Health

Mississippi schools chief: Ease mandates on some tests

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ Mississippi high school students will take end-of-course exams and third graders will take mandated reading assessments this spring, state Superintendent of Education Carey Wright told […]

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Israeli Docs Unveil Possible Big Step Forward in Battling Cancer 

RAMAT GAN, Israel — Changing the gut microbiome can reprogram the immune system to attack malignant tumors in at least some cancer patients, concludes a recent clinical trial at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center. The results were […]

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Taking the Sting Out of the Dreaded Rental Security Deposit

TEL AVIV, Israel — Paying a security deposit when starting to rent an apartment is one of life’s unpleasant realities. For renters, it means money from their pockets is in someone else’s. For landlords, it means […]

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Toxic Gas Leak Kills 4 at Indian Factory 

KOLKATA/ Chennai — At least four contract workers died after a toxic gas leak at a steel plant in Rourkela, Odisha, in eastern India on Jan. 6. The incident occurred around 9 a.m. in the […]

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India Proposes Raising Smoking Age to 21

Mumbai, India — The government of India has proposed raising the smoking age from 18 to 21, banning the sale of loose cigarettes, and doing away with designated smoking areas in public places. The proposal […]

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India’s Losses from Internet Shutdowns Highest in World

New Delhi, India — With a $2.8 billion loss, India was the “most economically impacted nation” due to internet curbs in 2020, a report from a UK firm states. Major internet shutdowns in 21 countries […]