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  Is climate change causing a rise in the number of mosquito and tick-borne diseases?

  October 22, 2018 19:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Oghenekaro Omodior, Indiana University and Daniel Becker, Indiana University(THE CONVERSATION) Life in a single-family home in suburban America, one with a quiet and spacious backyard, surrounded by natural habitats, lush green vegetation, where beautiful birds, squirrels and other small mammals come and go, is the American dream. Now, however, this once-cherished dream is being

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  Can the census ask if you're a citizen? Here's what's at stake in court battles over the 2020 census

  October 22, 2018 19:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jonathan Entin, Case Western Reserve University(THE CONVERSATION) Leer en español.For the first time in decades, the 2020 census will include a question asking whether or not each counted person is a citizen.When Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross directed that the 2020 census include that question, he claimed that it was necessary to allow the Department of Justice to enforce the

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  ¿Eres ciudadano? El gobierno de Trump quiere saber

  October 22, 2018 19:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jonathan Entin, Case Western Reserve University(THE CONVERSATION) Por primera vez en varias décadas, el censo 2020 de Estados Unidos preguntará si las personas son ciudadanas o no.Cuando Wilbur Ross, Secretario de Comercio, ordenó que el censo incluyera esa pregunta, afirmó que era necesario permitir que el Departamento de Justicia pusiera en vigor la Ley de Derecho de Voto de 1965,

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  Two Native American geneticists interpret Elizabeth Warren's DNA test

  October 22, 2018 19:45 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Krystal Tsosie, Vanderbilt University and Matthew Anderson, The Ohio State University(THE CONVERSATION) Dr. Carlos Bustamante, a prominent population geneticist, recently concluded that Senator Elizabeth Warren had “a Native American ancestor.” While geneticists agree on the validity of the test, which is based on established statistical models of DNA inheritance, we as two Native

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  Valencia back for Man United after operation on his mouth

  October 22, 2018 19:30 IST

  Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has explained the absence of Antonio Valencia in recent matches by saying the right back is recovering from a "very complicated" operation on his mouth

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  Company gauges interest for boosting Dakota Access capacity

  October 22, 2018 19:30 IST

  The developer of the Dakota Access pipeline is gauging shippers' interest in expanding the volume of crude oil moved through the pipeline from 500,000 barrels to 570,000 barrels per day, despite ongoing tribal efforts to shut the pipeline down

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  Markets Right Now: US stocks open slightly higher

  October 22, 2018 19:30 IST

  Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street, led by gains in technology and internet companies.

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  In Oregon, a community responds to imprisonment of migrants

  October 22, 2018 19:15 IST

  Dozens of area residents are volunteering to help immigrants taken to a federal prison in Oregon who were apprehended along the U.S.-Mexico border

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  Michael Caine looks back in 'Blowing the Bloody Doors Off'

  October 22, 2018 19:15 IST

  Michael Caine has been looking back, and on the whole he likes the view

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  Malta academic in Trump probe often vanishes after scandals

  October 22, 2018 19:15 IST

  Joseph Mifsud has emerged as one of the more enigmatic players in U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election

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  AP Exclusive: 2 rarely seen Hemingway stories coming out

  October 22, 2018 19:15 IST

  Two Ernest Hemingway stories written in the mid-1950s and rarely seen since will be published next year

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  Gravina elected president of Italian soccer federation

  October 22, 2018 18:45 IST

  Gabriele Gravina has been elected president of the Italian soccer federation

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  'Shark Tank' backs late 9/11 cleaner's idea, pitched by kids

  October 22, 2018 18:30 IST

  The sharks on "Shark Tank" are supporting an invention created by a New York City firefighter who died of cancer after helping with the cleanup of ground zero after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks

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  Medtronics co-founder dies in Hawaii at age 94

  October 22, 2018 18:30 IST

  An electronics repairman who founded one of the world's largest medical device companies in his garage in 1949 has died at age 94. Earl Bakken, co-founder of Medtronic, died Sunday at his home in Hawaii

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  Former NFL player Rae Carruth out of prison after 18 years

  October 22, 2018 18:00 IST

  Former NFL wide receiver Rae Carruth has been released from prison after serving more than 18 years for conspiring to murder the mother of his unborn child

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  Guard accused of ignoring inmate suicide threat enters plea

  October 22, 2018 17:45 IST

  A former prison guard accused in the death of a Michigan inmate who killed herself in 2015 has entered plea agreement

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  The Latest: EU urges Russia, US to preserve 1987 arms treaty

  October 22, 2018 17:45 IST

  The European Union is calling on the United States and Russia to stick to a 1987 nuclear weapons treaty and make sure it is "fully and verifiably implemented."

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  Garcia wins rain-shortened Andalucia Valderrama Masters

  October 22, 2018 17:45 IST

  Sergio Garcia wins Andalucia Valderrama Masters for third time

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  Germany presses for EU unity on Saudi Arabia arms exports

  October 22, 2018 17:45 IST

  A top German official is pressing for a joint European Union position on Saudi Arabia after Berlin backed a freeze on arms exports to the kingdom following the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi

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  Death toll rises to 3 in China mining accident; 18 trapped

  October 22, 2018 17:30 IST

  The death toll in a coal mine accident in eastern China has climbed to three after one of the miners who was rescued died after receiving medical treatment

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  'Extremely dangerous' Hurricane Willa aims for Mexico's west

  October 22, 2018 17:30 IST

  Hurricane Willa has grown rapidly into an "extremely dangerous" near-Category 5 storm in the eastern Pacific, on a path that could potentially bring landfall on a stretch of coast in Mexico between Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta in the coming days

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  Key moments surrounding the killing of Jamal Khashoggi

  October 22, 2018 17:30 IST

  Key moments surrounding the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi

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  Maldives court frees opposition leader convicted of bribery

  October 22, 2018 17:30 IST

  A court in the Maldives has freed an opposition leader, setting aside a lower court's conviction for bribery

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  A hot dog? Firefighters rescue pet stuck in heating duct

  October 22, 2018 17:15 IST

  It wasn't a cat in a tree, but a dog in a heating duct that brought firefighters to a home in Virginia

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  With Messi out, Coutinho, Dembele must step up for Barcelona

  October 22, 2018 17:15 IST

  With Lionel Messi out with a broken arm, the two most expensive signings in Barcelona's history have a perfect opportunity to step up and show their value

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  How a game can move people from climate apathy to action

  October 22, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Juliette N. Rooney-Varga, University of Massachusetts Lowell(THE CONVERSATION) The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been called a “deafening” alarm and an “ear-splitting wake-up call” about the need for sweeping climate action. But will one more scientific report move countries to dramatically cut emissions?Evidence, so far, says no.

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  Rising insurance costs may convince Americans that climate change risks are real

  October 22, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan(THE CONVERSATION) One of the great challenges of tackling climate change is making it real for people without a scientific background. That’s because the threat it poses can be so hard to see or feel. In the wake of Hurricanes Florence and Michael, for example, one may be compelled to ask, “Was that climate change?” Many politicians and

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  It's the economics: Red states embracing wind energy don't do it for the climate

  October 22, 2018 17:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sarah Mills, University of Michigan(THE CONVERSATION) The federal government has never played a leading role in restricting the carbon footprint of the nation’s power plants. But now that the Trump administration is trying to dismantle many energy regulations, that national role is even smaller.Many states have been trying to fill this vacuum for years with cap-and-trade systems,