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Philippine Navy personnel watch the U.S. Navy's multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS WASP during the Joint U.S.-Philippine military exercises in April 2019.

World News

Philippines Says It Will End U.S. Security Agreement

1:36pm February 11, 2020

In a move that could have consequences for a counterinsurgency against Islamist extremists, President Rodrigo Duterte says Manila will unilaterally scrap the deal that lets U.S. forces train there.

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg generated criticism after a 2015 audio clip resurfaced in which he defends aggressive police tactics targeting minority communities.

'Throw Them Against The Wall And Frisk Them': Bloomberg's 2015 Race Talk Stirs Debate

1:01pm February 11, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

The remarks, shared widely on social media this week, have sparked discussion about the former New York City mayor's past support of stop-and-frisk policies, which targeted minority neighborhoods.

A soldier stands guard on a street in Ituango, Colombia, on Oct. 19, 2019. The town is home to a new public radio station staffed by ex-FARC rebels and war victims. Reporters often conduct interviews with former combatants and update listeners on the prog

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In Colombia, Ex-FARC Rebels And War Victims Work Together At New Radio Stations

12:56pm February 11, 2020

by John Otis

The public radio stations "can be fundamental in constructing peace," says Juan Pablo Madrid, an analyst at Bogotá's Foundation for Press Freedom. But some employees are facing threats from gangs.

Employees of the Egyptian Quarantine Authority prepare to scan the body temperature of incoming travelers at Cairo International Airport.

Health & Safety

New Coronavirus Disease Officially Named COVID-19 By The World Health Organization

12:17pm February 11, 2020

The disease first identified in China in late 2019 was previously called "2019-nCoV."

2 Big Teachers Unions Call For Rethinking Student Involvement In Lockdown Drills

12:16pm February 11, 2020

by Anya Kamenetz

About 95% of American public schools have adopted some form of active shooter drills. But there's little proof they're effective — and there's growing concern they can traumatize children.

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Debris and rubble are seen at the site where an Iranian missile struck Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq's Anbar province in January. The U.S. has repeatedly raised its injury report from the strike; it now says 109 personnel suffered brain injuries.

109 U.S. Troops Suffered Brain Injuries In Iran Strike, Pentagon Says

11:34am February 11, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Of the 109 who were injured, 76 have returned to duty. But 21 service members who were taken from Iraq to Germany for medical care have now been brought to the U.S.

Olivia Freiwald, 20, of the New Hampshire Youth Movement and Sunrise Movement on the main campus of the University of New Hampshire. She's campaigning for Bernie Sanders, in part, because he pledges to ban fracking.

Proposals To Ban Fracking Could Hurt Democrats In Key States

10:20am February 11, 2020

by Jeff Brady

Some Democratic presidential candidates want to ban fracking to help address climate change. That attracts young people, but may alienate swing voters in key oil and gas states like Pennsylvania.

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Rising temperatures in Alaska are melting permafrost, widening rivers and eroding homes in the remote village of Newtok, where about a third of residents relocated to higher ground last year.

Climate Change Complicates Counting Some Alaska Native Villages For Census

9:39pm February 10, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

Rising temperatures are speeding up erosion in some Alaska Native villages and making traveling on ice roads more dangerous, threatening the Census Bureau's plans for an accurate count.

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Your body needs trace amounts of zinc for cell division and other basic biology. Nobody's sure how it works to shorten colds.

Taking Zinc Can Shorten Your Cold. Thank A 91-Year-Old Scientist For The Discovery

9:30pm February 10, 2020

by Allison Aubrey

Dr. Ananda Prasad first turned up zinc's benefits to human growth back in the 1960s. Years later, his study and others found that the right dose of zinc can cut a cold's duration by days.

The quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship has 65 new cases of coronavirus, Japanese officials announced Monday. Here, passengers with ocean-facing rooms stand on their balconies as the ship sits at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, Japan.

65 More Coronavirus Cases On Diamond Princess Cruise Ship Stuck In Japan

8:09pm February 10, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The new cases include 45 Japanese and 11 Americans, as well as smaller numbers of people from Australia, Canada, England, the Philippines and Ukraine.