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The World Health Organization says Congo has begun the first-ever trial to test the effectiveness and safety of four experimental Ebola drugs, the first time scientists have directly compared such treatments

Syrian activists say four days of fighting between U.S.-backed forces and Islamic State militants have left scores dead on both sides

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jonathan Overpeck, University of Michigan(THE CONVERSATION) Rains in northern California have helped firefighters contain the Camp Fire, which now ranks as the state’s most deadly wildfire. But unfortunately, all signs point to worsening events ahead in the North American West. Critically, the risk extends well beyond California, and better forest management alone won’t solve the

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Albert La Spada, Duke University(THE CONVERSATION) Designer therapies are treatments tailored to a specific disease, and nowhere is the need greater for new therapies than in a group of nervous system disorders, known as “neurodegenerative diseases.” Many of these diseases are common and well-known, such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease. However, some are very rare, genetic

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Richard Wright, Georgia State University; Richard Rosenfeld, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Thaddeus L. Johnson, Georgia State University(THE CONVERSATION) In the wake of controversial and widely publicized incidents involving the use of deadly force by the police against racial and ethnic minorities, President Obama appointed the President’s Task Force on 21st Century

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) H. Christopher Frey, North Carolina State University(THE CONVERSATION) Many critics of government regulation argue that it reduces economic growth by making it more expensive for businesses to operate. But there is a strong counterargument that a clean environment is consistent with long-term economic prosperity. Here’s a compelling example: Since 1980, U.S. gross domestic product

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Richard Gunderman, Indiana University(THE CONVERSATION) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls cigarette smoking “the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the U.S., accounting for over 480,000 deaths per year.” The CDC just announced that smoking rates among U.S. adults have fallen to the lowest level ever recorded – only 14 percent, less than a third the

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David W. Rasmussen, Florida State University(THE CONVERSATION) In 1959, more than a third of all elderly Americans lived in poverty. Slashing that number to under 10 percent by the late 1990s was among the great U.S. triumphs of the 20th century. Social Security deserves a large share of the credit.I believe eliminating old-age poverty entirely could one day be deemed a triumph of

Real Madrid is under pressure again after 3-0 loss at Eibar

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jeff Bachman, American University School of International Service(THE CONVERSATION) A Saudi-led coalition of states has been aggressively bombing Yemen and imposing an air and naval blockade of its ports for more than three years, leading U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to describe Yemen as “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.”Guterres put the crisis in stark perspective,

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jack J. Barry, University of Connecticut(THE CONVERSATION) The internet has been a right in Mexico since the nation’s Constitution was amended in 2013 to guarantee universal online access. Yet just 47 percent of households there reported having internet in 2016, the most recent data available. To get more citizens online, the government of President Enrique Peña Nieto has invested

Israeli military says Palestinian assailant rammed his car into group of soldiers in West Bank, then is shot and killed

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