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Ex-GOP lawmaker: Republicans hope Democrats take House in 2018 to save America from Trump
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/ex-gop-lawmaker-republicans-are-hoping-democrats-take-house-in-2018-to-save-america-from-trump/amp/


Portugal and Spain wildfires: Dozens dead and injured
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41634125


Strange Days: Ex-Hurricane Ophelia Batters Ireland Under Orange Skies
https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/strange-days-ex-hurricane-ophelia-batters-ireland-under-orange-skies


Patriotic Millionaires
Proud “traitors to their class,” members of the Patriotic Millionaires are high-net worth Americans, business leaders, and investors who are united in their concern about the destabilizing concentration of wealth and power in America.
https://patrioticmillionaires.org


Meet the new class traitors who are coming out as rich
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/16/coming-out-as-wealthy-inequality-progressives


Skimping on sleep may contribute to gestational diabetes
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uoia-sos101617.php


Stress might be just as unhealthy as junk food to digestive system
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/byu-smb101617.php


Majority overestimates US gay population, could influence gay rights policies
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uok-mou101617.php


Childhood poverty, poor support may drive up pregnant woman's biological age
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/osu-cpp101617.php


Social media accounts promote skeletal images of women
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uoe-sma101617.php


Surprisingly low concentrations of toxic chemicals - from fungicides to antidepressants - can change the way some aquatic creatures swim and feed, according to new research.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uop-cto101617.php


Integration of smoking cessation within CT lung cancer screenings shows life-saving results
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/iaft-ios101617.php


Brain training shows promise for patients with bipolar disorder
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/mh-bts101317.php


Healthy lifestyle reduces cardiovascular risk after gestational diabetes, NIH study shows
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/nksn-hlr101317.php


Doctors urged to make a public commitment to talk to their patients about guns
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/acop-dut101317.php


GP referral to Weight Watchers avoided type 2 diabetes in third of patients
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/b-grt101317.php


Ten pence (13 cents) restaurant chain levy on sugary drinks linked to fall in sales
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/b-tpr101317.php


Differences in insurance account for a substantial proportion of the excess risk of death from breast cancer faced by black women
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/acs-ips101117.php


In the UK, one in five witness someone collapse who requires CPR but the majority do not act
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uow-oif101317.php


Scientists reveal the relationship between sugar and cancer
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/vfi-srt101317.php


Learning and staying in shape key to longer lifespan, study finds
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uoe-las101217.php


Warming seas could lead to 70 percent increase in hurricane-related financial loss
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uov-wsc101217.php


What do Americans fear most? Chapman University releases 4th annual Survey of American Fears
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/cu-wda101017.php


Conservationists' eco-footprints suggest education alone won't change behavior
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uoc-ces101017.php


Forest grazing counteracts the effectiveness of trees to reduce flood risk
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/lu-fgc101017.php


Pest resistance to biotech crops surging
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/uoa-prt100517.php


Scientists find evidence our best friends, dogs, similarly adapted to malaria in Africa
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/mbae-sfe100217.php


Formation of coal almost turned our planet into a snowball
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/pifc-foc100517.php