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Suspect who posed as a child care worker is arrested after ‘raping teen waiting for the bus’

A man posing as a child care worker has been arrested after he allegedly approached a teenager waiting for the bus, lured her into his vehicle and sexually assaulted her, police say. Derrick Dwayne Thompson, 57, was taken into custody on January 15 following a weeks-long investigation that began following the November 30 incident. According […]

Researchers resolve uncertainty in BRCA2 testing, improving cancer risk assessment and patient care

Findings will help identify patients with breast, ovarian, pancreatic or prostate cancer who may benefit from targeted therapies ROCHESTER, Minn. — Findings from a multi-institutional, international study led by researchers from the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center have significantly advanced the understanding of genetic alterations in the BRCA2 gene, a key player in hereditary cancer […]

Science

5 personal care innovations that lived up to the hype in 2024

Plenty of personal care products—the treatments and gadgets that fill our medicine cabinets, home gyms, and vanities—promise innovation. Yet few actually deliver. Companies that craft cosmetics, supplements, fitness tools, and other wellness aids tend to go hard on buzzwords without putting in the research to make something truly new. That doesn’t mean there aren’t worthwhile, […]

World News

Putin reaches 25 years in charge of Russia, but has he ‘taken care’ of country, asks Steve Rosenberg

Getty Images Boris Yeltsin (L) announced he would be resigning immediately and handing over presidential powers to Vladimir Putin on 31 December 1999 I will never forget New Year’s Eve 1999. I was working as a producer in the BBC’s Moscow bureau. Suddenly there was breaking news: Russia’s President Boris Yeltsin had stepped down. His […]