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Pulitzer Prize winning journalist faces jail time
4 July 2024 at 10:11

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist faces jail time

By: Kitteh

4 July 2024 at 10:11

She exposed misspent welfare funds in the US's poorest state; the former governor is suing her for defamation

All the articles journalist Anna Wolfe wrote last year in welfare fraud that did not go to the people they were intended for but lined the pockets of the then-governor Phil Bryant and his cronies.

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The race to understand--and profit from--period blood.
3 July 2024 at 11:12

The race to understand--and profit from--period blood.

By: Kitteh

3 July 2024 at 11:12

Other researchers are examining period blood's potential to treat diseases. The uterus is an incredible organ for many reasons, chief among them is that it repairs itself—without scarring—after shedding its tissue every month or so during a person's reproductive years. It does this with the help of stem cells, some of which are present in menstrual effluent. There have recently been clinical trials testing the use of these stem cells for conditions such as infertility and severe Covid, and studies showed they helped with wound healing and stimulating insulin production in diabetic lab mice. (slMotherJones)

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Ottawa's Response to the Trucker Protest Was Doomed from the Start
27 June 2024 at 11:18

Ottawa's Response to the Trucker Protest Was Doomed from the Start

By: Kitteh

27 June 2024 at 11:18

The "Freedom Convoy" shook Canada's capital—and exposed our divisions

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How the automobile industry turned us into SUV drivers
25 June 2024 at 10:18

How the automobile industry turned us into SUV drivers

By: Kitteh

25 June 2024 at 10:18

"It plays to this reptilian brain that I think automakers did with SUVs and pickups, to basically say, 'Wouldn't you rather be ... the biggest person on the road?'" Zipper said.