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Decades of trash still litter Mt. Everest, everything from rope ladders to plastic containers to human excrement. Glaciers, melting away because of global warming, are starting to reveal waste from expeditions prior that had been frozen, according to Breaking Asia. Corpses, trapped under winter snow, become visible during the summer. However, not all of them can be retrieved from the mountain. In February 2019, China closed down the Mt. Everest base camp for an indefinite period of time in order to enact cleanup efforts, said the South China Morning Post....

Barré-Sinoussi is considered one of the leading contributors to HIV science after more than 35 years of research, having co-authored 240 scientific publications and registered 17 scientific patents. Among her many distinctions, she was named an Officer in the Order of the Legion of Honor in 2006, considered France’s second highest honor. In 2012, Barré-Sinoussi was named president of the International AIDS Society (IAS), a position which she held until July 2016....

On Tuesday, Biden signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) not to renew “privately operated criminal detention facilities.” Domestic Policy Adviser Susan Rice told a White House press conference the move demonstrates the president’s commitment to “reducing mass incarceration while making our communities safer.” While Biden’s decision was lauded by fellow Democrats, certain progressive members of Congress believe there is more to be done in addressing prison profiteering....

No, the most interesting place in Indianapolis is a Starbucks in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency hotel. During a weekend as nonstop as the Final Four, everyone needs a caffeine fix — especially coaches. They waltz through in their team regalia — polo shirts, track suits, sneakers, hats. Well, okay, not if you’re Villanova’s Jay Wright. He breezed through in a full suit at 9 a.m. en route to an appearance on SportsCenter’s set....

The Columbus Dispatch reported that House Bill 413 would only allow abortions after a fetal heartbeat has been detected—around Week 6, during the embryonic stage of pregnancy—if the life of the woman is in danger, and the penalties for performing one under other circumstances would be either life imprisonment or death. Women receiving abortions would not face criminal charges under the proposed law. The ramifications of the bill have abortion-rights advocates concerned....

Composed of state attorneys general, police chiefs and former federal justice officials, the group sent a letter to the Biden administration Tuesday that requested a task force on 21st-century prosecution by the end of the year. The request is part of a vested interest from progressive groups to put pressure on the White House and Justice Department to overhaul the criminal justice system, from policing to prisons. “We haven’t seen a national focus on the work of local prosecutors, who were in many ways the driver of damage that has been done over the decades, but in many ways in recent years in isolated jurisdictions are the source of reform and inspiration,” Miriam Aroni Krinsky, founder and executive director of the group Fair and Just Prosecution and a former federal prosecutor, said in an interview....

Robert Jones spent nearly two dozen years in prison after being convicted in 1996 of rape and robbery. Despite having maintained his innocence during the trial, Jones pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the killing of British tourist Julie Stott. “I welcome this measure of justice after so many years,” Jones, 48, community outreach director for Orleans Public Defenders, said in a statement released through his attorneys. The money will be paid over six years, according to a press release from Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams....

Alex Murdaugh, 54, of Colleton County, South Carolina, is accused of fatally shooting his wife Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh, 52, and their 22-year-old-son, Paul Murdaugh. The wife and son were killed on June 7, 2021, and the accused Alex Murdaugh called the cops to say he had found their bodies at their home on the date. Murdaugh has denied the accusations that he murdered his family or that he had any role in their deaths....

Hundreds of people gathered late Thursday and into early Friday in a demonstration in Northeast Portland that included property damage and multiple fires set in streets, including a fire on the north side of the precinct, according to a statement released by police Friday. Police also said that demonstrators used dumpsters to barricade some of the precinct’s exits. One person was heard by authorities shouting into a megaphone, “Going to burn the building down,” in reference to the precinct....

These medications are commonly used for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and peptic ulcer disease, as well as in conjunction with antibiotics for the treatment of certain stomach infections. They are generally very safe, with few side effects. PPIs include: Prilosec (omeprazole) Nexium (esomeprazole) Protonix (pantoprazole) Aciphex (rabeprazole) Prevacid (lansoprazole) Omeprazole, lansoprazole, and esomeprazole are available over-the-counter (OTC), without a prescription, and pantoprazole and rabeprazole are available only by prescription....

Most humans will “host” a protozoa in or on their body at some point in their life. While not all protozoans found in the environment are dangerous, some cause diseases like malaria and giardia, both of which can lead to diarrhea. This article explains the role of protozoa in infectious disease and how protozoan diseases are treated. What Are Protozoa? Protozoa are broken down into different classes: Sporozoa (intracellular parasites)Flagellates (with tail-like structures that flap around to move them)Amoeba (which move using temporary cell body projections called pseudopods)Ciliates (which move by beating multiple hair-like structures called cilia)...

Wally the Ragdoll cat became an internet favorite after his picture was shared on Saturday on Reddit’s r/aww sub by owner Brittany Birk. Wally is now 4 years old and lives with his owners in St. Louis, Missouri. Aptly named, the adorable cat’s markings mean that he looks just like the main character from the 2008 Disney Pixar movie WALL·E. With more than 54,000 upvotes and hundreds of comments, the adorable likeness has delighted animal lovers....

Five vehicles and a Port Authority bus were on the two-lane commuter bridge at the time of the collapse, a city of Pittsburgh press release said. It added that there are 10 reported injuries, all non-life-threatening. UPMC Presbyterian hospital in suburban Oakland told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette it received three adult patients who are in “fair condition.” The collapse happened just hours before President Joe Biden was scheduled to visit Pittsburgh to promote his $1 trillion infrastructure law, which includes funding for bridge maintenance....

The testing site was opened at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning in a garage on the Cleveland Clinic campus. By noon new entrants to the line had to be turned away so testing could be completed by 5 p.m., a Cleveland Clinic spokesperson told The Associated Press. Major General John Harris Jr. said the line of cars was long enough to impede traffic going toward downtown Cleveland and said the same site will be open for testing Wednesday....

It’s an epidemiological puzzle that has stumped medical professionals since the early days of the pandemic, but the results of a study conducted by researchers in Wuhan, China, provides insight into the biological mechanisms that control how our immune systems respond to the virus. This September study may have found a clue: a type of white blood cell known as a lymphocyte. Published in the journal mSphere, the study found that while symptomatic and asymptomatic people play host to a similar viral load—a term for the number of viral particles present in blood or other bodily fluids—asymptomatic people have a much higher count of white blood cells, especially a type of lymphocyte known as CD4+ T cells....

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in four adults in the U.S. lives with a disability–that’s 61 million adults with disabilities that are, or soon may be, eligible for vaccination. But the process has been off to a rocky start for many, from the initial step of securing an appointment to navigating vaccine sites. Barriers to Getting Vaccinated Gigi Robinson, a master’s candidate at the University of Southern California, was able to get her first vaccine, but the center’s process was not accommodating to people with physical disabilities....

An international study published by The Lancet’s EClinical Medicine journal found that people with Down syndrome are at an increased risk of dying from COVID-19 when compared to a general population. Health data of over 1,000 individuals with Down syndrome who had COVID-19 was collected through a survey between April and October 2020. The study found that people with Down syndrome were more likely to develop the following medical complications from COVID-19 than people without the condition:...

Guardiola: Aguero’s foul was not intentional He did, however, attempt to justify that violent play. Fernandinho collared Fabregas and threw him over the side of the pitch because he was protecting his team-mate. That same team-mate had moments earlier propelled himself knee-height at an opponent thereby garnering a dismissal of his own. Aguero’s challenge on David Luiz, according to Guardiola, was “unintentional”. There’s protecting your players and there’s ignorance....

So why not let them dope? It turns out fans are increasingly blasé about the issue. In a recent poll of nearly 13,000 readers by the Italian sports paper La Gazzetta, about 18 percent—nearly a plurality—said that legalizing doping was the best way to level the playing field. Allowing drugs might take care of the fairness problem, but what about the economics? Today’s cyclists compete in a world that has no value other than “performance and commercial interest,” says doping historian John Hoberman, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin....