Global agribusiness giants vow free tech for African farming
Four leading agricultural companies including Monsanto and DuPont announced they will donate patent rights seed varieties laboratory know-how and other aid to African scientists. The African Agricultural Technology Foundation in Nairobi will coordinate the effort with backing from the Rockefeller Foundation. About 190 million Africans south of the Sahara face chronic hunger.
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Briefs from New York and Washington on police killings and politics
AP briefs report three suspects arrested on Staten Island ferry in connection with the slayings of two undercover NYC detectives, with one still at large. Other items note House cafeterias serving freedom fries and a failed bid to expand contraceptive access in the Senate.
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Hospitals seek consent for pelvic exams across major schools
The Wire and Gazette reports that top medical schools are ending the era of students performing pelvic exams on unconscious patients without consent. Policies now require consent before exams and insist students be part of the medical team, with rare exceptions.
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Ari Schverisenstadt
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Robert Kelch
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