conuly

On the one hand, less discomfort preceding the bleeding. On the other, I was utterly nonforewarned and had to wash my pjs. Annoying how that works, right?

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Chile is one of six countries that bans abortion even if a woman's life is in danger. In July, however, the country's MPs are expected to consider legalising it in certain circumstances.

Complications from illegal abortions performed in Chile account for about 40% of maternal deaths, according to the UN. But there has been speculation that Michelle Bachelet's election win in December could lead to a change in the law.

http://bit.ly/1fevzkk

America Admits It Has No Idea What Kim Jong-un Is Doing

http://read.bi/1hu5Mn9

'Indian Spider-Man' campaigns for office

Forget going door-to-door, Gaurav Sharma, 31, campaigns from window-to-window. He's an independent candidate running for a seat in India's general election from South Mumbai.

Unlike the politicians he's up against, who wear traditional Indian clothes, Gaurav Sharma dresses like a man with extraordinary powers -- the Marvel superhero Spider-Man.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/24/world/asia/india-spider-man-politician/index.html

In Syria, war is woven into childhood

Smooth-cheeked child soldiers hold rifles in a land where cemeteries fill with tiny graves and kids pretend to dodge sniper bullets for fun.

http://lat.ms/1jLJoCI

Now the Republican problem with Obamacare is that it doesn't cover enough people?

http://bit.ly/RSwwER

Republicans Are Racists? No, It’s Just All a Big Coincidence

The revolting comments. The emails. The jokes. The posters. The T-shirts. The ghostwriters. It’s not like it’s a pattern or something.

http://thebea.st/1fz87sS

Analysis: Nation's bridges desperately need repair

http://bitly.com/1gUHTl1

These Dolphins Are Using Sea Sponges as Tools

http://bit.ly/QJmqoI

Measles cases at highest level in nearly 20 years, CDC reports

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/24/health/measles-record-number/

An Apartheid of Dollars: Life in the New American Minimum-Wage Economy

http://bit.ly/1faMRz7

Using frozen material for fecal transplants is as effective as fresh material in curing people with chronic diarrhea caused by recurrent infection with Clostridium difficile bacteria, according to a small new study.

http://bit.ly/1gXguPn

U.S. manufacturers have grown more competitive over the past decade compared with factories in China, Brazil and most of the world's other major economies.

http://bit.ly/1hwfsJm

Census reports drop in young adult voters in 2012 elections

http://nwsdy.li/RSrGHG

The mighty, mighty mantis shrimp is a colorful and fearsome predator that can smash its opponent (and aquariums walls) to pieces using its arms that are covered with hard exoskeleton. Researchers hoping to harness its power have now created a material that’s stronger than what’s used in airplane frames.

http://bit.ly/1jUtmIj

The Sharing Economy Isn’t About Trust, It’s About Desperation

http://nym.ag/ROtnWy

Take Notes by Hand for Better Long-Term Comprehension

The article suggests that the real help here is in processing the notes rather than taking them verbatim.

http://bit.ly/1f7K7SY

B. trifoliolata is the first plant shown to imitate several hosts. It is a rare quality—known as a mimetic polymorphism—that was previously observed only in butterflies, according to this study, published today in Current Biology. When the vine climbs onto a tree’s branches, its versatile leaves can change their size, shape, color, orientation, and even the vein patterns to match the surrounding foliage. If the vine crosses over to a second tree, it changes, even if the new host leaves are 10 times bigger with a contrasting shape.

http://bit.ly/1ihrThg

Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday accused Washington of seeking to smear Moscow and charged that the United States wanted to "seize" Ukraine, as he hit back at stinging criticism from US counterpart John Kerry.

http://read.bi/1mLxMWS

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk accused Russia on Friday of wanting to start World War Three by occupying Ukraine "militarily and politically".

"The world has not yet forgotten World War Two, but Russia already wants to start World War Three," Yatsenyuk told the interim cabinet in remarks broadcast live. "Attempts at military conflict in Ukraine will lead to a military conflict in Europe."

http://bit.ly/1lNfPru

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry provided Russia with a stern warning Thursday evening: Start complying with the de-escalation agreement brokered last week in Geneva, or face the wrath of new U.S. sanctions.

http://yhoo.it/QFblFg