Informativie links

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, in an interview with CNN's Jim Sciutto on "The Situation Room," said he remains confident in the intelligence community assessment accusing Russia of attempting to bolster Trump's candidacy -- and that he knew of no evidence pointing anywhere else.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/06/politics/james-clapper-donald-trump-russia/index.html

University of Toronto study shows our faces reveal whether we're rich or poor
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/uot-uot070517.php


As competition goes down, generic drug prices rise, study finds
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/uof-acg070517.php


Steroids may do more harm than good in some cases of severe asthma
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/uops-smd070517.php


How cats and cows protect farm children from asthma
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/uoz-hca070617.php


Using musical cues to learn a physical task significantly develops an important part of the brain
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/uoe-lwm070617.php


Common insurance plans leave care at America's top cancer hospitals out of reach
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/uops-cip070617.php


Hobby Lobby fined $3 million for artifacts smuggled from Iraq
Before the sale, the complaint says, an expert on cultural property law warned Hobby Lobby that artifacts such as cuneiform tablets and cylinder seals may have been looted from archaeological sites.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/07/05/hobby-lobby-fined-3-million-for-artifacts-smuggled-from-iraq/?utm_term=.cbafbba6be97


Parolee’s anger at police may have led to shooting
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/parolees-anger-at-police-may-have-led-to-shooting/2017/07/05/ff89ce5c-61bf-11e7-a4f7-af34fc1d9d39_story.html?utm_term=.21159813c066


5 Ways Fireworks Ruin Our Natural Resources
http://www.backcountryattitude.com/fireworks-impact-nature.html


July 4 Fireworks Create Unhealthy Levels of Air Pollution
https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/july-4-fireworks-create-unhealthy-levels-air-pollution

https://www.livescience.com/51408-july-4-air-pollution-fireworks.html


People with Parkinson's should be monitored for melanoma Mayo study finds
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/mc-pwp062617.php


Children in single-mother-by-choice families do just as well as those in two-parent families
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/esoh-cis062817.php


Indiana's GOP Invites “Obamacare Horror Stories” On Facebook—And Gets The Opposite
http://sideeffectspublicmedia.org/post/indianas-gop-invites-obamacare-horror-stories-facebook-and-gets-opposite


Vitamin D3 is twice as effective as vitamin D2
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/uos-wha070417.php


Death Toll Nears 200 in Sri Lanka Flood, Mudslides
https://weather.com/photos/news/sri-lanka-flooding-landslide-photos


Marijuana increases vulnerability to psychosis
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/uom-mav070417.php


20 Dead, Nearly a Half Million Affected by Monsoonal Flooding in India
https://weather.com/news/news/india-monsoon-flooding


1.2 Million Evacuated, 56 Dead As More Than 60 China Rivers Continue to Rise
https://weather.com/news/news/deadly-flooding-southern-china


Cow carcasses pile up in California as heat wave causes mass death
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cow-carcasses-pile-up-in-california-as-heat-wave-causes-mass-death/


Robot allowed into US for competition, but no visa for Afghan girls who made it
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/05/robot-allowed-into-us-for-competition-but-no-visa-for-afghan-girls-who-made-it


G20 public finance for fossil fuels 'is four times more than renewables'
[This includes the U.S., and the republicans want to cut what funding there is for sustainable energy.]
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/05/g20-public-finance-for-fossil-fuels-is-four-times-more-than-renewables


'Spiritual abuse': Christian thinktank warns of sharp rise in UK exorcisms
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/05/christian-thinktank-warns-of-rise-in-exorcisms-mental-health