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Mom Got Her Chain Snatched, Dad Drove on the Sidewalk, I Learned Plenty — Mickey Z.

(Photos courtesy of Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust January 12, 2021 (This article is timed to be released on January 12 — 13 years to the day since my mother died and three years to the day since my sister survived a major heart attack.) Both my parents taught me about goodwill and I have done well by their names Just the kindness I've lavished on strangers is more than I can explain ("3 ...

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Rare Quadruple-Helix DNA Found In Living Human Cells With Glowing Probes | Hayley Dunning

Quadruple-helix DNA. Credit: Imperial College London Jan. 8, 2021 (Phys.org) -- New probes allow scientists to see four-stranded DNA interacting with molecules inside living human cells, unraveling i ...

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"Because Science" Can Be a Dangerous Argument - Here's Why — Mickey Z.

Screenshot from teechip.com Mickey Z. — World News Trust January 8, 2021 “Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.” (George Bernard Shaw) This article is not any of the following: “A ...

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How the Richest Man in the World Made Us Trust the COVID Vaccine — Mickey Z.

(credit unknown) Mickey Z. — World New Trust December 27, 2020 Preface: In August 2020, I wrote an article entitled, “Can a 'Warp Speed' COVID-19 Vaccine Be Safe?” It covers a lot of ground and if yo ...

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Be a Good Neighbor: 5 Reminders About Community — Mickey Z.

Photo: Jon Tyson (Unsplash) Mickey Z. — Now With Purpose December 24, 2020 “We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community ...

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9 Movies and Songs to Steel Us for 2021 — Mickey Z.

YouTube screenshot from Rocky (1976) Mickey Z. — Now With Purpose December 21, 2020 2020 is not done with us yet. We are divided and exhausted and focused on the present. Yet, we have to simultaneous ...

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The Great Divider: Covid-19 Reflects Global Racism, Not Equality | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust Dec. 13, 2020 The notion that the COVID-19 pandemic was "the great equalizer" should be dead and buried by now. If anything, the lethal disease is ano ...

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How to Be a Hero in 2021 — Mickey Z.

Photo: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. — CGoodTV December 9, 2020 “We're not on our journey to save the world but to save ourselves. But in doing that, you save the world. The influence of a vital person vitaliz ...

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Don’t Hold Your Happiness For Ransom — Mickey Z.

(credit unknown) Mickey Z. — Now With Purpose November 24, 2020 When I was a teenager, my Mom had a friend named Gloria who lived in the same building as us. Gloria worked long, long hours in some ki ...

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U.S. Holiday Travel Surges as U.S. COVID-19 Cases Soar Past 12 Million

Credit: Democracy Now Nov. 23, 2020 (Democracy Now) -- A surge in holiday travel already has started ahead of Thanksgiving, despite warnings from public health experts -- including the Centers for Di ...

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Frequent, rapid testing could cripple COVID within weeks | Lisa Marshall, University of Colorado at Boulder

CC0 Public DomainNov. 20, 2020 (MedicalXpress) -- Testing half the population weekly with inexpensive, rapid-turnaround COVID-19 tests would drive the virus toward elimination within weeks -- even if ...

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