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Month: July 2019

We Found Photos of Ole Miss Students Posing With Guns in Front of a Shot-Up Emmett Till Memorial. Now They Face a Possible Civil Rights Investigation.
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We Found Photos of Ole Miss Students Posing With Guns in Front of a Shot-Up Emmett Till Memorial. Now They Face a Possible Civil Rights Investigation.

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting  July 25, 1:35 p.m. EDT Three students were suspended from their fraternity house, Kappa Alpha, after we shared an Instagram photo one of the …

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Without school, a ‘lost generation’ of Rohingya refugee children face uncertain future
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Without school, a ‘lost generation’ of Rohingya refugee children face uncertain future

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019

Rubayat Jesmin, Binghamton University, State University of New York A Rohingya refugee girl sells vegetables in Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh. Access to education is extremely limited in the camps, and …

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The scourge of antibiotics in animal feed
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The scourge of antibiotics in animal feed

July 22, 2019

By Aisling Irwin Antibiotics are routinely added to animal feed in poor nations, fuelling superbugs. But new solutions are emerging, writes Aisling Irwin. When researchers asked pig farmers in Thai …

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Deadly Delays in Jail Construction Cost Lives and Dollars Across California
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Deadly Delays in Jail Construction Cost Lives and Dollars Across California

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019

by Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee, and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica  July 17, 5 a.m. EDT Sixty-five jail construction projects, totaling $2.1 billion, were awarded funds since realignment. Only 11 have opened. Meanwhile, dangerous …

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Lunar and solar eclipses make animals do strange things
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Lunar and solar eclipses make animals do strange things

July 15, 2019July 15, 2019

Steve Portugal, Royal Holloway For most animals, the structure of their day – and indeed their year – depends on the light-dark cycle. These regular and rhythmic cycles in the …

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Tap digital solutions to transform Africa’s agriculture
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Tap digital solutions to transform Africa’s agriculture

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019

By Laura Owings [CAPETOWN] Despite digital technologies  in African agriculture being worth US$2.6 billion and reaching over 33 million registered users, its benefits can only be realised if policymakers and …

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Digital Jail: How Electronic Monitoring Drives Defendants Into Debt
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Digital Jail: How Electronic Monitoring Drives Defendants Into Debt

July 8, 2019July 8, 2019

by Ava Kofman July 3, 5 a.m. EDT Ankle bracelets are promoted as a humane alternative to jail. But private companies charge defendants hundreds of dollars a month to wear the …

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Using virtual reality could make you a better person in real life
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Using virtual reality could make you a better person in real life

July 4, 2019July 4, 2019

Thuong Hoang, Deakin University and Guy Wood-Bradley, Deakin University VR gives the user a sense of body ownership over a virtual avatar. Deakin University Asset Bank, Author provided If you’ve …

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Low-Wage Workers Are Being Sued for Unpaid Medical Bills by a Nonprofit Christian Hospital That Employs Them
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Low-Wage Workers Are Being Sued for Unpaid Medical Bills by a Nonprofit Christian Hospital That Employs Them

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019

by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50  June 28, 7 a.m. EDT Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has sued many of its own employees over unpaid medical bills and garnishes their wages; its health care …

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