Malawi police arrest HIV positive man paid by parents to have sex with scores of young girls; Could this computer game delay Alzheimer’s symptoms? New study suggests it could.; In his grandchild’s question — ‘Why is it you don’t understand global warming?’— Sen. Jim Inhofe sees ‘brainwashing’; ‘Abu Ghraib’ for youths: Juvenile offenders abused for 6 years in Australian prison, report claims; Texas man filmed beating turtle to death with hammer says it was self-defense; While the rest of the world got taller, Americans plateaued. Here’s why.; Encased in salt, a new clue to the evolution of life on Earth; The case for cockroach milk: The next superfood?; Bitcoin’s not money, judge rules as she tosses money-laundering charge; A startling ending in mother’s quest to find recipient of deceased son’s heart; Researchers just discovered the world’s deepest underwater sinkhole in the South China Sea; Doctors warn of increase in Colorado toddlers exposed to recreational marijuana;
 
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The many lives of Youree Dell Harris, a.k.a. the ‘psychic’ Miss Cleo, dead at 53
"Miss Cleo" wasn’t actually Jamaican, nor was she actually a psychic. Nor, it turned out, were most of those readings touted in those TV commercials actually free of charge.
Malawi police arrest HIV positive man paid by parents to have sex with scores of young girls
Eric Aniva is a "hyena," someone is paid to have sex with widows and young women -- often children -- as part of ritualistic "sexual cleansings" in Malawi.
 
Could this computer game delay Alzheimer’s symptoms? New study suggests it could.
Researchers claim that only ten to 14 hours of game play could make a big difference.
 
In his grandchild’s question — ‘Why is it you don’t understand global warming?’— Sen. Jim Inhofe sees ‘brainwashing’
"The stuff that they teach our kids nowadays, you have to un-brainwash them when they get out," the Republican senator said.
 
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‘Abu Ghraib’ for youths: Juvenile offenders abused for 6 years in Australian prison, report claims
After TV exposé, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called Tuesday for a royal commission to investigate.
 
Texas man filmed beating turtle to death with hammer says it was self-defense
A trail of blood ran "from the water's edge all the way to the turtle, which was approximately 75 feet away," according to the police affidavit, as reported by the Dallas Morning News.
 
While the rest of the world got taller, Americans plateaued. Here’s why.
Once ranked third and fourth tallest globally, American men and women fell to 37th and 42nd, respectively, according to a study.
 
Encased in salt, a new clue to the evolution of life on Earth
Researchers find a surprise in 815-million-year-old air bubbles.
 
The case for cockroach milk: The next superfood?
Cockroach crystals contain three times as many calories as the next most energy-packed protein, buffalo milk.
 
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Bitcoin’s not money, judge rules as she tosses money-laundering charge
A defendant in a Florida money-laundering case is off the hook.
 
A startling ending in mother’s quest to find recipient of deceased son’s heart
After Adrian Murray's 25-year-old son Kendrick died, she discovered he was an organ donor. Unbeknownst to her at the time, Kendrick's heart saved her cousin's life.
 
Researchers just discovered the world’s deepest underwater sinkhole in the South China Sea
It's wider than a football field and could nearly swallow the entirety of the Eiffel Tower.
 
Doctors warn of increase in Colorado toddlers exposed to recreational marijuana
Most incidents play out in the same way: accidental exposure, followed by lethargy that passes within a matter of hours. More severe injuries to children — seizures, comas and respiratory problems — do rarely occur.
 
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