2015-04-27 U.S. Spotlight

Today.com   

Blogger smashes the 'perfect body' myth with live-Photoshopping video   
Today.com
A popular fitness blogger, who is fed up with mean comments about her size, airbrushed herself in a viral video to prove a point about body-shaming. An error occurred. Unable to execute Javascript. Cassey Ho, a Pilates instructor and the blogger behind ...

2015-04-27 U.S. Health

SMJ News   

Removal of Ovaries associated with decrease in breast cancer death in women ...   
Science Daily
Date: April 23, 2015; Source: The JAMA Network Journals; Summary: Removal of the ovaries, a procedure known as an oophorectomy, was associated with a 62 percent reduction in breast cancer death in women diagnosed with breast cancer and carrying a ...

2015-04-27 U.S. Science

Yibada (English Edition)   

Celebrating Hubble Telescope's Birthday in Stellar Pictures   
Yibada (English Edition)
Friday, April 24, 2015 marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. Orbiting Earth at about 569 kilometers above us, the Hubble Space Telescope has been looking deep into the space and capturing stunning images.
Hubble hits 25th anniversary IN SPAAACE – time for telescope to come home   The Register
Week in Geek: Hubble gotchu edition   MSNBC
Hubble at 25: The iconic space telescope's greatest discoveries   Christian Science Monitor
San Jose Mercury News   
Huffington Post   
Live Science   
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Christian Science Monitor   

Chinese researchers alter embryo DNA: Do results cross ethical tripwires?   
Christian Science Monitor
The study has added urgency to recent calls from scientists, ethicists, and leaders in the biotech industry to take immediate, serious steps globally to weigh the legal, ethical, and social implications of manipulating DNA within heritable cells.
Embryonic Research   Financial Express
Row over human embryo gene editing   BBC News
Genetically Modified Humans? How Genome Editing Works   Live Science
CBS Local   
Huffington Post   
Forbes   
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Daily Science Journal   

Researchers Find That Bees Are Addicted To Neonicotinoids Pesticides   
Daily Science Journal
A new study states that bees are increasingly getting addicted to neonicotinoids pesticides. Neonicotinoids pesticides are used for seed dressing of rapeseed, but they affect wild bees and interfere with their growth and reproduction. The study, which was ...

2015-04-27 U.S. Sports

ESPN   

A swan song to build on for Celtics   
ESPN
I've been chronicling Boston sports for the better part of 34 years and assumed I'd seen just about everything, but something unfolded Sunday afternoon that I never imagined possible: a standing ovation for a team that got swept in the first round of the playoffs ...

2015-04-27 U.S. Entertainment

E! Online   

2015 Daytime Emmy Awards: Ellen DeGeneres, Kelly Ripa, Betty White, Bobby ...   
E! Online
Rise and shine TV lovers! It's time to celebrate the best in daytime. From talk-show hosts to soap opera stars, so many familiar faces were in attendance for Sunday's 2015 Daytime Emmy Awards. Hosted by Tyra Banks, the star-studded event televised on POP ...

2015-04-27 U.S. Technology

Irish Examiner   

Here's Call of Duty: Black Ops III's reveal trailer in all its glory   
Irish Examiner
As you'd expect, Call of Duty: Black Ops III's reveal trailer is a thrill ride from start to finish. And it's got a fantastic soundtrack to boot. Here. The trailer shows off some of the new weaponry and toys you'll get to play with, the addition of augmentations, and even ...

2015-04-27 U.S. Business

New York Times   

Chipotle to Stop Serving Genetically Altered Food   
New York Times
In a first for a major restaurant chain, Chipotle Mexican Grill on Monday will begin serving only food that is free of genetically engineered ingredients. “This is another step toward the visions we have of changing the way people think about and eat fast food,” ...

2015-04-27 U.S. U.S.

Kansas City Star   

After the protests, calm sought for Gray's burial   
Baltimore Sun
As Freddie Gray's family prepared to bury him on Monday, officials reiterated their calls for calm after a massive demonstration on Saturday left some businesses and cars vandalized, 34 people arrested and a city on edge over the 25-year-old's death from ...

2015-04-27 U.S. World

Reuters   

Desperate Nepalese sleep in open, seek help as aftershocks spread fear   
Reuters
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Thousands of desperate Nepalese huddled under tents and sought scarce food and medical supplies on Monday, two days after a massive quake killed more than 3,200 people and overwhelmed authorities struggled to cope with ...