Federal government says it will not consider decriminalizing drugs beyond marijuana, despite calls from Canada’s major cities to consider measure. Montreal and Toronto are echoing Vancouver and urging government to treat drug use as public health issue, rather than criminal one..
thestar.com
Read
A U.S. senator known for her outspoken criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin was hit with a bizarre impersonation attempt by someone hoping to get inside information on American sanctions targeting Russia.
thedailybeast.com
Read
Iranian interior minister says Trump is not trustworthy enough for talks -- if the U.S. president wants talks he needs to rejoin the international nuclear deal he unilaterally pulled out of earlier this year..
cnbc.com
Read
Conservative Think-Tanker Accidentally Argues That Single Payer Could Save Americans $2 Trillion.
slate.com
Read
Koch-backed study finds ‘Medicare for All’ would save U.S. government trillions.
thinkprogress.org
Read
Bernie Sanders’s $32 trillion Medicare-for-all plan is actually kind of a bargain.
vox.com
Read
Tiny crystals discovered in the Murchison meteorite found to be some of the oldest minerals in the solar system. At over 4.5 billion years old, the hibonite crystals formed before the Earth, and contain evidence of the Sun's very active and energetic early life..
astronomy.com
Read
Mild Dehydration Hard To Notice, But Can Still Impair Mental Performance. A growing body of evidence finds that being just a little dehydrated is tied to a range of subtle effects — from mood changes to muddled thinking..
npr.org
Read
Study finds poor communication between nurses and doctors, which is one of the primary reasons for patient care mistakes in the hospital. One barrier is that the hospital hierarchy puts nurses at a power disadvantage, and many are afraid to speak the truth to doctor..
news.umich.edu
Read