15 min ago | Journal News
Yonkers schools unveil mascot and colors for new high school
YONKERS - A phoenix will serve as the logo of a new west side high school opening in September. via Journal News
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Cancer Profiler Provides Patients with Treatment Information :: PNNOnline
“The Cancer Profilers provide invaluable support to the patient-physician discussion of treatment options”
Cancer Profiler Provides Patients with Treatment Information Posted by: philcrosby on Thursday, May 8, 2008 More than 1.4 million people will be diagnosed with cancer this year, and they will confront the ... via PNNOnline
8 hrs ago | MyHighPlains.com
Livestock Cruelty Investigation
“Yes we do treat our animals humanely, it is our policy, and our way of life, we make our living off of the land and off the cattle and we take care of what it takes care of us”
The Humane Society of the United States is accusing the Clovis Livestock Auction and the Hereford Livestock Exchange of being cruel to some cattle. via MyHighPlains.com
12 hrs ago | Science Daily
Molecular Espionage Shows A Single HIV Enzyme's Many Tasks
“Our experiments allowed us, for the first time, a peek at how individual RT molecules interact with the HIV genome”
The work is described in the journal Nature. The enzyme, reverse transcriptase , is already the target of two of the three major classes of existing anti-HIV drugs. via Science Daily
17 hrs ago | Mail & Guardian
Zimbabwe lawyer, editor arrested
“This latest arrest represents a most serious attack on press and political freedom in Zimbabwe”
The editor of an independent newspaper and a prominent human rights lawyer have been arrested, and Zimbabwe's largest farm union said on Thursday that 40 000 farm workers have been displaced in post-election ... via Mail & Guardian
21 hrs ago | Physics Blog
When bears steal human food, mom's not to blame
“According to our findings, bears that feed on human food and garbage are not always learning these habits from their mothers.”
According to a study by researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society, black bears that become habituated on human food and garbage do not necessarily learn these behaviors from their mother as previously ... via Physics Blog
Yesterday | Southeast Missourian
Diplomat: Death toll from cyclone could top 100,000
“There is a very real risk of disease outbreaks.”
Hungry people swarmed the few open shops and fistfights broke out over food and water in Myanmar's swamped Irrawaddy delta Wednesday as a top U.S. diplomat warned that the death toll from a devastating cyclone ... via Southeast Missourian
Yesterday | St. Paul Pioneer Press
Report: Wis. one of worst states for falls by people over 65
An independent organization says more Wisconsin residents over 65 die from accidental falls than do seniors in almost any other state. via St. Paul Pioneer Press
Yesterday | The Peninsula
Ethiopia accuses Amnesty of smear campaign
“This is an outright and deliberate lie, fed to Amnesty by groups affiliated to al Shabaab, groups that use the cover of human rights to promote their terrorist agenda”
ADDIS ABABA * Ethiopia accused Amnesty International of a smear campaign against it yesterday after the rights group said Ethiopian troops in Somalia had killed civilians by slitting their throats. via The Peninsula
Yesterday | Santa Cruz Sentinel
Stanford Astrophysics Institute gets $7.5 million gift
Stanford University today announced that the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology has received a $7.5 million donation from its namesake, philanthropist Fred Kavli. via Santa Cruz Sentinel
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