Children

Remember the HPV vaccine scandal of 2018? (Of course, you don’t) — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust September 5, 2021 (The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of World News Trust.) Let’s imagine a hypothetical scenario. What if there was a time when the general population was being relentlessly coerced into taking a particular drug? How would you know what to do? Where would you turn for the necessary context? ...

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As the Taliban Remind Us, Sex Differences Are Real — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 19, 2021 “Women have had the power of naming stolen from us.” (Mary Daly) The #woke crowd has been trying to convince us for years that biological sex does not mat ...

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Cigarettes (and snowballs) can be hazardous to your health —Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 10, 2021 If you’ve been following any of my stories — from juvenile delinquency to street activism — you know by now that confrontations and interactions with the ...

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Reversing Earlier Guidance Amid Delta Fears, CDC Advises Vaccinated People to Wear Masks Indoors in Public | Julia Conley

These are the face masks often used to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. They are used in countries with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks and are worn in hospitals as well as in public. They ...

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A DIY Little League Story (we’d all be canceled today) — Mickey Z.

Yours truly, at maybe age 6, in Long Island City High School schoolyard Mickey Z. — World News Trust July 16, 2021 Growing up in a working-class, blue-collar neighborhood — long before there was an i ...

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Species of gut bacteria linked to enhanced cognition and language skills in infant boys | University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

Credit: CC0 Public DomainJuly 13, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- A University of Alberta-led research study followed more than 400 infants from the CHILD Cohort Study (CHILD) at its Edmonton site. Boys at o ...

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What Keith Haring taught us about life, loss, and death — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust June 30, 2021 Recently, when I asked my Facebook friends for article suggestions, two requests were “life, death, and aging” and “the illusion of control.” I let those we ...

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New Research Challenges the Accuracy of the COVID Counts — Mickey Z.

Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe Mickey Z. — World News Trust May 26, 2021 Recently, I outlined several valid reasons to question the methods by which Covid cases and deaths have been counted. For that, ...

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Ranting about lockdown casualties, participation trophies, and more — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust May 13, 2021 While walking home from Astoria Park the other day, I passed Riccardo’s By the Bridge. (FYI: Nobody in Astoria ever called it anything other than “Riccardo’s ...

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“Dudes Do Not Keep Diaries” — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust April 19, 2021 Once upon a time, I decided to keep a diary. I was 14 and the irresistible pull towards writing was already strong. Also, my friends and I were having an a ...

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Children learned 'little or nothing' during school closures, despite online learning | University of Oxford

Photo: litmos.comApril 9, 2021 (Phys.org) -- School closures in the last year have led to serious learning losses, with primary-age school pupils making virtually no progress studying at home, accord ...

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