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January 16, 2013 (San Diego’s East County)--ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:
U.S.
- Obama to offer most comprehensive gun control in decades (Washington Post)
- Under Construction: The World's Largest Thermal Solar Plant (NPR)
- Can police use your silence against you? Supreme Court to decide. (CS Monitor)
- Computer Users Should Disable Java 7 Owing To Security Flaw, Experts Say (NPR)
- From Corn Belt To Main Street: The Drought's Far-Reaching Grasp (NPR)
- Widow sues psychiatrist in Colo. theater shootings (U-T San Diego)
- For energy solutions, 'think small' (+video)(Christian Science Monitor)
- 'Python Challenge' Asks Floridians To 'Harvest' Snakes (NPR)
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- Northern Irish youths pelt Catholic church in latest "flag riots" (Reuters)
- U.S. Provided 'Technical Assistance' In Botched French Raid, Obama Says (NPR)
- Bad Even For Beijing: Smog Hits Extreme Levels (NPR)
- Shi'ite protests spread across Pakistan after killings (Reuters)Image may be NSFW.
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- Palestinian premier urges Arabs to pay pledged aid (U-T San Diego)
- Storm heightens crisis for Syrian refugees (Jerusalem Post)
- Preacher alarms many in Egypt with calls for Islamist vice police (Reuters)
HEALTH
- Women With A Berry-Snacking Habit May Have Healthier Hearts (NPR)
- UCSD team invents brain cell breakthrough (U-T San Diego)
- Flu reaches epidemic level in U.S.: CDC says (Reuters)
- Pap Test May Detect More Than Just Cervical Cancer (NPR)
- FDA requires sleeping pill makers to lower dosage (KXII)
- Diet drinks 'linked' to depression (BBC)
- Does lead poisoning make you violent? (BBC)
- U.S. Ranks Below 16 Other Rich Countries In Health Report (NPR)
- UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Listed among Nation’s Best Heart Hospitals (Scoop San Diego)
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