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The bill heads to the Senate where it is expected to fail, with a US government shutdown at stake. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2POToCF

President Trump is poised to half the US military presence, despite Taliban resurgence, reports say. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2rMbN9v

The aging animal went viral in 2013 after a video showed him playing basketball to ease arthritis. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2PSr6ae

Inside NASA's Cold Atom Lab on the International Space Station, scientists are creating something colder than a winter's night in Antarctica - or even the dark side of the Moon. from News and Features - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory https://go.nasa.gov/2AbhAtK

In deploying its first instrument onto the surface of Mars, the lander completes a major mission milestone. from News and Features - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory https://go.nasa.gov/2Sfm5dJ

What Americans think of the British tradition, as Jack and the Beanstalk comes to New York City. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2EDCHZP

People who used the communication software in Cuba, Iran and North Korea report account closures. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2LsB2Xw

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis to retire at the end of February, President Donald Trump says from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2PU7F0G

The incident reportedly happened in Germany after the customer sent Amazon a request for his own data. "This unfortunate case was the result of a human error and an isolated single case," Amazon said. (Image credit: Reed Saxon/AP) from Technology : NPR https://ift.tt/2A6yKsA

Allyson Felix reveals that she gave birth to her daughter eight weeks premature last month, having not publicly announced her pregnancy. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2rOHhMg

A new study shows that urine drug testing can be a useful tool to treat patients with opioid use disorder in a primary care setting. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2CpUqBr

An interdisciplinary team has created a drug delivery system that could radically expand cancer treatment options. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SWI3SI

Researchers have developed new dynamic DNA origami technology. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PTPkAS

An ultrasensitive test has been developed that detects a corrupted protein associated with Alzheimer's disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a condition found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma. This advance could lead to early diagnosis of these conditions and open new research into how they originate. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2CnMvo8

The best tool for assessing the health of mountain lakes comes in a very small package. According to new research, alpine species of zooplankton are excellent bioindicators of lake health. And as extreme climatic events have been shown to increase with elevation, understanding the changing ecosystems of alpine lakes is more important than ever. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2rMIcwv

Current HIV treatments need to be taken for life by those infected as antiretroviral therapy is unable to eliminate viral reservoirs lurking in immune cells. Scientists have identified the characteristics of CD4 T lymphocytes that are preferentially infected by the virus. Thanks to metabolic activity inhibitors, the researchers have managed to destroy these infected cells, or 'reservoirs', ex vivo. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BxilNP

About 3.4 million Americans, or 1.2 percent of the population, have active epilepsy. Although the majority respond to medication, between 20 and 40 percent of patients with epilepsy continue to have seizures even after trying multiple anti-seizure drugs. Even when the drugs do work, people may develop cognitive and memory problems and depression, likely from the combination of the underlying seizure disorder and the drugs to treat it. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QFXOkq

Working with nine animal models, researchers find a preference for stability over energy conservation during speed-related gait transitions. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2BxiiBD

Researchers have successfully visualized the tumor microenvironment of human breast tissue shortly after it was surgically removed from a patient in the operating room. The researchers achieved this using a new portable optical imaging system. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QKpd4Q

Unable to differentiate between a predator and a tourist boat, seals react as soon as they sense a potential threat. The closer a vessel approaches, the more likely it is for the animals to rush to the water and the greater the risk of a stampede or predation in the sea. To inform management guidelines, researchers observed a colony on Kanowna Island, Bass Strait. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Bxifpr

Researchers examined the dissemination of colistin-resistant bacteria among residents of rural communities in Vietnam to find that the prevalence of colistin-resistant Escherichia coli in the intestines was extremely high, at about 70 percent. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QEP8e9

Beekeepers and researchers will welcome the unveiling of the small hive beetle's genome by scientists. The small hive beetle (SHB) is a major parasite problem of honey bees for which there are few effective treatments. Completing the SHB genome takes on even more importance when you realize that among the SHB's close relatives are the destructive and invasive Asian longhorned beetle. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2ExhBLH

A new study is shedding light on anaphylaxis due to an unknown trigger (AUT) -- an unpredictable and potentially fatal allergic reaction, about which surprisingly little is known. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EGia6Q

Researchers analyzed skin cells from the very young to the very old and looked for molecular signatures that can be predictive of age. By applying machine-learning algorithms to these biomarkers, they were able to predict a person's actual age with less than eight years error, on average. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2S8kTsx

New research is first memory study to use intracranial recordings to better understand how maturation of the prefrontal cortex drives memory development. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EzUboQ

The US unveils criminal charges against hackers said to be connected to China's intelligence service. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2Sek0yH

The pneumonia causing pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa has developed a twin-track strategy to colonize its host. It generates two different cells -- motile spreaders and virulent stickers. Researchers have now elucidated how the germ attaches to tissue within seconds and consecutively spreads. Just like the business model: settling -- growing -- expanding. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2UZ3pAP

Himalayan marmots can survive at altitudes up to 5,000 meters in the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal, and Pakistan and on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China, where many of them face extreme cold, little oxygen, and few other resources. Now, researchers have sequenced the first complete Himalayan marmot genome, which may help them to better explain how the marmots live in such extremes. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PRNfFE

A researcher uses sound as a simpler alternative to manage complicated network tasks. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Cpl0um

A new study has found that eyeball and eyelid movement, or oculomotor function, which is used to detect symptomless brain injury, can be impaired by mild, repetitive head impacts in football players. But the function may adapt mid-season, even as athletes continue to incur head impacts. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2T0qYY7

ZIF glasses, a new family of glass, could combine the transparency of silicate glass with the nonbrittle quality of metallic glass, according to researchers. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2CqpHV2

Scientists have designed an electrocatalytic mechanism that works like a mammalian lung to convert water into fuel. Their research could help existing clean energy technologies run more efficiently. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2AcdmC6

Researchers created LEAP, a flexible motion-capture tool that can be trained in a matter of minutes to track body parts over millions of frames of existing video with high accuracy, without any physical markers or labels. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2S8axJn

The amount and composition of milk produced by dairy cows appears to be more regulated by internal, annual biological rhythms than by environmental factors such as heat and humidity, according to researchers who studied more than a decade of production records from herds across the country. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2A67Q44

Ajay Sawant's mum said it was "a dream come true" for her son to meet Sir Martyn Poliakoff. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2SdlZU3

Police ordered the procedure on Torrence Jackson, despite doctors arguing it was unnecessary. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2SeBlaL

Astronomers have employed a revolutionary method to detect dark matter in galaxy clusters. The method allows astronomers to 'see' the distribution of dark matter more accurately than any other method used to date and it could possibly be used to explore the ultimate nature of dark matter. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2QLJMxF

A change in the genome of Caucasians could explain much-higher rates of the most common type of esophageal cancer in this population, a new study finds. It suggests a possible target for prevention strategies, which preliminary work suggests could involve flavonoids derived from cranberries. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2UTrGbs

Our first glimpses into the physics that exist near the center of a black hole are being made possible using 'loop quantum gravity'-- a theory that uses quantum mechanics to extend gravitational physics beyond Einstein's theory of general relativity. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Lt5z7v

Scientists have created a liquid crystal elastomer that can be molded into shapes that shift from one to another when heated. The material is intended for biomedical and robotics applications. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SjT0xK

Sports compression stockings are so effective they might be considered performance enhancers for soccer players, new research finds. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PShT1w

In mouse trials, a vaccine based on recombinant adenovirus protected against Zika without evidence of antibodies. Reports have shown Zika antibodies can worsen Dengue virus infection. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2rLyzhA

Micropores in fabricated tissues such as bone and cartilage allow nutrient and oxygen diffusion into the core, and this novel approach may eventually allow lab-grown tissue to contain blood vessels, according to researchers. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2LrW9t0

Could a change in diet be beneficial to people with autoimmune diseases such as lupus? Researchers have revealed how a dietary intervention can help prevent the development of this autoimmune disease in susceptible mice. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PSitfN

A new study organizes the available scientific evidence on the effects of air pollution on children's health. The article is the first comprehensive review of the associations between various fossil fuel combustion pollutants and multiple health effects in children in the context of assessing the benefits of air pollution and climate change policies. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2UZc5Y1

Scientists have created small regions of magnetic defects. When electromagnetic plane waves interact with these defects, they are converted into helical waves, which encode more information for further materials studies. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Lvy7Nu

Researchers have developed novel ferrocene-based molecules that impair the malaria parasite's metabolic function leading to parasite death. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2SZ90oY

The Republican president is accused of caving on his key campaign promise following a budget deal. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2SZ0eHy

The former child star recreates some of the 1990 film's most famous scenes for an advert. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2rLl29M

Russia's president says the US and UK political classes do not want to accept voters' choices. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2A821Tw

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Twenty-five students at an Alden, N.Y., high school serve on a technology troubleshooting team called Atlas to help their cla - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2EIXHOG

A study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine showed that preschool-age children who saw TV commercials of 10 high-s - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2EBim6z

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Car crashes and guns were the leading causes of death among US youths ages 19 and younger in 2016, accounting for 20% and 15% - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief https://ift.tt/2EI8GIn

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A bank in Ohio apologises for calling police when a black man tried to cash his pay cheque. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2rLFw2t

The compound called GA-Hecate also acts on bacteria, fungi and cancer cells and will be tested against Zika and yellow fever viruses. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EFgL07

The story of the generation of physicists involved in the development of a sustainable energy source, controlled fusion, using a method called magnetic confinement. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EA3O6U

The consequence of austerity in the social security system -- severe cuts to benefits and the 'ratcheting up' of conditions attached to benefits -- is 'social murder', according to new research. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EIqQcE

A new study examines the adverse effects of the adsorption of natural gas constituents found in our environment -- and mixtures of several such gases -- into one of the materials that make up concrete: cement hydrate. The author found that the preservation of concrete infrastructure from the corrosive effects would require effective pre-treatment. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EA3LIg

Wolves travel shorter distances and move slower during snowfall events, according to new research. The effects were most pronounced at night, when wolves hunt, and behavior returned to normal within a day. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2T1TJ6S

A newly discovered protein could help detect, target, and collect lanthanides, rare-earth metals used in smartphones, from the environment. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2S7BOeZ

New research demonstrates the ability to use a dirhodium catalyst to selectively functionalize C-H bonds in a streamlined manner, while also maintaining virtually full control of the three-dimensional shape of the molecules produced. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2R2CJjJ

The bill follows 200 failed attempts in the past century to pass anti-lynching legislation. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2POiEst

Oceanographers have found that even slight levels of ocean oxygen loss, or deoxygenation, have big consequences for tiny marine organisms called zooplankton. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2rJWsWY

A drug called sorafenib stopped progression of desmoid tumors for 80 percent of patients taking the drug over a two-year period as part of a phase 3 trial. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2LteupE

Researchers in Italy have demonstrated the feasibility of quantum communications between high-orbiting global navigation satellites and a ground station, with an exchange at the single photon level over a distance of 20,000 km. The milestone experiment proves the feasibility of secure quantum communications on a global scale, using the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2rPghfm

Researchers have created a micro-robot whose electroadhesive foot pads, inspired by the pads on a gecko's feet, allow it to climb on vertical and upside-down conductive surfaces, like the inside walls of a commercial jet engine. Groups of them could one day be used to inspect complicated machinery and detect safety issues sooner, while reducing maintenance costs. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2EFR6EM

Former US President Barack Obama plays Santa - delivering gifts, singing and greeting patients. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2GxutnG

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For Facebook, 2018 has been marked by persistent scandals. Noel King talks to author Anand Giridhadaras about the latest privacy scandal and why little has changed for the tech giant. from Technology : NPR https://ift.tt/2QGFkAd

Senator Jeff Merkley wants kittens used in animal research to be adopted, not euthanised. from BBC News - US & Canada https://ift.tt/2QIdzr9