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• Thousands of nonviolent California inmates face earlier release

  Michelle R. Matisons Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  ​In 1993, 12-year-old Polly Klaas was kidnapped from a Petaluma, California, slumber party and murdered by a man who had a criminal record; he eventually received a death sentence for the crime in 1996 and is still alive on death row. This case coincided with the crime and punishment fervor of the 1990s, and Klaas’ death was used as ideological backing for the controversial three strikes law passed in 1994. California’s three strikes law became the harshest of its kind in the U.S. The state included many nonviolent crimes in its application, and these convictions are now the subject of immense debate and revision.

• Cardiologists may benefit from augmented reality

  Tammy Hinojos Medical & Allied Healthcare

  It may seem more like an episode of "Grey’s Anatomy" in the year 2050 but it’s not; it’s real. Soon cardiologists and possibly other medical specialists will be able to plan and perform complex medical interventions and procedures with the help of augmented reality (AR). AR is an amazing technology that superimposes computer-generated information on the user’s view of the real world. And it offers a new platform to help doctors better visualize complex medical information, especially before and during complicated medical procedures.

• Going heavy in 3-gun

  Joshua Fry Recreation & Leisure

  Heavy metal. Is there a more badass-sounding division in all of competition shooting? I have long been fascinated by this small yet dedicated sect of shooters since I began shooting 3-gun years ago. Every time a heavy metal competitor begins shooting their rifle, you immediately feel the difference between the tame .223 and the booming power of the .308. When a .308 hits steel you just say to yourself, "now that’s a rifle round."

• 5 outside-the-box profit boosters for your business

  Lisa Mulcahy Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  The healthiest bottom line possible is what every company is constantly striving for. Your team has no doubt brainstormed many effective conventional ideas to boost short-term profits — but a good, unexpected approach can often expand your earning capacity in fresh, long-term ways as well, as proven by research. Put these outside-the-box strategies into practice to garner excellent results.

• New study measures lesions, other health problems during routine kidney…

  Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Kidney transplantation is the best treatment option for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). But because of the limited availability of deceased donor organs, only a minor percentage of the patients with ESRD receive the kidney transplants they need. Living donor transplants help meet this need. Screening helps determine medical suitability for donation, of course, and many transplant centers use computed tomography (CT) as part of their donor assessment. In a new study, researchers aim to measure the number incidentally detected lesions and other health problems found on screening CTs.

• Insects are dying out. That’s a very bad thing

  Scott E. Rupp Waste Management & Environmental

  Insects, like them or not, are in trouble around the world. This is the word from a few small, long-term studies that are showing significant declines in invertebrate populations. Why is this significant? For several reasons, but specifically, the loss of insects and arthropods could hamper rainforests' food webs, causing plant species to go extinct without pollinators. The latest report, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that the problem extends to the Americas.

• HPV vaccine gains support of ADA

  Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental Healthcare

  The American Cancer Society estimates there will be more than 50,000 new cases of oral cancer in 2018. And between 70 to 80 percent of these cases will be attributed to the human papillomavirus virus (HPV), a virus that has types associated with oropharyngeal cancer. These staggering numbers call for action; action the American Dental Society is willing to take. Why? Because the HPV vaccine could prevent the vast majority of these new cases, but compared to other vaccines in the U.S., it is underutilized.

• Making housing more affordable

  Michael J. Berens Construction & Building Materials

  Historically, a robust housing industry has been a bellwether of a booming economy. At present, however, the economy is at its strongest point in 10 years, but the housing industry is limping along. Recent projections indicate annual home sales will fall below those of last year. A number of factors are contributing to this situation, but the major one is affordability. For many Americans who want to buy a home, the cost is just too high.

• Teachers in America: A present-day overview

  Bambi Majumdar Education

  USA Today's story on days in the life of 15 teachers has ignited serious debate. But it's not about teacher shortage or hardships, because we know these problems exist. It’s about a profession in crisis and whether we can do anything to save them. Each story is harrowing. There is no escape from the gloom and hardships our public school teachers face today. In a new development, the nation is talking about their pressures and frustrations.

• Report: US job losses to China grow, as does trade deficit

  Seth Sandronsky Civil & Government

  The U.S. trade deficit with China has reduced sharply employment stateside since 2001, according to "The China Toll Deepens," a new report from the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. The finding from the EPI’s Robert E. Scott and Zane Mokhiber "examines the job impacts of trade by subtracting the job opportunities lost to imports from those gained through exports." Their thesis is simple. The bilateral trade deficit in goods between the planet’s two biggest economies is the main cause of the U.S. employment losses that are concentrated in the American manufacturing sector.

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