Children

‘A Cruel Choice’: Why Israel Targets Palestinian Schools | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Oct. 23, 2018 Several Palestinian students, along with teachers and officials, were wounded Oct. 15 in the Israeli army attack on a school south of Nablus in the West Bank. The students of Al- Sawiya Al-Lebban Mixed School were challenging an Israeli military order to shut down their school based on the ever-versatile accusation of the school being ...

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Stress in infancy 'dramatically alters' body's organs | Ethan A. Everington

The GABAA receptor CREDIT: Wikipedia May 29, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Scientists have found the first evidence suggesting emotional stress in infancy has significant and far-reaching effects on the body an ...

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Genes, environment and schizophrenia -- new study finds the placenta is the missing link | Daniel R. Weinberger

Fetus in utero, between fifth and sixth months. Image credit: Wikipedia.May 28, 2018 (MedicalXpress) -- Hiding in plain sight, new research shines a spotlight on the placenta's critical role in the n ...

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How young children run around all day without getting tired | Sébastien Ratel & Anthony Blazevich

Credit: Robert Kraft/public domain April 24, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Children not only have fatigue-resistant muscles, but recover very quickly from high-intensity exercise -- even faster than well-traine ...

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The clown show “Left” reacts to #metoo | Mickey Z.

CC0 Public Domain Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 12, 2017 For anyone dwelling outside the “radical” hive mind, the Clown Show Left™ was yet again exposed in 2016. The full gamut of misogyny was u ...

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Rebuilding Activism from the Ground Up | Mickey Z.

Photo by Ryan McGuire Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Jan. 22, 2017 I. I recognized a familiar sound I’d just finished working with a personal training client near Central Park before hopping on a down ...

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Education’s Challenge: Don’t Play It Again Sam! | Emanuele Corso

Heron. Nimbus Park, Oregon. By Keith Todd. Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust Nov. 4, 2016 First a bit of history. I wrote this essay in 1971 when I was at the time finishing ...

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The Beginning And The End | Emanuele Corso

Emanuele Corso -- World News Trust Oct. 27, 2016 My first day teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was an eye-opener. Following my PhD, I was asked to stay and teach in the Department of E ...

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Hurricane Mathew vs. Shock and Awe of Empire | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. FarruggioPhilip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust Oct. 26, 2016 On Friday, Oct. 7, we were awaiting the hurricane named Mathew that was fast approaching Daytona Beach, Florida. My wife and I ...

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Being the smartest kid in your class can be a problem | Mickey Z.

Louis Sergent, 16, Lejunior, Kentucky. Sept. 13, 1946. Russell Lee (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Oct. 26, 2016 In the third grade, our teacher asked us what we ...

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Internal Watchdog Blasts EPA's Egregious Delay on Flint Emergency Order | Deirdre Fulton

Susan Hedman, the former EPA region 5 director, stepped down earlier this year. (Photo: Flint Journal) The EPA 'had the authority and sufficient information' to issue such an order as early as June 2 ...

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