California OKs funds to confiscate guns
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation to seize handguns and assault rifles from about 20 000 Californians who were legally owned but later disqualified due to a criminal conviction or serious mental illness. The measure provides 24 million dollars to hire agents to reduce a 40 000 weapon backlog while the state justice department struggles with a shrinking data system.
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Calif
Jerry Brown
State Department of Justice
Cannibalism Evidence Found From Jamestown Starving Time
Archaeologists and forensic scientists examining Jamestown remains report grisly cut marks on a 14 year old girl’s skull from a 1609 10 refuse pit. Sharp blows targeted the cranium cheeks and jaw suggesting flesh and brain removal likely for consumption. Gazette wire services
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Newport News
Jamestown
CO2 near 400 parts per million tests alarm in atmosphere
Scripps Institution reports atmospheric CO2 approaching 400 ppm, a level last seen millions of years ago. Daily Keeling curve shows a steady rise since the 1950s with Mauna Loa readings signaling possible breach this month, sparking concern over warming, sea level rise, and ocean pH changes.
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California
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Norris
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Pope calls Bangladesh factory collapse slave labor underprofit push
Pope Francis condemned Rana Plaza victims' conditions as slave labor and decried unjust wages. He cited 38 euros a month pay and warned that profits over people violate God as the Dhaka tragedy topped 411 deaths with dozens more unidentified.
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Bangladesh
Vatican City
Pope Francis
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Dhaka
Savar
EU May Consider Trade Action Over Bangladesh Garment Safety
The EU weighs measures against Bangladesh to pressure safety upgrades after a deadly building collapse. Any move on duty free access needs all member state consent. In the U S, lawmakers Levin and Miller urge Obama to push a concrete plan on worker rights in Bangladesh.
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Savar
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Dhaka
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United States
Sander Levin
George Miller
Barack Obama
Mixed results for first autism drug STX209 in midstage trial
The study of STX209 arbaclofen in 150 individuals ages 5 to 21 with classic autism showed no improvement in social withdrawal on the primary parent observed measure. Clinician ratings indicated a significant difference on a secondary severity measure, with improvements noted in day to day social function per the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale.
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Chicago
Seaside Therapeutics
Autism Research
Spain
Jeremy Veenstra- Vanderweele
Vanderbilt University
Vineland
Obama aims to deepen US Mexico ties during Mexico City visit
President Barack Obama meets Mexico’s Enrique Pena Nieto in Mexico City to discuss border security immigration reform and energy openness while avoiding public clashes on energy and immigration. Private talks focus on bilateral cooperation and Pena Nieto’s reform agenda across education telecom banking and energy.
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Barack Obama
Mexico
Enrique Pena Nieto
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Mexico City
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Pena Nieto
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White House
Diana Negroponte
Latin America Initiative
Brookings Institution
Latin America
Poll finds four in ten unsure on immigration bill
A Pew Research Center poll shows 40 percent of Americans lack sufficient knowledge to form an opinion on the proposed immigration bill. The survey notes a broad public disconnect and a partisan gap in views on safety and economic impact.
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Congress
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