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Scientists Successfully Destroy HIV-1 From Human T-Cells

Scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine have found a potential cure for patients infected with HIV.  Scientists at the Temple University school published a study in the Nature journal earlier this month showing that they can now effectively completely remove the virus from the DNA of human cells. Medicalxpress.com reports: According to senior investigator on the new study, Kamel Khalili, PhD, Laura H.

Life Jacket ‘Graveyard’ Shows Magnitude Of Refugee Crisis

Abandoned life jackets pile up in Greece showing the horrific magnitude of the refugee crisis NBC News reports: “People are still dying in these waters”: At a dumping ground for lifejackets used by refugees fleeing to Europe in the worst refugee crisis since World War II, American volunteers find fake jackets stuffed with newspaper and floatation devices more suited to kiddie pools than the stormy Mediterranean Sea.

Ron Paul: Bring the Troops Home, Shut Down Unconstitutional Agencies, End All Corporate Welfare

Ron Paul: Bring the Troops Home, Shut Down Unconstitutional Agencies, End All Corporate Welfare

by Ron Paul

According to a recent poll, 73 percent of all Americans oppose increases in federal spending. Since this anti-government spending sentiment is a major reason Republicans control the House and Senate, one would expect the Republican Congress to hold the line on, or even cut, government spending. Yet, despite the Republican leadership’s rhetoric about “fiscal responsibility,” this year’s House Republican budget spends $104 billion more than the GOP’s 2013 budget.

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