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• Non-browning apple coming to U.S. next month but Canada will have to wait

  22-01-2017 17:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The genetically modified non-browning apple a B.C. man has been developing for more than two decades will finally end up on some U.S. produce shelves next month. But Canada will have to wait to take its bite.
  
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• Syrian rebels call on Russia to help defend ceasefire

  22-01-2017 15:13
  By Suleiman Al-Khalidi ASTANA (Reuters) - A Syrian rebel group called on Russia to withstand pressure from Iran and the Syrian government to help ensure that a ceasefire agreed last month holds, the head of a delegation at peace talks told Reuters on Sunday. Mohammad Alloush said a failure by Moscow to end what the opposition says are widespread violations of a Turkish-Russian brokered ceasefire would be a blow to its influence in Syria. "It's a real test of the power of Russia and its influence
  
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• Spot a Stellar 'Odd Couple' In the Night Sky This Week

  22-01-2017 15:00
  
  Orion, the Mighty Hunter, will stand upright, high in our southern sky at around 8 p.m. this week, glittering like a large piece of celestial jewelry. Shining down upon us all winter long, Orion is the brightest and grandest of the constellations. Three bright stars line up in the middle of a bright rectangle to decorate Orion's belt, which points northward to the orange star, Aldebaran, as well as the star clusters of the Hyades and Pleiades of Taurus, and southward to the brightest of all star
  
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• The Peak on Saturn's 'Death Star' Moon Mimas

  22-01-2017 14:00
  
  Saturn's moon Mimas glows a shining white in this photo from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Herschel peak, the central mountain feature common in large impact craters, stands a similar height to Earth's Mount Everest on Earth. The distinctive Herschel Crater gives Mimas more than a passing resemblance to the fictional Death Star from the "Star Wars" science fiction universe.
  
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• Real-life adventure tale details search for legendary city

  22-01-2017 14:00
  
  "The Lost City of the Monkey God" recounts archaeological expedition to uncover truth behind Honduras’ “White City" myth.
  
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• Beyond Pluto: NASA's New Horizons Spacecraft Heads to Next Adventure

  22-01-2017 14:00
  
  Nearly two years after its historic encounter with the dwarf planet Pluto, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is getting ready for its next big adventure in the icy outskirts of the solar system. Now, the spacecraft is on its way to a small, ancient object located about 1 billion miles (1.6 billion kilometers) beyond Pluto in the Kuiper Belt. This distant region surrounds the solar system and is filled with trillions of icy rocks that have yet to be explored.
  
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• How coffee grounds turned firewood could be a lifeline for refugees

  22-01-2017 11:00 via cbc.ca
  
  The remnants of your morning cup of coffee could be a lifeline for refugees living in camps in sub-saharan Africa.
  
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• Strong quake hits Solomons; some damage but no tsunami

  22-01-2017 08:41
  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck deep under Papua New Guinea on Sunday, causing damage and blackouts but no tsunami hours after the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an alert for nearby islands.
  
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• Magnitude 8 quake hits Solomon Islands; no tsunami reported

  22-01-2017 07:08
  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A powerful magnitude 8 earthquake hit the Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands on Sunday, but no tsunami was reported hours after the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an alert for nearby islands.
  
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• Magnitude 8 quake hits Solomon Islands, tsunami possible

  22-01-2017 06:16
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A powerful magnitude 8 earthquake hit the Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands on Sunday and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it could generate tsunami waves on nearby islands.
  
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• Sepsis trumps CMS's 4 medical conditions tracked for readmission rates

  22-01-2017 06:00
  
  (University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) Sepsis accounts for considerably more hospital readmissions and associated costs than any of the four medical conditions tracked by the federal government to measure quality of care and guide pay-for-performance reimbursements.
  
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• Psychological 'vaccine' could help immunize public against 'fake news' on climate change

  22-01-2017 06:00
  
  (University of Cambridge) New research finds that misinformation on climate change can psychologically cancel out the influence of accurate statements. However, if legitimate facts are delivered with an 'inoculation' -- a warning dose of misinformation -- some of the positive influence is preserved.
  
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• Meditation and music may help reverse early memory loss in adults at risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

  22-01-2017 01:08
  In a recent study of adults with early memory loss, scientists found that practice of a simple meditation or music listening program may have multiple benefits for older adults with preclinical memory loss. 
  
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