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CBS News - Mar. 12
Scientists puzzled by surprising rise in ADHD prescriptions among adult women

Prescriptions for ADHD drugs have been spiking, with the sharpest rise among middle-aged and older women, a new study finds. They're also the least likely to misuse the stimulants.
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‘We grew up among drugs and violence. Dance kept us focused’: Oti Mabuse on Strictly, survival and self-belief

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Florida man executed for killings of 8-year-old girl, grandmother

A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs has been executed.
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Florida man faces execution for the killing of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother

A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs is set to be executed Thursday.
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Florida man faces execution for the killing of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother

A Florida man who pleaded guilty to killing an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother during a night of drinking and drug use is facing scheduled execution
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Many life-saving drugs fail for lack of funding. But there’s a solution: desperate rich people

Each year, hundreds of potentially world-changing treatments are discarded because scientists run out of cash. But where big pharma or altruists fear to tread, my friend and I have a solution. It’s ...
The Guardian - Mar. 11
‘Song of the North’ Uses Puppets to Help a Persian Epic Spring to Life

Hamid Rahmanian has made it his life’s work to share the richness of Iranian culture. “Song of the North,” at the New Victory Theater, is just the latest installment.
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Lila Sciences Uses A.I. to Turbocharge Scientific Discovery

An ambitious start-up embodies new optimism that artificial intelligence can turbocharge scientific discovery.
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