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Alaskans could donate a portion, or all, of their Alaska Permanent Fund dividend to certain community, educational or charitable organizations under a bill that has passed the House and Senate. via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

“Two of them cried, screamed and shrieked”

An Egyptian court convicted five men Wednesday on charges of homosexual behavior and sentenced them to three years in prison, officials said. via News Max

Seattle City Librarian Deborah L. Jacobs is leaving the job July 2 for a post at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“The Sudanese government has declared "zero-tolerance”

Khartoum - Widespread rape, mostly committed by pro-government forces, is going unpunished in Sudan's Darfur region, and peacekeepers are unable to protect victims as young as 11, a rights group said on ... via Independent Online

“But what is very nice and satisfying is to find a very clear mechanism like this to explain why some kinds of breast cell tumors metastasize to the bone and some to lung.”

Certain cancers tend to spread to specific tissues, and now researchers have gained a molecular handle on how that happens. via Health Resources

Approximately 45,000 people in the U.S.A. are living with multiple myeloma, and approximately 14,600 new cases of myeloma are diagnosed each year. via Newswise

Lowe's and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are awarding a $50,000 grant to help pay for restoration work at the San Domingo Community and Cultural Center, a historic Rosenwald School in Mardela ... via WMDT

The Fresno Police Department has been named Law Enforcement Agency of the Year by the state office of Mothers Against Drunk Driving for the second straight time. via Fresno Bee

The CIA transferred at least 14 terrorist suspects to Jordan for interrogation and torture following the September 11 attacks in New York City, according to a new report issued Tuesday by Human Rights Watch. via PR-inside.com

“Nearly 10 million children under age five die every year of largely preventable diseases”

Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News Main Category: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Also Included In: Public Health Article Date: 08 Apr 2008 - 3:00 PDT newsletters The impact of climate change could fall ... via Medical News Today

Research shows that both treatments have the same benefits for fighting cancer, as well as the same negative side effects on sexual function, says Otis Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer ... via InteliHealth

The populations of seven species of rare water birds have recovered significantly in Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake due to a program that employs former hunters as park rangers, conservationists said Thursday. via Daily Times

“If only that driver had had the interlock device on his vehicle, it wouldn't have happened”

Parents and police join forces in Tallahassee, pushing for tougher laws and technology to stop drunk drivers. via WINK-TV Fort Myers

After months of secrecy and speculation, the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation was officially identified Monday as the $200 million mystery donor bailing out Grady Memorial Hospital. via CBS 46

“The government also needs to bolster the justice sector's capacity to respond to sexually violent crimes”

The Sudanese government and rebel groups in the war-ravaged Darfur region should immediately take measures to end the sexual violence endemic to the conflict, Human Rights Watch said. via IRIN

“The mutations we have identified have clinically meaningful effects to individual patients and suggest that independently rare mutations will collectively account for a substantial fraction of the population's variability in disease susceptibility”

Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have found that rare mutations in three genes contribute to blood pressure variation in the general population. via PhysOrg Weblog

“Even if there wasn't the thought of global warming, this would make sense because it saves electricity, it saves taxpayer dollars”

The nation's roads are a major source of greenhouse gases -- but it's not just from the cars and trucks traveling on them. via MLive.com

“But, of course, if we can ultimately recommend a topical cream for 16 weeks instead of an invasive surgical or laser procedure, that's going to be a big advantage.”

A topical cream appears to be a highly effective treatment for precancerous lesions on the vulva, Dutch researchers report. via MedicineNet

“I promise to respect my neighborhood”

Tom Tikkanen comes from Calumet, Mich., a former copper mining outpost near Lake Superior where they report inches of snow the way we track traffic jams. via KnowledgePlex

“Canada should be at the top of the heap in respect for human rights, not somewhere else”

Taliban fighters taken prisoner by Canadian troops in Afghanistan may be denied rights they would have if captured by British or U.S. forces, rights groups said yesterday as they announced an appeal of a ... via The Globe and Mail