Yuma News
Serbia Offers Two Former Guantanamo Detainees Humanitarian Resettlement
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 11 July 2016 11 July 2016
Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "The United States is grateful to the Republic of Serbia for offering humanitarian resettlement to two individuals formerly in U.S. custody at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility.
Pokémon Go
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- Written by Sergeant Lori Franklin Sergeant Lori Franklin
- Published: 11 July 2016 11 July 2016
Yuma, Arizona - 'Pokémon Go' is a virtual reality app incorporating the Nintendo characters and sends the players to different areas to capture what you need to fill out your Pokédex. The game uses augmented reality so that it appears, via your phones camera, as if the Pokémon has been spotted in your house, neighborhood or where ever you are playing.
Seeking simple solutions with huge impacts
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- Written by Catherine Curro Caruso Catherine Curro Caruso
- Published: 11 July 2016 11 July 2016
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Cauam Cardoso was only 17 when he decided to break from family tradition and pursue engineering instead of the arts, a move that set him on a path to working with communities in need.
New clue to how lithium works in the brain
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- Written by Anne Trafton Anne Trafton
- Published: 11 July 2016 11 July 2016
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Since the 1970s, U.S. doctors have prescribed lithium to treat patients with bipolar disorder. While the drug has a good success rate, scientists are still unsure exactly how it achieves its beneficial effects.
Dead X-ray satellite reveals “quiet” center of massive galaxy cluster
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- Written by Jennifer Chu Jennifer Chu
- Published: 11 July 2016 11 July 2016
Cambridge, Massachusetts - At the center of the Perseus galaxy cluster - a swarm of thousands of galaxies that spans 2 million light years across and is one of the most massive known objects in the universe - a black hole is attempting to stir things up, blowing giant bubbles and jets and ripples of gas out into the galactic plasma.
Death of Prominent Cambodian Political Commentator Dr. Kem Ley
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 10 July 2016 10 July 2016
Washington, DC - We are deeply saddened and concerned by reports of the tragic killing of prominent Cambodian political commentator Dr. Kem Ley. We offer our sincere and profound condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.
Electric assist bikes provide meaningful exercise, cardiovascular benefits for riders
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- Written by Trent Knoss Trent Knoss
- Published: 10 July 2016 10 July 2016
Boulder, Colorado - A new University of Colorado Boulder study shows that using an electrically-powered bicycle on a regular basis can provide riders with an effective workout while improving some aspects of cardiovascular health, especially for riders who previously had been sedentary.