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The US president says he has "forcefully condemned hatred and bigotry" but this goes unreported. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2qnISYG

Critics say tougher identification and registration requirements are designed to limit voter participation. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2zij83Z

Two new studies suggest that minimally invasive surgery for early stage cervical cancer patients leads to death and recurring disease more often than standard surgery through a large incision. (Image credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Getty Images/Science Photo Library) from Technology : NPR https://ift.tt/2Qbf2lA

Former Chief Justice William Rehnquist once asked Sandra Day O'Connor to wed him, letters show. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2SAwykM

Many people try nicotine replacement or vaping as an alternative to smoking cigarettes. However, people often speculate as to whether there is a link between nicotine consumption and cancer. The consensus is also unclear as to whether smokeless tobacco causes cancer. Learn more here. from Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today https://ift.tt/2qlrALC via

The campaign blaming Democrats for slavery and the KKK ignores key facts about the past and present. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2qm5A3f

In 1993, a compound in Texas became a horrific fireball, killing members of a cult, including 24 Britons. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2CTSr9d

Continued burning of fossil fuels is likely to fuel even more extreme summers than that of 2018 because of its impact on the jet stream. The rapid disappearance of aerosols produced by pollution may, however, mitigate the impact until mid-century if countries like China phase out these fuels, according to scientists using climate models to predict changes in the occurrence of so-called Quasi-Resonant Amplification (QRA) events associated with persistent weather extremes. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2ADU21r

The president said the House Speaker should not be opining on "something he knows nothing about". from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2Dejxc8

Why Indian Relay is helping Canada's First Nation communities celebrate their culture and keep negative influences at bay. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2qjFLkt

A study released last week by the Anti-Defamation League revealed that anti-Semitic online slurs have surged in the lead-up to the mid-terms, and many of the attacks are automated. (Image credit: Kyodo News via Getty Images) from Technology : NPR https://ift.tt/2OgDIXZ

NASA engineers will be holding their breath when their spacecraft heads into Mars' atmosphere on Nov. 26. from News and Features - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory https://ift.tt/2ET0LZj

Mars' organic carbon may have originated from a series of electrochemical reactions between briny liquids and volcanic minerals, according to analyses of three Martian meteorites. The discovery that natural systems can form a small corrosion-powered battery that drives electrochemical reactions between minerals and surrounding liquid has major implications for astrobiology. A similar process could occur anywhere that igneous rocks are surrounded by brines, including the subsurface oceans of Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PtVawV

Skeletal stem cells are valuable because it's thought they can heal many types of bone injury, but they're difficult to find because researchers don't know exactly what they look like or where they live. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2qls0la

Neuroscientists have moved one step closer to understanding the complete list of cell types in the brain. In the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, the researchers sorted cells from the cortex, the outermost shell and the cognitive center of the brain, into 133 different 'cell types' based on the genes the cells switch on and off. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Q9XbeG

The two were found duct-taped together on the banks of the Hudson River in New York City last week. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2Q8UIBe

Jaywick Sands in Essex features in an advert for Republican congressional candidate Dr Nick Stella. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2Q7oupR

Removing the appendix early in life reduces the risk of developing Parkinson's disease by 19 to 25 percent, according to the largest and most comprehensive study of its kind. The findings solidify the role of the gut and immune system in the genesis of the disease, and reveal that the appendix acts as a major reservoir for abnormally folded alpha-synuclein proteins, which are closely linked to Parkinson's onset and progression. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2RqVF83

A new study says the colors found in modern birds' eggs did not evolve independently, as previously thought, but evolved instead from dinosaurs. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2yGGfWf

Scientists show how a common RNA modifiation plays an important role in the process of learning and memory formation. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PAWOg4

Scientists have combined genetic analyses, anatomical maps, and detailed studies of neuronal activity to reveal brain cells' roles in controlling movement. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Qb853F

Scientists have presented the latest achievements and future potentials of 2D magnetic van der Waals (vdW) materials, which were unknown until six years ago and have recently attracted worldwide attention. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2ql1mJl

Since 1991, the world's oceans have absorbed an amount of heat energy each year that is 150 times the energy humans produce as electricity annually, according to a new study. The strong ocean warming the researchers found suggests that Earth is more sensitive to fossil-fuel emissions than previously thought. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PzPv8g

Here are the game notes for No. 4/5 Saint John's football's game vs. Hamline this Saturday, Nov. 3, in Clemens Stadium. - Game Notes from Saint John's University https://ift.tt/2JxowoM

The world's last wilderness areas are rapidly disappearing, with explicit international conservation targets critically needed, according to researchers. The international team recently mapped intact ocean ecosystems, complementing a 2016 project charting remaining terrestrial wilderness. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2ERdbko

Some ten billion years ago, the Milky Way merged with a large galaxy. The stars from this partner, named Gaia-Enceladus, make up most of the Milky Way's halo and also shaped its thick disk, giving it its inflated form. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2AFwNnF

Producing the first comprehensive fine-scale map of the world's remaining marine and terrestrial wild places, conservation scientists say that just 23 percent of the world's landmass can now be considered wilderness, with the rest -- excluding Antarctica -- lost to the direct effects of human activities. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EV78LX

Due to its biodiversity and probably huge number of taxa waiting to be discovered, soil fauna has been called the poor man's rain forest. A new research article analyses the biodiversity of Myriapoda and their habitat preferences in Estonia. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2AFwKIv

Charles Wesco was shot in front of his wife and son two weeks after the family moved to volatile region. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2qnwRm5

A researcher has applied a novel method to control the wettability of polymeric substrates, which has numerous practical implications. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Oe0Pm0

Every day, users upload millions of photos on platforms, such as Flickr, Instagram or Facebook. A study now shows that these photos can be used to assess the social importance of certain landscapes. For this purpose, they developed a new image analysis method based on artificial intelligence. The results might be of particular importance for landscape management and presentation. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2DdTd1P

Sometimes nothing feels better on stiff, aching joints than a little heat. But many heating pads and wraps are rigid and provide uneven warmth, especially when the person is moving around. Researchers have now made a wearable heater by modifying woven Kevlar® fabric with nanowires that conduct and retain heat. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2DfwRNp

Men who have undergone bariatric surgery as a long-term way of losing weight might also benefit from increased testosterone levels post-surgery. However, there is no evidence that the sperm quality of a patient improves. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2JuhHUP

Researchers have identified blood-based biomarkers that may help identify those patients at greatest risk of developing autoimmune side effects from the treatment. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Q9CIqe

Scientists have created a Bose-Einstein condensate for the first time in space on board a research rocket. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2JtUXUJ

Autumn is the season for falling leaves, pumpkin-spice-flavored everything and apple cider. Yet new research indicates that, in addition to alcohol, some hard ciders may contain a hefty dose of added sugar, which may not be disclosed on the label. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2AEeO0P

A Canadian hospital is giving Halloween costumes to newborns to make parents feel less spooked. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2ADzJB5

Researchers describe a parser that learns through observation to more closely mimic a child's language-acquisition process, which could greatly extend the parser's capabilities. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Q9R4a4

ESO's exquisitely sensitive GRAVITY instrument has added further evidence to the long-standing assumption that a supermassive black hole lurks in the center of the Milky Way. New observations show clumps of gas swirling around at about 30 percent of the speed of light on a circular orbit just outside its event horizon -- the first time material has been observed orbiting close to the point of no return, and the most detailed observations yet of material orbiting this close to a black hole. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2CT9yb9

Construction had halted in 2015 amid protests from native Hawaiians who consider the land sacred. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2ql9vNK

A saga involving right-wing conspirators unravelled in US media throughout Tuesday. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2DfZgD7

Artificial intelligence can help us to better understand the causes of religious violence and to potentially control it, according to new research. The study combined computer modelling and cognitive psychology to create an AI system able to mimic human religiosity, allowing them to better understand the conditions, triggers and patterns for religious violence. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Pv0Ma5

If you encountered an elephant bird today, it would be hard to miss. Measuring in at over 10 feet tall, the extinct avian is the largest bird known to science. However, while you looked up in awe, it's likely that the big bird would not be looking back. According to a brain reconstruction, the part of the elephant bird brain that processed vision was tiny, a trait that indicates they were nocturnal and possibly blind. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2DfrWvI

Researchers have, for the first time, successfully cultured skin cells from human tissue-proteins to produce skin grafts for safer treatment of severe burns. The new technique could potentially replace the decades-old method of culturing skin grafts from combined human and animal biological material -- the latter is considered high-risk under pharmaceutical GMP standards and the resulting 'xenografts' are limited to the treatment of severe burns or for compassionate use. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2CW2Q42

Scientists have used brain imaging to identify three sub-types of depression -- including one that is unresponsive to commonly prescribed serotonin boosting drugs. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Df0BKf

Dozens of states are moving toward competency-based education models, according to data from the nonprofit International Asso - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2RtsCkx

One Kentucky school has seen its students' math grades improve after introducing the Eureka Math curriculum in 2015.  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2PEsnpz

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Hands-on learning programs help students with disabilities learn important life and job skills, writes Brooke Gilmer, directo - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2PvHtxb

Pairing personalized early-intervention plans with technology improves outcomes for at-risk students at a Michigan high schoo - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2RsB1ES

Students entering public schools in Lockport City, N.Y., are now subject to facial recognition scans as a security measure.  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2PvHsJD

Chicago Public Schools plans to spend about $450,000 to expand its competitive International Baccalaureate programs in 56 sch - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2RrYmX7

US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos recently announced several plans to restructure the Department of Education, including by  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2PvHqS1

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A study in the journal Preventive Medicine Reports showed that children and adolescents with at least seven hours of screen t - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2PEsmSx

Explore a five-step process for bringing fun and focus to student writing. - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2Rpze30

How does a school become a leader in innovation -- one that takes advantage of advancements in digital technology in meaningf - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2PznCgA

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After nine years in deep space collecting data, NASA's Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel needed for further science operations. NASA has decided to retire the spacecraft within its current, safe orbit, away from Earth. Kepler leaves a legacy of more than 2,600 planet discoveries from outside our solar system, many of which could be promising places for life. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2CS3q2V

Humanity and the way we feed, fuel and finance our societies and economies is pushing nature and the services that power and sustain us to the brink, according to a new report that presents a sobering picture of the impact of human activity on the world's wildlife, forests, oceans, rivers and climate. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Q8uz5D

Researchers studying the sharp decline between 1980 and 2010 in documented landings of the four most commercially-important bivalve mollusks -- eastern oysters, northern quahogs, softshell clams and northern bay scallops -- have identified the causes. Warming ocean temperatures associated with a positive shift in the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), which led to habitat degradation including increased predation, are the key reasons for the decline of these four species in estuaries and bays from Maine to North Carolina. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Q8X1nN

With climate change comes drought, and with drought comes higher salt concentrations in the soil. Scientists have identified a mechanism by which plants respond to salt stress, a pathway that could be targeted to engineer more adaptable crops. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2qmi6Qq

A genetic defect tied to a variety of neurodegenerative diseases and mental illnesses changes how cells starved of sugar metabolize fatty compounds known as lipids, a new study shows. The finding could lead to new targets to treat these diseases, which currently have no cure or fully effective treatments. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Q9Vvlw

The CRISPR genome editing technique promises to be a 'transformative leap' in genetic engineering and therapy, affecting almost every area of medicine. That includes plastic surgery, with potential advances ranging from prevention of craniofacial malformations, to therapeutic skin grafts, to new types of rejection-free transplants, according to a new article. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2qkYQmv

Election officials in Texas say voters need to be patient with the aging voter machines which, at times, are tripping up some voters used to newer technology. (Image credit: Julia Reihs/KUT) from Technology : NPR https://ift.tt/2Q8xtat

States may not be doing all they can to protect against vote hacking - read our mid-terms round-up. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2PAhox6

The Rocky star will not be prosecuted for a 1990 rape claim. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2CRs5oh

Kanye West announces he's distancing himself from politics over Blexit campaign. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2P0CQfh

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