Enlarge Courtesy of the John and Laura Arnold Foundation Billionaires John and Laura Arnold are betting that the country’s top nutrition researchers can get to the bottom of the obesity epidemic. Courtesy of the John and Laura Arnold Foundation Billionaires John and Laura Arnold are betting that the country’s top nutrition researchers can get to […]
Amy Sancetta/AP Samuel Mullet outside his home in Bergholz, Ohio, in 2011. Fifteen members of an Amish breakaway group in Ohio “have been found guilty of hate crimes by carrying out beard- and hair-cutting attacks against fellow Amish in a dispute over religious differences,” The Associated Press reports. According to the wire service, a jury
kennymatic via Flickr The genetic factors responsible for a cat’s stripes might help researchers understand disease resistance in humans. At this point it’s just an interesting hypothesis, but it’s possible that understanding cat coloration could help scientists understand resistance to infectious diseases. Here’s the connection. Stephen O’Brien and colleagues at a variety of institutions including
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Enlarge Scott Olson/Getty Images Students at Frazier International Magnet School wait outside before the start of school on Wednesday in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty Images Students at Frazier International Magnet School wait outside before the start of school on Wednesday in Chicago. Tens of thousands of students are back in school this morning in Chicago. As
Enlarge STR/Reuters /Landov Islamist fighters carry their flag during the funeral of a fellow fighter who died during clashes on Sunday, outside Aleppo in northern Syria. A similar flag, raised over the Bab al-Hawa border crossing, was at the heart of a dispute that highlights the growing tension between homegrown Syrian rebels and radical Islamists
Enlarge Massoud Hossaini /AFP/Getty Images A suicide bomber struck a convoy of buses today in Kabul, killing at least 12 people — mostly foreigners. Massoud Hossaini /AFP/Getty Images A suicide bomber struck a convoy of buses today in Kabul, killing at least 12 people — mostly foreigners. NATO’s announcement Monday that it is suspending some
The liberal news outlet Mother Jones has followed Monday’s leaked video of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney saying that 47 percent of Americans will vote for President Obama because they are “dependent upon government” and “believe that they are victims,” with another clip in which he says Palestinians have “no interest whatsoever in establishing peace.”
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney told supporters that “there are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what” because they are “dependent upon government … believe that they are victims … believe the government has a responsibility to care for them … these are people pay no income tax.”
Enlarge DRosenbach/Creative Commons Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is the author of books such as Kosher Sex and Kosher Jesus, and the host of Shalom in the Home. He is running for Congress in New Jersey’s 9th District. DRosenbach/Creative Commons Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is the author of books such as Kosher Sex and Kosher Jesus, and the
Enlarge Michael Perez/AP Gloria Gilman holds a sign Thursday in Philadelphia during the NAACP voter ID rally to demonstrate her opposition to Pennsylvania’s new voter identification law. Michael Perez/AP Gloria Gilman holds a sign Thursday in Philadelphia during the NAACP voter ID rally to demonstrate her opposition to Pennsylvania’s new voter identification law. Pennsylvania’s politically
Enlarge Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame at the International Fund for Agricultural Development headquarters in Rome in February. Changes in agriculture have been part of the country’s economic growth. Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame at the International Fund for Agricultural Development headquarters in Rome in February. Changes in agriculture have been