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Jan 19 2025POLITICS

NYC Mayor Meets Trump, Focuses on City Issues

New York City's Mayor Eric Adams, who is facing federal bribery charges, recently met with President-elect Donald Trump. The meeting was held near Trump's Florida estate, and the mayor stressed that they talked about important city issues like infrastructure and the migrant crisis. Adams said he did

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Jan 19 2025HEALTH

Fatigue After Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment: A Closer Look

You might think that once you're done with cancer treatment, life goes back to normal. But for many people who have had oropharyngeal cancer (cancer of the throat), this isn't always the case. A recent study looked into how radiotherapy, especially a method called intensity-modulated radiotherapy (I

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Jan 18 2025CRIME

Who's Causing Chaos in Prisons?

Did you know that in prisons across the U. S. , a small group of inmates is responsible for most of the trouble? According to a recent study, around 20% of prisoners cause about 90% of all rule breakings and write-ups. This is similar to the 80/20 rule, where 80% of outcomes come from just 20% of in

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Jan 18 2025HEALTH

Preventing Pregnancy Violence: Can Couple Education Help in Rural Ethiopia?

Pregnancy should be a happy time, but for many women in Ethiopia, it's marred by intimate partner violence (IPV). This problem is especially prevalent in rural areas, but few studies have looked into how to stop it. One possible solution is Couple-Based Violence Prevention Education (CBVPE). This tr

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Jan 18 2025EDUCATION

School Web Filters: Helpful or Hindering?

Imagine trying to learn Spanish with a teacher, only to find that the links he gives you are all blocked. That's what happened to Aleeza Siddique, a 15-year-old from Northern California. Her school's internet filter turned their lesson into a vocabulary drill. A new study by the Center for Democracy

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Jan 18 2025SCIENCE

Maize's Defense Response: How GGMOs Fight Cadmium Stress

Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal that can harm plants, including maize. Scientists studied how certain sugar compounds, called galactoglucomannan oligosaccharides (GGMOs), help maize seedlings cope with Cd stress. They planted maize in water with Cd and/or GGMOs for a week. They looked at how these tre

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Jan 18 2025EDUCATION

Teaching Severe Pelvic Trauma: A New VR Approach

Learning to treat severe pelvic trauma is tough for medical students. It takes both smart thinking and hands-on skills, which traditional teaching methods can't always provide. Lectures and practice on mannequins have limits. They can't cover all the complex scenarios, and students might not get eno

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Jan 18 2025ENVIRONMENT

Palm Oil Farmers: Different Paths, Same Goal

Did you know that small farmers are the backbone of the palm oil industry? They produce more than 40% of the world's palm oil, which is both beloved and criticized. There's been a lot of talk about how palm oil affects the environment and communities, so programs have been created to help small farm

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Jan 18 2025SCIENCE

Leonardo da Vinci's Curiosity in Reproductive Anatomy

Leonardo da Vinci, the renowned artist, was also an amazing scientist. He explored many fields, including anatomy. Back in his time, people didn't understand the human body very well, but Leo was curious and made detailed drawings. He was a pioneer, figuring out the inner workings of the body long b

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Jan 17 2025POLITICS

New Airstrip on Yemen's Abd al-Kuri Island: A Mystery Unfolds

Deep in the Indian Ocean, a remote island named Abd al-Kuri in Yemen is seeing some unusual activity. Satellite images reveal that an airstrip is nearly complete on this small dot of land. This could be a game-changer for military operations in the region, especially those patrolling the Gulf of Ade

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