Medical
You could die early from this much sleep
Although busy bees will be pleased to hear their hectic lifestyles won't negatively impact their longevity (at least where zzz's are concerned), you should know that the study is limited: Participants were only asked about their sleep habits once in 1997, and they self-reported them, which sacrifices accuracy. [Full Article...]
Nipah: Travellers asked to avoid 4 Kerala districts
As a result of this, the patients with cold and fever are being treated with precaution. There is no cure known yet, and patients are only given supportive care. Her body was cremated soon after her death over fears the virus could spread; her family wasn't able to see her. An outbreak of deadly Nipah Virus began in the northern district of Kozhikode at the weekend that has now spread to the nei... [Full Article...]
USA warns teething medicines unsafe, wants them off shelves
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning parents against using over-the-counter teething products because of an ingredient that can cause serious side effects and even death in infants. The latest target? Children's gel teething products that contain the painkiller benzocaine . Wednesday's action comes more than four years after the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen petitioned... [Full Article...]
Polish author wins Man Booker International Prize
Tokarczuk's liberal views and perspectives on Polish history - especially on the Holocaust , including her criticism of Polish anti-Semitism - have clashed with those of the ruling conservative party. "These journeys and fragments, in Jennifer Croft's deft translation, accumulate into an enchanting meditation on metamorphosis and connection". Other books on the shortlist for this year's prize i... [Full Article...]
Trump Abruptly Cancels North Korea Summit With Kim Jong Un
Mr Trump said he had been looking forward to the now-cancelled summit in Singapore on 12 June. The President also hinted, in an interview with his favourite show Fox and Friends, that a staged process of denuclearisation may be necessary to make any deal workable. [Full Article...]
Trump Cannot Block People On Twitter, Judge Rules
The Knight First Amendment Institute and the individual Twitter users claimed that by blocking users for their views, Mr Trump was shutting them out of discussion in a public forum, violating the First Amendment . citizens. Attorneys for the Justice Department had argued that the only public Twitter forum for President Trump was the official @POTUS account , citing the fact the @... [Full Article...]
Congress moves to dismantle key post-crisis bank rules
The Senate passed the bill in August, and the House approved its own version in March. The legislation raises the threshold for banks that are subject to stricter federal oversight from $50 million in assets to $250 million, releasing dozens of us banks from regulations by the Federal Reserve . [Full Article...]
Carson Wentz explains why he's visiting the White House
Worrilow had been signed to back up middle linebacker Jordan Hicks , who missed the second half of last season with a torn Achilles tendon. "I'm just learning how to trust it, trust your knee, trust your movement, all of those things", he said . [Full Article...]