Medical
Hacking suspect Lauri Love wins landmark appeal against United States extradition
The court accepted both of the main arguments advanced by Love's lawyers that there was no reason he could not be tried in England and that he might suffer serious damage to his health if he were extradited. In their ruling, the High Court judges raised the possibility that Love could be put on trial in England, saying that that wouldn't be considered "oppressive" and that he would be much less of... [Full Article...]
'Cheddar Man' DNA Hints First Modern Brits Had 'Dark To Black' Skin
The groundbreaking discovery was made in a "stroke of luck" after archaeologists found scraps of DNA in the ear of the Mesolithic "Cheddar Man", the oldest complete skeleton found in the United Kingdom and one of the museum's most treasured specimens. [Full Article...]
Super Bowl viewership smallest since 2009
Sunday's Eagles-Patriots NFL title game peaked at 112.3 million between 10 and 10:15 p.m. EST in the final minutes of the second-highest scoring Super Bowl. Nationally, the overnight rating in the top 56 markets was 47.1, down 6 percent from the 49.9 for the 2017 Super Bowl. The rating peaked at 52.2 in the fourth quarter of the game. [Full Article...]
Kristaps Porzingis Helped Off Court & Leaves Game With Apparent Knee Injury
The seemingly only positive aspect of the entire franchise will have his season's enduring image be one of him down on the court clutching his knee in pain. Given Porzingis' importance to New York's future, the organization will want to be cautious with his development and ensure he's 100 percent before playing again, much the same as how the Bulls and Bucks handled their young players. [Full Article...]
Late night snow could bring slick roads for Wednesday morning drive
Snow will start later in the day Tuesday and continue through the night when 5- to 8 inches of wet, heavy snow is possible. The snow is expected to cause the biggest headache when commuters will be hitting the roads to go to work. Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before midnight. Around an inch of snow is possible tonight . A winter weather advisory runs through 4 a.m... [Full Article...]
HIV prevention drug Truvada receives funding
The Miami metropolitan area ranked first in the county in the prevalence of HIV diagnoses , with nearly 39 out of every 100,000 residents acquiring the disease in 2016, while the Atlanta area, where Fulton County health officials received pushback from Publix on PrEP coverage, ranked fourth, with 1,701 new infections in 2016, or more than 29 cases per 100,000 residents, according to CDC surveilla... [Full Article...]
ME woman prepares salad, sticks fork into 5-inch lizard
Carr had purchased a bag of romaine lettuce from a Shaw's supermarket in Portsmouth , N.H., last month before bringing it back to her house in Kittery, Maine , to make lunch with the produce a few days later. "I've been breastfeeding nearly non-stop since he was born", said Carr. On Monday, NHDHHS communications director Jake Leon took a call from Seacoast Media Group and confirmed his agency ... [Full Article...]
Centre Allocates Rs 5252 Crore To Odisha For Infrastructure Development
State Transport Minister Nrusingha Charan Sahu has expressed disappointment over the budgetary allocation, saying the Railways had provided just Rs 3,000 crore a year ago although they had announced Rs 5,102 crore. Among other small allocations, Railways will provide Rs 16 crore for maintenance of LHB coaches (modern coaches) in Mancheswar Carriage Repair workshop in Bhubaneswar . [Full Article...]