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World

Despite Trump order, border child separations could go on: legal experts

(Reuters) - The much-vilified U.S. policy of separating children from parents who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border could continue under certain circumstances because of ambiguous language in President Donald Trump's order meant to end the practice, legal experts said.

World Bahrain court acquits opposition leaders in spying case

DUBAI (Reuters) - A Bahraini court on Thursday acquitted three senior leaders of the country's...

World Mystery extinct ape found in ancient Chinese tomb

The discovery of a prehistoric pet gibbon suggests humans pushed apes to extinction far back in...

World The perils and struggles of Mediterranean migration

Marine servicemen discuss the challenges and rewards of helping stranded refugees reach safety.

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Supreme Court ducks decision on whether president has the power to fire any top federal official

The Supreme Court sidestepped a constitutional dispute Thursday over the scope of the president’s power to fire high-level federal employees. Instead, by a 7-2 vote, the court ruled administrative law judges who hear stock fraud cases at the Securities and Exchange Commission are “officers”...

Majority of Americans say Trump should agree to interview with Mueller: poll

US Majority of Americans say Trump should agree to interview with...

(Reuters) - Most Americans think President Donald Trump should agree to an interview with Special...

US Head of new U.S. corporate health plan cites surgery as biggest cost

San Diego (Reuters) - Dr. Atul Gawande, a surgeon who was named this week to head the company...

US 'Heartbroken' father of designer Kate Spade dies at age 89

(Reuters) - The father of fashion designer Kate Spade has died just over two weeks after the...

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Science

Could Alzheimer’s be Triggered by Herpes Virus?

Results from a major analysis of genetic and molecular networks in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients have suggested a role for two human herpesvirus species. The study, headed by a team at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, found increased levels of the two Roseoloviruses...

Science It may take a village (of proteins) to turn on genes

Clusters of proteins transiently work together to turn on genes, new microscopy studies of live...

Science Here’s how drinking coffee could protect your heart

Coffee’s heart-healthy effects rely on boosting cells’ energy production, a study in mice suggests.

Science Einstein’s general relativity reigns supreme, even on a galactic scale

Scientists have made the most precise test of Einstein’s theory of gravity at great distances.

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Tech

Watch this blind skateboarder shred

Dan Mancina of Livonia, Michigan began to lose his sight as a teenager due to two disorders of the eye. Now he's 95 percent blind. And he's a killer skateboarder. From a Red Bull interview with Mancina : Can you speak a bit about your goal of helping people build more parks for...

Tech A cabinet of noses

On display in Copenhagen, Denmark's Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek art museum is this glass display...

The Biology of Disinformation: Interview with Rushkoff, Pescovitz, and Dunagan

Tech The Biology of Disinformation: Interview with Rushkoff, Pescovitz,...

Over at Mondo 2000 , our old pal RU Sirius interviewed Douglas Rushkoff, Jake Dunagan, and...

Watch Piers Morgan try to embarrass a reality TV star but make an ass of himself instead

Tech Watch Piers Morgan try to embarrass a reality TV star but make an...

Piers attempts to embarrass UK reality TV star Hayley of "Love Island" by asking her, "Do...

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Health

WATCH: What is the Keystone virus?

The mosquito-borne disease that has recently been found to make humans sick.

Health WATCH: What is West Nile virus?

This virus, spread to people by mosquitoes, can lead to a fatal illness in 1 out of every 150...

Health NIH: Herpesvirus may contribute to Alzheimer's development

Certain species of herpesviruses may play a role in Alzheimer's disease according to a study of...

Health Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language, has died

Koko, the gorilla who mastered sign language and showed the world what great apes can do, has...

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California

Study shows most dangerous spots for bicyclists are Pacific Beach, downtown, Rosecrans Street, Escondido

Local bicyclists face the most risk of injury crashes in Pacific Beach, downtown San Diego, Rosecrans Street and parts of Oceanside and Escondido, an analysis of law enforcement collision data from 2010 through 2016 shows. Other dangerous areas include Coast Highway in Encinitas, Palm Avenue...

California Letter to readers from our new owner

Today marks a new era for The San Diego Union-Tribune, the Los Angeles Times and publications...

California Poway High alum joining Knicks as assistant coach

Almost as soon as the news that Jud Buechler had resigned as an assistant coach with the Los...

California Espola Road pathway errors add $877K in costs

The city is facing an unplanned $866,900 expenditure related to a new pedestrian path along...

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Weird

Rat breaches bank ATM in India, eats $18,000 worth of cash

GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - When bank technicians in India were finally summoned to investigate why an ATM (automated teller machine) had not been working for days, they began to smell a rat.

Weird Were These Children Separated From Their Parents Under Obama?

A 2014 photograph of unaccompanied minor immigrants is misleadingly being described as showing...

Does This Photograph Show Border Agents Forcibly Separating Children From Families?

Weird Does This Photograph Show Border Agents Forcibly Separating...

A Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of a federal agent seizing Elián González was recycled nearly...

Weird Watch: British tourists lose fish to thieving shark

A group of British tourists fishing in New Zealand captured the moment a shark unexpectedly...