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Common antibiotics may lead to heart problems

Click here: Scientists have shown for the first time a link between two types of heart problems and one of the most commonly prescribed classes of antibiotics.

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Scientists Unveil Breathalyzer for Marijuana

Click here: Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh announced the latest tool to detect THC, the main psychoactive component in marijuana — in breath and can actually detect a driver’s impairment.

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Why is Africa Poor? The Answers will Surprise You. (Our local governments could learn from Africa’s experience)

More than half of the world’s poorest people live in sub-Saharan Africa. Why is that region so poor? There are lots of theories. Some blame a colonial history. Others blame the weather, or discrimination. Magatte Wade, an African entrepreneur, tells John Stossel in this short video that she knows the biggest reason from her own first-hand experience: It’s crushing government regulation.

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Racism Is Not in America’s DNA

Americans want to be united. The left wants us divided. Larry Elder rebuts the claim that America is inherently racist in this short video. Larry Elder is an American attorney, author, and radio program host.

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Navy Rejects Touchscreen Controls after Fatal Crash. Destroyers going Back to Physical Throttles.

Click here: The Navy will begin reverting destroyers back to a physical throttle and traditional helm control system in the next 18 to 24 months, after the fleet overwhelmingly said they prefer mechanical controls to touchscreen systems in the aftermath of the fatal USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) collision.

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Microplastics in drinking water not a health risk for now, says WHO

Click here: The World Health Organization (WHO) says the level of microplastics in drinking-water is not yet dangerous for humans but called for more research into potential future risk.

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Background Check Law Had No Impact on Gun Deaths, Johns Hopkins Study Finds

Click here: A new academic study has found that gun laws are not having their desired effect. A joint study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of California at Davis Violence Prevention Research Program found that California’s much-touted mandated background checks had no impact on gun deaths .

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Can Something be True for You but Not for Me?

Can something be true for you and not true for me? In other words, is the truth relative or is the truth fixed? How you answer this question shapes the way you look at the world. Renowned philosophy professor Paul Copan provides an excellent road map through this tricky and vitally important issue.

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Mass Shootings Tend To Be Contagious due to Media Publicity, Research Shows

Click here: Back-to-back shootings are no surprise, say scientists who study mass shootings. Research shows that these incidents usually occur in clusters and tend to be contagious. Intensive media coverage seems to drive the contagion, the researchers say.

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