Blue Sea Glow in Hong Kong Signals Harmful Algal Bloom
Eerie blue patches off Hong Kong, caused by Noctiluca scintillans or Sea Sparkle, signal a harmful algal bloom linked to farm runoff. Scientists note the single celled organism acts as both prey and predator, threatening marine life and local fisheries through complex toxin pathways.
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Hong Kong
Noctiluca Scintillans
University of Georgia
Samantha Joye
Associated Press
Joye
R. Eugene Turner
Louisiana State University
Magnets Used to Plant Drugs Under Cars From Mexico
Drug smugglers place magnetized containers under vehicles of SENTRI travelers in Mexico and recover the heroin in the United States. A driver found six magnetized cylinders containing 13.2 pounds of heroin at a San Diego Chevron after crossing from Tijuana on January 12. Authorities note at least three similar incidents tied to SENTRI users.
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San Diego
Mexico
United States
California
Chevron
U.S
San Ysidro
San Ysidro Port of Entry
Government Accountability Office
Aldo Vereo
Arizona hospital tests brain tumor drugs before surgery
Lori Simons took an experimental orange pill at 3 a.m. then had her brain tumor removed eight hours later to see if the drug affected its genes. The Barrow Neurological Institute uses phase zero trials with AstraZeneca and Novartis drugs to speed development and cut time to potential benefit for glioblastoma patients.
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Lori Simons
Food and Drug Administration
Arizona
Nader Sanai
Phoenix
Barrow Neurological Institute
Massachusetts
Edward M. Kennedy
Sanai
AstraZeneca PLC
Novartis
Richard Pardur
FDA
Poland Russia clash over Auschwitz liberation claim at anniversary
Russia accuses Poland of mocking history after Polish foreign minister credits Ukrainian soldiers with liberating Auschwitz in 1945. Russia and Ukraine spar over who freed the camp as 70th anniversary ceremonies approach, with Putin snubbed by Poland amid tensions.
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Warsaw
Poland
Russia
Auschwitz
Ukraine
Vladimir Putin
Grzegorz Schetyna
Putin
Soviet Union
Red Army
Schetyna
Ukrainian Front
Foreign Ministry
Europe
First
Sergey Lavrov
Auschwitz-Birkenaue
Twins 9 left alone for months as parents abroad
In Manchester New Hampshire police say nine year old twins were left largely alone for four months while their parents traveled to Nigeria with three others. An uncle 25 cared for them but visited irregularly and the home lacked food and a working phone. The uncle was charged but released on bail. parents returned and avoided charges. The children were placed in foster care before returning home.
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Manchester
N.H
New Hampshire
Nigeria
Giobari Atura
Atura
Ature
Jerusalem Monday
Njar
Christall Garcia
State Division of Children, Youth and Families
Hillsborough County
Michael Valentine
Valentine
Rosetta Hints Life Building Blocks on Comet Core
European Space Agency data from Rosetta aboard comet 67P/Churyumov Gerasimenko shows dune like dust structures and a porous core. The craft tracks the comet as it approaches the sun over seven months, revealing water loss at the neck and less surface ice than expected.
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Berlin
Europe
Rosetta
Science
Matt Taylor
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