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Sat, February 4, 2023 | 23:36

Teens carry a threat to mental health in their pockets

Every generation has angst over what a particular cultural shift is doing to the minds of our youth. When I was a kid in the mid-'80s, it was Tipper Gore and the Parents' Music Resource Center coming after rock and rap for what they considered explicit and obscene lyrics, leading to the first "Parental Advisory" label going on a 2 Live Crew album.

2023-02-02 16:40

Evidence is mounting that COVID is bad for the brain

The possibility that a COVID infection could damage your brain is terrifying. Scientists have established that long COVID often manifests itself with neurological changes - brain fog, memory problems, fatigue. And some researchers have found changes in the brain after even mild cases of the virus. Every time I go on Twitter I see another horrible personal anecdote, often refl...

2023-02-02 16:20

Esports offers options

A new extra-curricular activity is offering students another option to further their careers.The News-Capital recently interviewed McAlester High School STEM teacher and esports coach Amy Shaw about how the young program offers students a fun activity with options for future career paths.

2023-02-01 16:34

Opioids don't do enough for chronic pain sufferers

Chronic pain affects 1 in 6 people in the United States and around the world, and is the most common cause of disability. Yet medicine's desperate attempts to treat chronic pain sparked the opioid epidemic. And while many promising non-opioid therapies exist, some of them newly developed, patients face innumerable barriers in accessing them.

2023-01-31 16:30

Older mass shooters are rare. Here's how they differ from young assailants

The killing of 18 people in California just two days apart - 11 in Monterey Park and seven in Half Moon Bay - are the latest horrors in America's long history of gun violence. But there is a factor in these mass shootings, and with the suspects, that stands out.

2023-01-30 16:30

Prosecuting genocide is not 'optional' for any nation

Recently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy contended that atrocities committed by Russian troops against unarmed Ukrainian citizens constituted war crimes. “This is real genocide,” Zelenskyy said while surveying the death toll in the town of Bucha.

2023-01-29 16:40

Putin must be stopped from having opposition leader Alexei Navalny killed in prison.

Putin must be stopped from having opposition leader Alexei Navalny killed in prison.

Western allies are finally realizing the Ukraine war won't end until Vladimir Putin's dreams of conquest are decisively defeated on the battlefield.

2023-01-26 16:20

Is science in need of a language update?

Our institutions of higher education are not exactly stepping up during this moment of generational change. At a minimum these institutions are not keeping up and, at worst, they are failing us altogether.

2023-01-26 16:10

Wildlife is in a housing crisis - and needs our help

A recent New York Times headline provides what might be the best summation of the biodiversity crisis: “Animals Are Running Out of Places to Live.” The world has lost half of its natural ecosystems, and wildlife populations have shrunk by an average of 68 percent since 1970. Why? As the Times article neatly puts it, “Humans are taking over too much of the planet, erasing what...

2023-01-26 16:00

The aftermath of shootings often shows us how politically insane our discourse has become

A few minutes into following my colleagues' coverage of a mass shooting that left 10 dead and 10 wounded during a Lunar New Year dance party, I started to wonder if years of being a journalist had compromised my humanity.

2023-01-25 16:27

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Top 10 Stories

1	Teens feel peer pressure to buy luxury goods endorsed by K-pop stars

2	Itaewon tragedy's bereaved families harassed by far-right protesters

3	Too many emergency text alerts? Gov't to halt daily COVID-19 notifications

4	Plan to construct new memorial center for ex-president faces backlash

5	First lady expands presence in domestic politics

6	Discussions on raising age for free subway rides gain momentum

7	Able C&C sale attracts dozens of potential buyers

8	FSC OKs Apple Pay to be available in Korea

9	Naver to roll out conversational AI service

10	SEMICON Korea defies chip industry downturn

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