from which French fishermen cannot harvest scallops until later in the year, due to domestic environmental laws. Dramatic footage broadcast by France 3 Normandie showed boats colliding as tensions finally boiled over. The Honeybourne 3 (right), a Scottish scallop dredger, in dock at Shoreham Credit: Andrew Matthews /PA One of the British boats involved in the clash was said to be the Honeybourne 3, a Scottish scallop dredger, along with two ships from Brixham harbour, The Golden Promise and Joanna C. The Honeybourne 3, one of the British boats involved in the clash, was moored in Shoreham Port on Wednesday morning. A black spatter mark was visible on the vessel's stern while dents and scrapes marked the port side bow. MP claims 'no evidence' that French have taken action against vessels Fears have been raised about the safety of the British fleet, which the Government said was its "highest priority". Sheryll Murray, MP for South East Cornwall, claimed Environment Secretary Michael Gove had assured her that "appropriate measures" were in place to protect fishermen. She also criticised the response of the French authorities, saying there was "no evidence whatsoever" that they had taken action against the vessels. Dimitri Rogoff, head of a Normandy fishermen's association, said the violent scenes "demonstrate the exasperation of Normandy fishermen in a situation which persists and does not change". A history of fishing 'wars' At a glance | The “Cod Wars” UK government: Safety of fleet is highest priority A British government spokesman said: "We are aware of reports of aggression directed towards UK fishing vessels in an area of the English Channel not under UK control. "These vessels were operating in an area they are legally entitled to fish. "The safety of the UK fleet is our highest priority and we will continue to monitor the presence and activities of vessels in the area. "We are in contact with industry and the French administration to encourage meaningful dialogue and prevent further incidents from occurring."

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Newlywed Couple Killed in Crash on Way to Honeymoon: 'Don't Take a Day for Granted'

Amy Moffat, 28, and Stephen Graham, 30, were driving to Whistler, British Columbia, for their honeymoon when their car veered off the road near Yakima in Washington state about 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

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Couple arrested after friend's body parts found in bags

Investigators say a woman was beaten to death and chopped up by her best friend's boyfriend, while the best friend allegedly helped.

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Archbishop who called on Pope to resign says corruption reaches the top

Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano has gone into hiding since conservative media published an 11-page statement in which he alleged the pope knew for years about sexual misconduct by an American cardinal and did nothing about it. Vigano has been communicating through Aldo Maria Valli, an Italian television journalist who Vigano consulted several times before releasing his statement last Sunday when the pope was in Ireland. Italian media has reported he was upset because he was never made a cardinal by former Pope Benedict or because Francis blocked his further advancement in the Church.

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Former Texas Cop Found Guilty Of Murder In Shooting Unarmed Teenager Jordan Edwards

Roy Oliver, a former Texas police officer, was convicted on Tuesday of murder

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Mock hearings and staged protests: Inside the White House's 'intense' preparations for Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation

An official involved in Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s preparations described the robust operation that's designed to get him ready for the confirmation hearings.

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Candy Crash: Truck Full Of Sweets Overturns In Highway Road Rage Incident

Well, this brings a whole new meaning to the term snaccident.

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At least four dead in New Mexico after bus collides with truck

New Mexico State Police did not immediately confirm how many people were killed and injured, or the cause of the crash on Interstate 40 near Thoreau, about 100 miles west of Albuquerque. Greyhound Lines said 49 people were aboard the bus, which was traveling from Albuquerque to Phoenix, Arizona. A spokeswoman, Crystal Booker, deferred comment to state police regarding the crash.

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Last-ditch talks to avert battle for Syria's Idlib

Key brokers held last-ditch talks on Thursday on the fate of Syria's only remaining rebel-held province, hoping to stave off a government offensive the UN has warned could spark catastrophe. Government forces have been massing around Idlib for days and looked poised to launch what could be the last major battle of the civil war that has torn Syria apart since 2011. After retaking a succession of rebel bastions around the country this year, the government of President Bashar al-Assad has set its sights on Idlib.

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IAEA says Iran continues to meet nuclear obligations

VIENNA (AP) — Iran continues to comply with the nuclear deal reached in 2015 with major powers even after the withdrawal of the United States, the United Nations' atomic watchdog said Thursday in a confidential report.

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Chris Watts Murder Case: Man Claims He Had Affair With Dad Accused of Killing Wife, Kids

Trent Bolte says he had a 10-month relationship with Watts, who revealed to him that he was trapped in a loveless marriage.

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Chile's Santiago Archbishop says regrets 'tension' in the Church

Ricardo Ezzati, the Archbishop of Santiago, told colleagues at an internal church event on Tuesday that the Catholic church was facing a "completely unprecedented situation," according to the text of his speech posted on the archbishopric's website. "The terms to describe this situation are well-known: pain, shame, anger, indignation, tension," he said. "We are living in a tense time within the country and the Church.

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Police Find Ohio Teen Who Disappeared After He Witnessed Dad's Killing

Ohio authorities say they've found a teenager who had been missing since last

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44 Hearty Fall Slow-Cooker Recipes

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Elon Musk revives claim that Thai cave rescue hero is a 'pedo' after denying he cried in interview

Elon Musk has revived his strange claim that one of the heroes of the Thai cave rescue is a "pedo". Mr Musk made the unfounded accusation after Vern Unsworth, one of the divers involved in the rescue, mocked the Tesla founder's attempt to help out with the recovery effort. Now he has re-stated that accusation, saying that Mr Unsworth would have sued him if it were not true.

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Bank Of America Faces Backlash After Freezing Accounts Over Citizenship Questions

Bank of America is facing backlash over reports that the company has frozen

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S. Korea police raid BMW office over car fires

South Korean police raided German carmaker BMW's Seoul headquarters Thursday in connection with dozens of engine fires. An official at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's white collar crime unit said officers were investigating whether the company covered up vehicle defects and had confiscated documents and other materials. There was no immediate comment from BMW Korea.

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Thousands line up in Arizona heat to pay respects to McCain

PHOENIX (AP) — Thousands endured triple-digit heat Wednesday and waited in long lines outside the Arizona Capitol to attend a public viewing honoring the late Sen. John McCain.

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Harley-Davidson F-150 Making a Comeback

Harley-Davidson F-150 Making a Comeback Celebrating 115th years with something big and loud Behold the ultimate Harley-Davidson swag: the H-D pickup truck! The bike maker, in collaboration with custom truck shop Tuscany Motor, has unveiled its 115th

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Woman convicted of using acid and alligators to hide a dead body

A North Carolina woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison for tampering with evidence, or in this case, the corpse of her husband’s ex-girlfriend. She and her husband reportedly used acid and alligators in an attempt to hide the dead body.

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U.S. argues Harvard admissions policies harm Asian-Americans

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday backed a lawsuit accusing Harvard University of discriminating against Asian-American applicants, throwing its support behind a case that could impact the use of race-based college admissions. The department, which has been investigating Harvard for potential civil rights violations over its affirmative action policy, made its argument in documents filed in federal court in Boston, where the case is scheduled to go to trial in October. The Justice Department argued that Harvard had failed to prove that its use of race as a factor in deciding which students to admit had not resulted in it illegally discriminating against Asian-Americans.

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White House Counsel Don McGahn To Depart This Fall

White House Counsel Don McGahn will step down from his role this fall,

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11 Of Our Favorite Home Finds From Wayfair's Labor Day Sale

The arrival of Labor Day means it's nearly time to pack away those best-

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Tablet bends 'like ancient scroll'

A Canadian university has developed a tablet with a flexible screen that can rolled up.

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8K TVs unveiled by Samsung and LG at Ifa tech show

The world's two bestselling television-makers are showing off rival 8K screens at the Ifa tech show in Berlin.

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New York renamed 'Jewtropolis' in map hack

Snapchat's mapping software appears to have been hacked in what it calls an act of vandalism.

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Acer unveils new gaming cockpit and other tech news

BBC Click's LJ Rich looks at some of the week's best technology stories.

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Celebgate hacker jailed over Jennifer Lawrence hack

Hollywood star Jennifer Lawrence was targeted in the hack, for which three others have already been jailed.

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Google says Trump's bias claims are 'not true'

Claims Google did not promote President Trump's State of the Union address are denied by the search giant.

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Gay dating app Grindr to sell shares

Kunlun Group, the Chinese owner of Grindr, plans to sell shares in the dating app.

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Dyson gears up for electric car testing

Plans are unveiled for a 10-mile test track in Wiltshire to test the electric vehicle being developed by Dyson.

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Emails while commuting 'should count as work'

Wider access to wi-fi on trains and the use of mobile phones has extended the working day, a study says.

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Bye bye loneliness

How internet-connected robots are helping combat the scourge of isolation and loneliness.

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Iran is complying with nuclear deal restrictions: IAEA report

Iran has remained within the main restrictions on its nuclear activities imposed by a 2015 deal with major powers, a confidential report by the U.N. atomic watchdog indicated on Thursday.

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Merkel backs Bavarian ally as center-right's EU Commission candidate: media

Angela Merkel has given her backing to fellow German conservative Manfred Weber's bid to front the center-right's campaign in next year's European Parliament elections, several German newspapers reported on Thursday.

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Uganda police arrest lawmakers trying to leave country after torture allegations

Ugandan police detained two lawmakers, one of whom is also a pop star, at the country's sole international airport, where supporters say they were trying to seek treatment abroad for injuries suffered while being tortured by the security forces.

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Spain's Sanchez offers Colombia help to reach peace with ELN rebels

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, on his first tour of Latin America since taking office in June, on Thursday offered any necessary support to push forward a peace deal between Colombia and ELN rebels.

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Thursday, August 30, 2018

More Explosive Accusations of Sex Abuse in Catholic Church Prompt Calls for Pope and Bishops to Resign

A group of more than 3,000 Catholic theologians, educators and lay leaders have called for all US Catholic bishops to submit their resignations to Pope Francis after revelations of sexual abuse and corruption.

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Pastor's Wife Pens Heartbreaking Public Message After His Suicide: 'These Are the Words I Would Say to Him'

Inland Hills Church in California lost its lead Pastor Andrew Stoecklein after he took his own life on Saturday.

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WATCH: 6 Ways Atheists Accidentally Prove God Exists

Frank Turek is a Christian speaker and apologist who is passionate about the truth. Determined to make a strong, well-reasoned case for God, he tackles the big questions of life and combats atheists head-on.

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Walking the Walk: New Study Reveals People Raised By Religious Hypocrites More Likely to Become Atheists Later

A new study reveals that people tend to become atheists at a younger age when their religious parents are hypocritical about their faith.

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Muslim Compound Leaders Planned to Attack Hospital - Why Is the Media Ignoring This Story?

Despite a new revelation that the leaders of a Muslim compound in New Mexico were planning to attack an Atlanta hospital, there has been relatively little recent national coverage.

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Beloved Pastor Spoke of Mental Health Struggle to Congregation Just Days Before Committing Suicide — Watch His Final Sermon

The wife of a young California pastor who took his life last weekend has spoken out about her grief.

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Study: Nearly 3,000 Deaths in Puerto Rico Linked to Hurricane Maria

An estimated 2,975 people died in the six months after Hurricane Maria as a result of the storm, with the elderly and impoverished most affected, according to a long-awaited independent study ordered by the U.S. territory's government that was released Tuesday.

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Max Lucado's Message of Hope With a Warning: 'Secularism Sucks Hope out of Society'

Famed author Max Lucado has written his fortieth book, Unshakable Hope: Building Our Lives on the Promises of God. It's a guide for finding hope in life at a time when an increasing number of people feel hopeless and suicide rates are increasing.

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JJ Watt Foundation: All $41.6 Million in Hurricane Harvey Relief Funds Distributed

JJ Watt says the success of his foundation's fundraiser for Hurricane Harvey relief is all thanks to the "unprecedented support and generosity of over 200,000 donors from across the country and around the world."

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California Church Shocked After Pastor Commits Suicide

A California church is grieving after their pastor committed suicide over the weekend.

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I Pledge Allegiance, to Our 'Global Society': School Tries to Replace Pledge of Allegiance

An Elementary campus principal reportedly moved the recitation of the pledge to individual classrooms because of concerns from some parents and students.

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Prophetic Minister Explains How You Can See Miracles Happen in Your Everyday Life

When Apostle Demontae Edmonds prays tumors disappear, cripples walk, and God brings restoration.

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Faith Based Group 'Calling Foul' After Hitting Roadblocks with Bail-Out Program for the Poor

A faith-based group trying to help those who are "innocent until proven guilty" and poor bailout to return to family and work faces "bizarre stalling tactics" in their latest efforts.

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'Bringing God Back': Florida Councilman Offers Real Solution Following Deadly Mass Shooting

Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney represents that district where Sunday's deadly shooting took place. He is looking to the faith community for help with the problem.

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Healed of Terminal Ovarian Cancer, Minister Reveals 3 Things That May Be Blocking Your Miracles

Mickie Winborn, an ordained minister, has served the Lord passionately for nearly 75 years. She says it's normal for Christians to receive gifts of the Holy Spirit that line up with scriptures in the Bible, like miracles, healings and prophecy. But cautions there are three things that can block those gifts.

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Hawaii Island Shifts to Recovery after Lane Unleashed 4 Feet of 'Biblical Rains'

As Tropical Storm Lane drifts away from Hawaii, residents of the main island are in recovery mode after getting slammed with "biblical" amounts of rain.

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Multiple sclerosis drug slows brain shrinkage, study finds

Results from a clinical trial of more than 250 participants with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) revealed that ibudilast was better than a placebo in slowing down brain shrinkage. The study also showed that the main side effects of ibudilast were gastrointestinal and headaches.

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Better fisheries management could help offset climate change's negative effects, research suggests

New research shows a more prosperous global future is possible if both climate change and sustainable fisheries management are addressed now.

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Stem cells show promise as drug delivery tool for childhood brain cancer

Researchers showed they could shrink tumors in laboratory models of medulloblastoma, and extend life. The study is a necessary step toward developing clinical trials that would see if the approach works for children.

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How a NASA scientist looks in the depths of the great red spot to find water on Jupiter

One critical question has bedeviled astronomers for generations: Is there water deep in Jupiter's atmosphere, and if so, how much?

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'Archived' heat has reached deep into the Arctic interior, researchers say

Arctic sea ice isn't just threatened by the melting of ice around its edges, a new study has found: Warmer water that originated hundreds of miles away has penetrated deep into the interior of the Arctic.

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Improving soil quality can slow global warming

A new study finds that well-established, low-tech land management practices like planting cover crops, optimizing grazing and sowing legumes on rangelands, if instituted globally, could capture enough carbon from the atmosphere and store it in the soil to make a significant contribution to international global warming targets. When combined with biochar and aggressive emissions reductions, the sequestered carbon in agricultural and grazing lands worldwide could lower global temperatures by nearly half a degree Celsius.

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Sicilian amber in Western Europe pre-dates arrival of Baltic amber by at least 2,000 years

Amber from Sicily arrived in Iberia as early as the 4th Millennium BC, some 2,000 years before the appearance of Baltic amber to the peninsula. New study also suggests that Baltic amber reached Iberia via the Mediterranean not via direct trade with the North.

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Electronic device implanted in the brain could stop seizures

Researchers have successfully demonstrated how an electronic device implanted directly into the brain can detect, stop and even prevent epileptic seizures.

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Scientists take big step toward finding non-addictive painkiller

Scientists have been working to find a safe, non-addictive pain killer to help fight the current opioid crisis in this country.

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Protect key habitats, not just wilderness, to preserve species

Some scientists have suggested we need to protect half of Earth's surface to preserve most of its species. A new study, however, cautions that it's the quality, not merely the quantity, of land we protect that matters. To preserve biodiversity more fully, especially species with small ranges, governments should expand their conservation focus and prioritize key habitats outside wildernesses and current protected areas. The study identifies where some of the most urgent conservation gaps occur.

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What's that smell? Scientists find a new way to understand odors

Scientists have discovered a new way to organize odor molecules based on how often they occur together in nature, and to map this data to discover regions of odor combinations humans find most pleasurable.

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Mathematics can assist cities in addressing unstructured neighborhoods

New mathematical models can help guide changes to the layout of poor urban neighborhoods to improve access to resources with minimum disruption and cost.

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New Zealand penguins make mammoth migrations, traveling thousands of kilometers to feed

Fiordland penguins, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, known as Tawaki, migrate up to 2,500 km from their breeding site, according to a new study.

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Not so fast: From shrews to elephants, animal reflexes surprisingly slow

While speediness is a priority for any animal trying to escape a predator or avoid a fall, a new study suggests that even the fastest reflexes among all animals are remarkably slow.

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Earthquakes: Attacking aftershocks

Scientists are using artificial intelligence technology to analyzed a database of earthquakes from around the world in an effort to predict where aftershocks might occur. Using deep learning algorithms, they developed a system that, while still imprecise, was able to forecast aftershocks significantly better than random assignment.

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Switching to hunter-gatherer lifestyle may increase diversity in children's gut microbes

Immersing city dwellers in the traditional lifestyle and diet of a rainforest village for two weeks increases the diversity of the visiting children's -- but not the adults' -- gut microbiota. In a small pilot study, researchers show that the immersion visit did little to shift the adults' skin, oral, nasal and fecal microbiota.

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Mammal forerunner that reproduced like a reptile sheds light on brain evolution

Compared with the rest of the animal kingdom, mammals have the biggest brains and produce some of the smallest litters of offspring. A newly described fossil of an extinct mammal relative -- and her 38 babies -- is among the best evidence that a key development in the evolution of mammals was trading brood power for brain power.

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Ancient African herders had lasting ecological impact on grazed lands

Ancient animal herders added to the ecological richness and diversity of the African savanna thousands of years ago -- an effect that persists to the present day, a new study finds. The herders' practice of penning their cattle, goats and sheep at night created nutrient-rich grassy glades that still attract wildlife and have increased habitat diversity in the region, researchers report.

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A recipe for regenerating nerve fibers across complete spinal cord injury

Scientists have designed a three-stepped recipe for regenerating electro-physiologically active nerve fibers across complete spinal cord lesions in rodents. Rehabilitation is still required to make these new nerve fibers functional for walking.

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Unstoppable monster in the early universe

Astronomers obtained the most detailed anatomy chart of a monster galaxy located 12.4 billion light-years away. Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the team revealed that the molecular clouds in the galaxy are highly unstable, which leads to runaway star formation.

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Drought increases CO2 concentration in the air

Researchers have shown that during drier years the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rises faster because stressed ecosystems absorb less carbon. This global effect is so strong that it must be integrated in the next generation of climate models.

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Changing the way we search for antibiotics -- with a $200, 3D-printed box

A group of researchers has designed and built specialized hardware for their research using an in-house 3-D printer. The new lab instrument is capable of collecting massive amounts of data that will help these researchers in their quest to discover new antibiotics.

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Teen dating violence is down, but boys still report more violence than girls, British Columbia study finds

When it comes to teen dating violence, boys are more likely to report being the victim of violence -- being hit, slapped, or pushed -- than girls. That's the surprising finding of new research from British Columbia, Canada.

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Humanmade mangroves could get to the 'root' of the problem for threats to coastal areas

With threats of sea level rise, storm surge and other natural disasters, researchers are turning to nature to protect humans from nature. Using bioinspired materials that mimic mangrove trees, they are creating mangrove-like structures that can be used for erosion control, coastal protection, and habitat reconstruction. Structures like seawalls are expensive to build, raise environmental concerns, and obstruct the natural landscape. The prototype they have developed is scalable, smaller, simpler to use and cost effective.

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First indicators of prognosis for the most aggressive breast cancer

Researchers report a successful classification of triple breast cancer patients, which for the first time discriminates those who can be cured from those who might suffer a relapse. It also identifies new pharmacological targets, and indicates that in patients with these targets, combined treatments with existing drugs could be effective.

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An ocean apart, carnivorous pitcher plants create similar communities

Asian pitchers transplanted to Massachusetts bogs can mimic the living communities of natives so well that the pitcher plant mosquito -- a specialized insect that evolved to complete its life cycle exclusively in North American pitchers -- lays eggs in the impostors, new research shows.

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New potential biotherapy for Alzheimer's disease

Researchers have discovered that a modified version of an important immune cell protein could be used to treat Alzheimer's disease. The study reveals that soluble versions of a protein called TLR5 can reduce the buildup of amyloid plaques in the brains of Alzheimer's disease model mice and prevent the toxic peptide that forms these plaques from killing neurons.

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A better way to count boreal birds

Knowing approximately how many individuals of a certain species are out there is important for bird conservation efforts, but raw data from bird surveys tends to underestimate bird abundance. Researchers have now tested a new statistical method to adjust for this and confirmed several mathematical tweaks that can produce better population estimates for species of conservation concern.

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How does agriculture affect vulnerable insect-eating birds?

Aerial insectivores -- birds that hunt for insect prey on the wing -- are declining across North America as agricultural intensification leads to diminishing insect abundance and diversity in many areas. A new study looks at how tree swallows' diets are affected by agriculture and finds that while birds living in cropland can still find their preferred prey, they may be working harder to get it.

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China is hot spot of ground-level ozone pollution

In China, people breathe air thick with the lung-damaging pollutant ozone two to six times more often than people in the United States, Europe, Japan, or South Korea, according to a new assessment. By one metric -- total number of days with daily maximum average ozone values (8-hour average) greater than 70 ppb -- China had twice as many high ozone days as Japan and South Korea, three times more than the United States, and six times more than Europe.

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