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Month: January 2024

Science sleuths are using technology to find fakery in published research

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Allegations of research fakery at a leading cancer center have turned a spotlight on scientific integrity and the amateur sleuths uncovering image manipulation in published research. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute announced last week it’s requesting six retractions and 31 corrections of scientific papers after a British blogger flagged problems

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GOP legislatures in some states seek ways to undermine voters’ ability to determine abortion rights

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Legislative efforts in Missouri and Mississippi are attempting to prevent voters from having a say over abortion rights, building on anti-abortion strategies seen in other states, including last year in Ohio. Democrats and abortion rights advocates say the efforts are evidence that Republican lawmakers and abortion opponents

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Biden is trying to balance Gaza protests and free speech rights as demonstrators disrupt his events

By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — It was President Joe Biden’s first big campaign rally of the year, a chance to spotlight the issue of protecting abortion rights. Instead, at least a dozen times during Biden’s 22-minute speech, demonstrators scattered throughout the audience rose to shout out demands for a cease-fire in

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Un hombre ruso que voló de Dinamarca a LAX sin boleto ni pasaporte es declarado culpable de ingresar ilegalmente, dicen las autoridades

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Un hombre ruso que voló desde Copenhague, Dinamarca, al Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles sin boleto, pasaporte o visa fue declarado culpable de ingresar ilegalmente en un avión, dijeron las autoridades este viernes. Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava, de 46 años, fue declarado culpable por un jurado y enfrenta una sentencia máxima legal

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Russian man who flew from Denmark to LAX without a ticket or passport is found guilty of being a stowaway, officials say

By Tina Burnside and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A Russian man who flew from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Los Angeles International Airport without a ticket, passport or visa has been found guilty of being a stowaway on an aircraft, authorities said Friday. Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava, 46, was convicted by a jury and faces a statutory

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