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The partial shutdown enters its 22nd day leaving tens of thousands of federal staff without salaries. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2D5oByc

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - No. 3 Wisconsin-Eau Claire broke a 2-2 tie with a pair of third-period goals in a 4-2 win over Saint John's on Friday, Jan. 11, in Eau Claire, Wis. - Recap from Saint John's University Athletics http://bit.ly/2FmhBzj

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Saint John's swimming and diving won nine events in a 136-82 dual victory at Hamline on Friday, Jan. 11. - Results from Saint John's University Athletics http://bit.ly/2VOkAWq

বছর খানেক আগে আন্তর্জাতিক চিকিত্সা সংক্রান্ত পত্রিকা ‘বিএমজে ওপেন জার্নাল’-এ প্রকাশিত হয় একটি চাঞ্চল্যকর তথ্য... from Zee24Ghanta: Health News http://bit.ly/2VLylVB

A spokesman said the reduction would not be necessary except for "extraordinarily difficult challenges ahead." (Image credit: Matt Hartman/AP) from Technology : NPR https://n.pr/2D5jzBS

Scientists have repurposed the gene-editing tool CRISPR to study which genes are targeted by particular antibiotics, providing clues on how to improve existing antibiotics or develop new ones. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2soE8D8

A new computational model could potentially boost efficiencies and profits in natural gas production by better predicting previously hidden fracture mechanics. It also accurately accounts for the known amounts of gas released during the process. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2VOuZkX

Researchers have identified a new potential immunotherapy target in pancreatic cancer, which so far has been notoriously resistant to treatment with immune checkpoint blockade drugs effective against a variety of other cancers. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2QJzedO

How the US president is failing to follow advice on negotiating that he laid out in Art of the Deal. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2Fm7Ukn

Four black men wrongly accused of raping a white teenager in 1949 are granted pardons by the state. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2ADsdWn

Some passive aggressive phrases - like "with the greatest respect" - could get lost in translation. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2Cf8wVa

Utah police warn against trying an online challenge inspired by the Netflix horror film. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2AF5lGc

Republicans have condemned Iowa's Steve King over comments suggesting support for white nationalism. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2QEr06v

The 13-year-old has been found alive in rural Wisconsin months after her parents were murdered. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2RJDPRw

Insurance companies across the nation are writing over 1,000 cyber insurance policies every day in hopes of changing the weakest link in cyber space: human behavior. from Technology : NPR https://n.pr/2AET70g

No. 11 Saint John's basketball wraps up its three-game homestand with a 3 p.m. game against St. Olaf on Saturday, Jan. 12, in Sexton Arena. – Listen Live (WBHR-660 AM) | Live Stats/Live Video from Saint John's University Athletics http://bit.ly/2HgHORQ

About a quarter of the federal government is without funding, meaning thousands have not been paid. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2HgDKky

Gillian Genser worked on a sculpture for 15 years. Little did she know, she was being poisoned by it. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2FtbQz1

With the US Department of Agriculture a casualty of the shutdown, farmers like this one are feeling the pain. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2Rk0TXL

Rather than building up plastic filaments layer by layer, a new approach to 3D printing lifts complex shapes from a vat of liquid at up to 100 times faster than conventional 3D printing processes. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2FnTb8t

In a four-year study, a group of science faculty finds that student buy-in to a new curriculum, and therefore satisfaction, increases with each successive undergraduate cohort -- and learning gains did not suffer. The researchers say the results of their longitudinal study should help encourage college faculty and administration to create, adapt, and support innovative courses for their students. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2RHR3yb

Researchers have come up with a new way to create ammonia from nitrogen and water at low temperature and low pressure. They've done it successfully so far in a laboratory without using hydrogen or the solid metal catalyst necessary in traditional processes. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2SMdRtW

Influenza is highly contagious and easily spreads as people move about and travel, making tracking and forecasting flu activity a challenge. While the CDC continuously monitors patient visits for flu-like illness in the US, this information can lag up to two weeks behind real time. A new study combines two forecasting methods with machine learning to estimate local flu activity. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2QFhSyk

Engineers have developed a microfluidic technique that can quickly process small samples of bacteria and gauge a specific property that's highly correlated with bacteria's ability to produce electricity. They say that this property, known as polarizability, can be used to assess a bacteria's electrochemical activity in a safer, more efficient manner compared to current techniques. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2QFZbee

Some Republicans accused their Muslim colleague of being more loyal to Islam than the US constitution. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2H7FwEu

What makes distinct species have different proteins? Is there a key that allows eukaryotic cells to produce proteins involved in multicellularity that are mostly absent in prokaryotes? from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2QJaRwQ

The Johnnie wrestling team travels to Illinois for Elmhurst's Al Hanke Invitational at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12. – Live Results from Saint John's University Athletics http://bit.ly/2RND9KS

Researchers have assembled current and potential sources of government support to promote the production and use of biochar, which helps preserve valuable soil, enhance agricultural production, improve local air quality and sequester carbon dioxide. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2spPM0k

Widely prescribed 'benzodiazepine' sleeping pills suppress the sleeping brain's ability to wake us when it senses a threat. But an alternative class of hypnotics currently under development could allow users to rouse in the event of an earthquake, fire alarm or intruder, according to a new study. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2TH4yf1

Missing GP appointments is associated with early death, and those with long-term mental health conditions are at particular risk. In the largest study of its kind, the team examined over 500,000 patients' appointment histories in Scotland, tracked for three years between 2013 and 2016. Patients with mental-health conditions had an eight times greater risk of death and those with physical conditions a threefold increase in all cause mortality. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2D2Q7fM

One of the greatest challenges in saving endangered species is to predict if an animal population will die out. Accurate and reliable models are crucial for conservationists. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2TH3E27

Plant phytolith and water content cause differing degrees of tooth enamel abrasion in vertebrates. This study has implications for how tooth wear in extinct animals is interpreted and how this information can be employed to reconstruct their dietary behavior and habitats. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2RHdcgd

Using one of the most powerful microscopes in the world, scientists have identified a dense, dynamic and disorganized actin filament nanoscaffold -- resembling a haystack -- that is induced in response to a molecular signal. This is the first time researchers have directly visualized, at the molecular level, a structure that is triggered in response to a cellular signal -- a key finding that expands our understanding of how cells move. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2TJ5oYu

A new 16-item parent questionnaire (CNI-PPC) to measure 'connectedness to nature' in very young children has been developed by Dr. Sobko and her collaborator Professor Gavin Brown, Director of the Quantitative Data Analysis and Research Unit at the University of Auckland. The results revealed that parents who saw their child had a closer connection with nature had less distress, less hyperactivity, and fewer behavioral and emotional difficulties, and improved pro-social behavior. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2H82bk0

Insects and mammals have special sensors for different light intensities. These sensors selectively influence the circadian clocks and thereby control daily activity patterns. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2RjLw1v

An international team of researchers have carried out a review of the evidence examining what influences people who are HIV positive to go to health services and then stay on antiretroviral drugs in Africa. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2Fl4I8P

Analysis of the skulls of lions, wolves and hyenas has helped scientists uncover how prehistoric dogs hunted 40 million years ago. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2CfiLsr

A pioneering new report has devised a seven-point plan to help policymakers devise new, coherent and collaborative strategies to tackle the greatest global environmental threats. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2FmQSCU

Rahaf al-Qunun, 18, fled her family and barricaded herself in a hotel room in Bangkok. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2H4YFXz

A suspect is in custody in the case of Jayme Closs, who was kidnapped after her parent's murder. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2VKAReL

Google shareholders want the firm to change the way it deals with allegations of sexual misconduct. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2D45XHa

New research has for the first time analyzed degrees of psychological flexibility and identified three distinct classes. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2FktfdX

Scientists have discovered an unusual new light sensor in green algae. The sensor triggers a reaction that is similar to one in the human eye. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2FijRre

Scientists have provided, for the first time, evidence which links the ability of red blood cells infected with the malaria parasite to bind to the cells lining the blood vessels of the brain, with the clinical syndrome cerebral malaria. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2FsQIZB

Poland has evidence that a Huawei sales director and a Polish citizen "cooperated with the Chinese services," according to a spokesman for Poland's special services branch. (Image credit: Kacper Pempel/Reuters) from Technology : NPR https://n.pr/2VJQXFv

People who ever suffered bullying or sexual abuse have a lower quality of life similar to those living with chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, depression or severe anxiety, a new study has found. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2AGjSS5

Researchers have led work to develop new pathways showing how the world can develop water and energy infrastructure consistent with both the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6) -- ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2QH68eW

Improvements in three-photon microscopy have allowed scientists to see activity in all layers of the visual cortex and the 'subplate' below. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2VJLDlv

A handful of brain cells deep in the brain may play a surprising role in controlling women's bone density, according to new research. Researchers showed that blocking a particular set of signals from these cells causes female (but not male) mice to build extraordinarily strong bones and maintain them into old age, raising hopes for new approaches to preventing or treating osteoporosis in older women. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2H50i7p

VAT, Visceral Adipose Tissue, a kind of fat that accumulates around the abdominal organs, has an important immune function. The body may choose to turn excess fat into FAT not SAT, subcutaneous fat when a fetus is not well nourished and is likely to face disease. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2VSFljI

Students who take challenging classes -- including Advanced Placement courses -- for the first time perform well if they have - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief http://bit.ly/2D4d6ae

The number of students taking higher-level math courses in the San Francisco public school district has increased by 10% sinc - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief http://bit.ly/2TIItMW

A Nevada school district and the state's System of Higher Education are proposing a partnership aimed at improving outcomes f - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief http://bit.ly/2D59ogN

The existing system for nurturing relationships between home and school, such as holding open houses and parent conferences,  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief http://bit.ly/2snVosc

There is enough money in E-rate's coffers to fund every application that has been submitted and meets requirements of the pro - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief http://bit.ly/2M40LFW

Spending on K-12 education in the US increased by about 2.9% in fiscal year 2016 -- compared with a 3.2% increase the year be - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief http://bit.ly/2snVmk4

About 100 education advocacy groups wrote a letter Thursday asking US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and acting Attorney Gen - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief http://bit.ly/2M5U5ad

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The number of students who receive free or reduced-price school meals traditionally is used to count the number of students l - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief http://bit.ly/2snVfFa

To make up for systemic erasures in schools and beyond, black girls need safe spaces to express their stories and experiences - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief http://bit.ly/2M5U06p

Coaches should be partners and collaborators, not experts making proclamations from a position of power.  - More -  from ASCD SmartBrief http://bit.ly/2snVe44

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Researchers have found a novel, pathogenic entity that is a fundamental link between chronic inflammation and tissue destruction in lungs of patients with COPD. These exosomes from activated neutrophils caused COPD damage when they were instilled into the lungs of healthy mice. Remarkably, neutrophil exosomes from the lung fluids of human patients with COPD and neonates with bronchopulmonary dysplasia also caused COPD lung damage when put into the lungs of healthy mice. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2TKiTax

Oncologists have found that a newer targeted drug is significantly more effective than standard therapy for treating elderly patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The drug is taken as a pill once a day -- much more convenient than the standard treatment requiring the patient to come in three times a month for infusions and an injection. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2D4kmmG

Researchers have discovered the way plants respond to disease-causing organisms, and how they protect themselves, leading the way to potential breakthroughs in breeding resistance to diseases or pests. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2TIGPem

Research shows how financial markets should have predicted Brexit hours before they eventually did, and that betting markets beat currency markets to the result by an hour -- producing a 'close to risk-free' profit-making opportunity, according to economists. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2VMZDv0

The partial US government shutdown has led to many website security certificates not being renewed. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2H4Q8DN

How the stellar career of Laurel and Hardy came to an end after a show at an English regional theatre. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2D2S2AW

Buku Abi posts about a US documentary that accuses the star of sexually abusing a number of women. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2QBkJZi

বিজ্ঞানীদের মতে, বাতকর্ম আমাদের সুস্থ শরীরেরই লক্ষণ। সোজা কথায় বাতকর্ম হওয়া মানে, শরীর সুস্থ আছে... চিন্তার কিছু নেই! from Zee24Ghanta: Health News http://bit.ly/2D0vRv6