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Study Finds Alzheimer’s Disease Likely Not Caused by Low Body Mass Index

A new large-scale genetic study found that low body mass index (BMI) is likely not a causal risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, as earlier research had suggested, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endo...

– Endocrine Society

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, May-2017

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NIH-Funded Clinical Trial Shows Avastin Is as Effective as Eylea for Treatment of Central Retinal Vein Occlusion

Monthly eye injections of Avastin (bevacizumab) are as effective as the more expensive drug Eylea (aflibercept) for the treatment of central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO), according to a clinical trial funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part...

– NIH, National Eye Institute (NEI)

U10EY023529, U10EY023533, U10EY023521

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Tip Sheet: Johns Hopkins Researchers Present at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting

What: The annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology When: May 7-11 Where: Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD (1 W. Pratt St. Baltimore, MD 21201)

– Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Dr. Peter M. Fleischut Appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer at NewYork-Presbyterian

Dr. Peter M. Fleischut has been named senior vice president and chief transformation officer at NewYork-Presbyterian, effective May 1.

– New York-Presbyterian Hospital

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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Announces CHLA Health Network — the Largest Pediatrician Network in Los Angeles

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and the CHLA Health Network announced today the launch of the CHLA Health Network, a group of more than 100 general pediatricians in 26 practices throughout Los Angeles who have affiliated with CHLA to improve...

– Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

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Sugar or Protein? How Fruit Fly Brains Control What They Choose to Eat

Using fruit flies, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have identified a specific and very small set of brain cells — dubbed dopamine wedge neurons — responsible for driving the insects’ food preferences toward what they need, rather than what t...

– Johns Hopkins Medicine

Science; NS 05027, R01 NS079584, R21 NS088521

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Helping Clinicians Through Traumatic Events Also Helps the Bottom Line, Cost-Benefit Analysis Shows

A peer-support program launched six years ago at Johns Hopkins Medicine to help doctors and nurses recover after traumatic patient-care events such as a patient’s death probably saves the institution close to $2 million annually, according to a rec...

– Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Astronauts Experience Decrease in Blood Vessel Function During Spaceflight, Study Finds

A Kansas State University kinesiology study has found that astronauts aboard the International Space Station have decreased physical fitness because of a decrease in the way oxygen moves through the body.

– Kansas State University

Journal of Applied Physiology

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Stereotactic Partial Breast Radiation Lowers Number of Treatments to Five

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found in a recent phase one clinical trial that stereotactic partial breast radiation was as safe as traditional radiation but decreased treatment time from six weeks to just days.

– UT Southwestern Medical Center

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics-2017

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Newly Published Research Will Help to Refine Treatments for Global Parasitic Disease

Iowa State University biomedical researchers have broken new ground in understanding the genome of a parasitic roundworm that infects 2 million people worldwide. The research could lead to more effective treatments to combat the parasites.

– Iowa State University

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Research Elucidates Ghrelin’s Role in Blood Glucose Regulation, a Finding with Implications for Treating Diabetes

UT Southwestern research investigating the blood glucose-regulatory actions of the hormone ghrelin may have implications for development of new treatments for diabetes.

– UT Southwestern Medical Center

Diabetes, May-2017

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Seniors Who Live with Their Abusers Often Suffer Recurrent Abuse

Older adults who have been hospitalized for injuries from an assault are more likely to experience subsequent physical abuse if they are female, widowed, diagnosed with dementia, or return home to live with the perpetrator, according to a new study i...

– University of Illinois at Chicago

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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When Malaria Infects the Placenta During Pregnancy, Baby’s Future Immunity Can Be Affected

Mothers infected with malaria during pregnancy can pass more of their own cells to their baby and change the infant’s risk of later infection, a new study shows.

– Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Taming the Trouble with Inhalers: A New Way to Treat Asthma

What does asthma have in common with anxiety? New research shows that both can be treated with chemical compounds that exploit the calming effect of certain neurotransmitters. It could lead to fewer kids having to use an inhaler to take steroids.

– University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

NIH MH-096463, GM065281 and GM093137

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Twenty-Year Cancer Survivor Gives Back by Donating 20 Handmade Quilts

Twenty years after undergoing a life-saving treatment at Loyola University Medical Center, cancer survivor Carolyn Gatenby returned to Loyola to donate 20 handmade quilts. “I wanted to give back,” Mrs. Gatenby said. “I’ve had 20 good years th...

– Loyola University Health System

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Happy Mother’s Day: Five Facts About Anesthesia for Labor and Delivery

A first-time mother-to-be gets a lot of advice from well-meaning friends and family members about everything from breastfeeding to which kind of diapers to buy. But when it comes to anesthesia, the nation’s 50,000 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthe...

– American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)

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CRF to Hold Free Seminar on Living with Heart Failure for Patients and Caregivers

CRF will hold a free seminar, “Broken Hearts: Living with Heart Failure,” on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 for heart failure patients and caregivers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. The seminar will focus on providing both patients and caregivers a deep...

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– Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)

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The CAP Strongly Supports Legislation to Improve Patient's Access to Care

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) commended the re-introduction of Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017.

– College of American Pathologists (CAP)

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Dr. Francis O’Connor Receives AMSSM’s Top Honor

Col. Francis O’Connor, MD, MPH, received the Founders’ Award today, May 9, 2017 at the 26th American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Annual Meeting in San Diego, Calif. The award is bestowed when AMSSM leadership determines that a mem...

– American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)

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Milken Institute School of Public Health Receives $1 Million to Support Signature Community Health Center Research and Training Program

A new three-year gift from the RCHN Community Health Foundation (RCHN CHF), of more than $1 million, will support the Geiger Gibson Program at the Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at George Washington University.

– George Washington University

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Raymond B. Wynn, MD, FACR, Joins Loyola MedicineAs Vice Chair of Radiation Oncology

Raymond B. Wynn, MD, FACR, an internationally known radiation oncologist, has joined Loyola Medicine as vice chair of network operations in the department of radiation oncology.

– Loyola University Health System

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Three San Diego Researchers Honored by Royal Society of Chemistry

Three chemists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)—Dale Boger, Jin-Quan Yu and Phil Baran—have received awards from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), a renowned professional organization for chemists based in the United Kingdom, with m...

– Scripps Research Institute

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BIDMC Scientist Barbara B. Kahn, MD, Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s (BIDMC) Barbara B. Kahn, MD, an international leader in the field of diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences (NAS).

– Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Rising Temperatures Threaten Stability of Tibetan Alpine Grasslands

A warming climate could affect the stability of alpine grasslands in Asia’s Tibetan Plateau, threatening the ability of farmers and herders to maintain the animals that are key to their existence, and potentially upsetting the ecology of an area in...

– Georgia Institute of Technology

Nature Communications; DEB-1257858 ; DEB-1342754

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Scientists Print Nanoscale Imaging Probe onto Tip of Optical Fiber

Combining speed with incredible precision, a team of researchers has developed a way to print a nanoscale imaging probe onto the tip of a glass fiber as thin as a human hair, accelerating the production of the promising new device from several per mo...

– Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Scientists Help Thin-Film Ferroelectrics Go Extreme

Scientists have created the first-ever polarization gradient in thin-film ferroelectrics, greatly expanding the range of functional temperatures for a key material used in a variety of everyday applications. The discovery could pave the way for devel...

– Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Nature Communications, May 10, 2017

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Looking at Light to Explore Superconductivity in Boron-Diamond Films

More than a decade ago, researchers discovered that when they added boron to the carbon structure of diamond, the combination was superconductive. Since then, growing interest has been generated in understanding these superconducting properties. With...

– American Institute of Physics (AIP)

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‘Inverse Designing’ Spontaneously Self-Assembling Materials

Researchers are exploring how molecular simulations with the latest optimization strategies can create a more systematic way of discovering new materials that exhibit specific, desired properties. More specifically, they did so by recasting the desig...

– American Institute of Physics (AIP)

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CBT Could Help Stress in Sport, Leeds Beckett Study Finds

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) could be a powerful tool to help elite sportspeople improve their performance by handling stress more effectively, new research has found.

– Leeds Beckett University

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

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Lyme Disease Researchers Seek Consensus as Number of Cases Grows

Despite gaps in scientific understanding, promising prevention and control measures for the tick-borne disease are available but underutilized, researchers say

– University of California, Santa Cruz

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B

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UCLA Researchers Design Process to Better Understand How Advanced Melanoma Adapts to Immunotherapy

A new study by scientists at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center could be a significant step toward understanding how certain cases of advanced melanoma shield themselves from pembrolizumab, the FDA-approved treatment that harnesses the immu...

– University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

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Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University Scientists Develop More Efficient Catalytic Material for Fuel Cell Applications

Scientists at Ames Laboratory have discovered a method for making smaller, more efficient intermetallic nanoparticles for fuel cell applications, and which also use less of the expensive precious metal platinum.

– Ames Laboratory

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Right-or Left-Handedness Affects Sign Language Comprehension

The speed at which sign language users understand what others are ‘saying’ to them depends on whether the conversation partners are left- or right-handed, a new study has found.

– University of Birmingham

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Aging Gracefully in the Rainforest

In an article that appears in the current issue of Evolutionary Anthropology, researchers synthesize over 15 years of theoretical and empirical findings from long-term study of the Tsimane forager-farmers. They find productivity and social status pea...

– Santa Fe Institute

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Grape Seed Extract Could Extend Life of Resin Fillings

A natural compound found in grape seed extract could be used to strengthen dentin — the tissue beneath a tooth’s enamel — and increase the life of resin fillings, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Den...

– University of Illinois at Chicago

Journal of Dental Research; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Grant DE021040

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Shrubs, Grasses Planted Through Federal Program Crucial for Sage Grouse Survival in Eastern Washington

A federal program that pays farmers to plant agricultural land with environmentally beneficial vegetation is probably the reason that sage grouse still live in portions of Washington’s Columbia Basin, according to a new study by UW, state and feder...

– University of Washington

Journal of Wildlife Management

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UCTV Launches New Portal to Sustainability for California

Broadcasting stories of sustainability research and outreach conducted by University of California faculty, scientists and students, Sustainable California connects users to the science-based, real-world sustainability solutions being created by the...

– University of California San Diego

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Manuel Zimmer Selected HHMI-Wellcome International Research Scholar

Neuroscientist Manuel Zimmer, a group leader at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna, has been selected as HHMI-Wellcome International Research Scholar. His work on C. elegans worms aims to uncover how the brain processes inf...

– IMP - Research Institute of Molecular Pathology

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The Latest Weapons Against Climate Change: The Beaver, the Oyster, Cold Water and More…

Beavers, high elevation streams, and oyster reefs are just three of the weapons in the fight against climate change discussed in 14 Solutions to Problems Climate Change Poses for Conservation, a new report released today by WCS.

– Wildlife Conservation Society

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New York Seascape Marine Life Now Revealed at Brooklyn Bridge Park Photo Exhibition

New York - May 9, 2017 – Brooklyn residents and visitors can get close-up glimpses of the region’s most mysterious inhabitants at Underwater Wildlife New York, a photo exhibit now underway at Brooklyn Bridge Park that showcases the region’s mos...

– Wildlife Conservation Society

Lifestyle & Social Sciences

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Our Taste in Movies Is Highly Idiosyncratic—and at Odds with Critics’ Preferences

Our taste in movies is notably idiosyncratic, and not linked to the demographic traits that studios target, finds new study on film preferences. The work also shows that moviegoers’ ratings are not necessarily in line with those of critics.

– New York University

Projections

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How Pokémon Go Can Help Students Build Stronger Communication Skills

Technology continues to change the way students learn. That's why Emily Howell, an assistant professor in Iowa State’s School of Education, is working with teachers to develop new ways to incorporate digital tools in the classroom, including games ...

– Iowa State University

The Reading Teacher

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Can’t Touch This: The Psychological Effects of Functional Intimacy

In “Functional Intimacy: Needing—But Not Wanting—the Touch of a Stranger,” University of Chicago Booth School of Business Professor Ayelet Fishbach explores the discomfort felt in a situation that requires functional intimacy. The study prese...

– University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Journal of Personality & Social Pscyhology

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How Focusing on Parent-Child Relationships Can Prevent Child Maltreatment

In order to help children facing maltreatment, the relationship between the parent and child is key, argues Kristin Valentino, William J. Shaw Center for Children and Families Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame.

– University of Notre Dame

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Blackhawk Restaurant’s History Celebrated in Library Collection

Opening celebration for legendary Blackhawk Restaurant collection at UIC.

– University of Illinois at Chicago

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Smithsonian Snapshot: Reuniting an Enigmatic Artist’s Paintings

For the first time in nearly 140 years, three paintings by the legendary but mysterious Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro (1753–1806) have been reunited at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery—the only location to show all three original ...

– Smithsonian Institution

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Great Lakes Journalist Dan Egan Named Water Policy Fellow at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences has appointed Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Dan Egan as the Brico Fund Senior Water Policy Fellow in Great Lakes Journalism. In this role, Egan will investigate, write and ...

– University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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University of North Florida Accounting Grad Top CPA Exam Performer/Elijah Watt Sells Award Winner

Patrick Kmieciak, who earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from the University of North Florida, is a top CPA exam performer and winner of the 2016 Elijah Watt Sells Award by the American Institute of CPAs. This is the fi...

– University of North Florida

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NovoThelium Wins Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition

A Ph.D. candidate at the UT Austin College of Pharmacy received first place in the 2017 Spring Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition for her company, NovoThelium.

– University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

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Commencement 2017: The Importance of Creativity and Critical Thinking in Business and Management

As graduation nears, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute business students at the Lally School of Management are preparing to hit the ground running as they look to transform the world at the intersection of business and technology. Two exemplary Lally ...

– Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Business News

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The Dark Side of Helping Coworkers

If you show up at work tired, you may want to focus strictly on your own tasks. New research suggests helping coworkers in the morning can lead to mental exhaustion and self-serving behavior in the afternoon that ultimately can create a toxic work en...

– Michigan State University

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Babson College's 'Full-Stack' Living Community

In Babson College’s Van Winkle Hall, students have worked with the college to establish their very own “full-stack” living-learning community. Student entrepreneurs, software developers, and designers now live purposefully as neighbors in Ba...

– Babson College

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Company with KU Roots Goes Public on NASDAQ

Cory Berkland spun Austin, Texas-based Savara Inc. out of his University of Kansas lab in 2007 to develop aerosolized drug therapies. It’s the first company with origins at KU to have shares offered on a publicly traded stock exchange.

– University of Kansas

New South Korea President Moon Jae-in reaffirms U.S. alliance

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South Korea's new President Moon Jae-in and his wife, Kim Jung-sook,after his inauguration ceremony at the National Assembly in Seoul on Wednesday. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI 

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May 10 (UPI) -- South Korea's newly elected president said Wednesday he is prepared to "fly to Washington immediately if needed" as he pledged to strengthen cooperation with the United States.

But President Moon Jae-in, who won the election by a landslide on Tuesday, also said he is weighing the idea of starting new negotiations with the United States over THAAD, the U.S. missile defense system that has been deployed in South Korea.

"I am willing to go anywhere for the peace of the Korean peninsula if needed. I will fly immediately to Washington, I will go to Beijing and I will go to Tokyo. If the conditions are right, I will go to Pyongyang," Moon said.

The progressive politician's statement on a more conciliatory approach to North Korea relations drew concerns from the analyst community and could generate friction with U.S. North Korea hard-liners, The Guardian reported.

But Moon and his incoming administration may be more interested in promoting political reform following the ouster of former President Park Geun-hye.

The corruption scandal that ended Park's presidency has subsequently dealt a blow to all her policies and in the course of his campaign Moon had promised a departure from approaches representative of the previous administration.

During his first speech before South Korea's National Assembly, Moon said he would be "responsible for personnel" who will serve in his administration, and appoint officials across the political spectrum while exercising transparency, local television network SBS reported.

Moon, who does not have the usual option of a two-month transition for incoming South Korean presidents, also announced a new head of national intelligence, local news service Money Today reported.

Veteran intelligence officer Seo Hoon, who has substantial experience in dealing with North Korea in negotiations, was appointed chief of Seoul's spy agency.

Seo played a critical role in two North-South summit talks, in 2000 and 2007, during the presidencies of Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun. He also spent time at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., according to the report.

In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe quickly congratulated the new president and said he hoped Tokyo and Seoul would work to "tackle the problem of North Korea."

Analysts have said change in the South's North Korea's policy would not be substantial, given the increased threat of North Korea in recent months.

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Oil prices awaken on draw in inventories

May 10 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices moved into short-term recovery mode early Wednesday after industry data showed U.S. oil inventory levels are on the decline.

Russian researcher claims edge in Arctic oil and gas

May 10 (UPI) -- Ahead of a meeting of littoral states, a Russian expert said Wednesday there are new methods to offer an edge in assessing Arctic oil and gas reserves.

Libyan oil production has potential to cross 1 million barrels per day

May 10 (UPI) -- Libya has the technical potential to produce as much as 1.2 million barrels of oil per day, though commercial and security issues interfere, an oil leader said.

Greenpeace: Paris decision delayed, but U.S. wasting an opportunity

May 10 (UPI) -- The transition to clean energy is already under way and the United States will be left behind if it leaves the Paris climate deal, Greenpeace said.

Poland central to EU energy diversification strategy

May 10 (UPI) -- From renewables to liquefied natural gas, Poland has an important role to play in the diversification efforts in Europe, a commissioner said Wednesday.

Texas drilling data paints fluid picture

May 10 (UPI) -- Though Texas drilling activity is increasing, state data show the number of wells actually completed so far this year is down by almost half.

Chinese business group visits oil-rich Alberta

May 10 (UPI) -- Industry leaders from Alberta met their Chinese counterparts as Canada looks to diversify its energy mix with an Asian footprint, officials said.

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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

FBI Director James Comey waits before testifying at a House Intelligence Committee hearing into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Washington U.S. President Donald Trump ignited a political firestorm on Tuesday by firing FBI Director James Comey, who had been leading an investigation into the Trump 2016 presidential campaign's possible collusion with Russia to influence the election outcome. It’s left the FBI reeling and while some Republicans are defending the firing, Democrats likened the dismissal to President Richard Nixon's firing of an independent special prosecutor during the Watergate investigation.  Timeline: FBI Director Comey’s year of controversy Today, Trump will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the White House to discuss Syria and a wide range of international issues. It will be the highest-level contact between Trump and the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin since Trump took office on Jan. 20. U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis criticized what he called a destabilizing Russian military build-up near Baltic states and officials suggested the United States could deploy Patriot missiles in the region for NATO exercises in the summer. Eight U.S. lawmakers, all but one a Democrat, met with the Dalai Lama and delivered a blunt message to China that they would not relent in their campaign to protect human rights in Tibet, even as President Donald Trump's administration has appeared to shift its focus away from human rights. A pupil yawns as he waits for Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip to visit the Pangbourne College near Reading, May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville Business European shares pulled back on Wednesday from 21-month highs after strong earnings while the dollar fell on concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump's dismissal of his FBI chief could make passage of his tax reform plans more difficult. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the U.S. economy will fall short of the Trump administration's goal of 3 percent growth this year and will only achieve that when its regulatory, tax, trade and energy policies are fully in place. Like most big retailers, Wal-Mart relies on computer programs that scan prices on competitors' websites so it can adjust its listings accordingly. A difference of even 50 cents can mean losing a sale. But a new tactic by Amazon to block these programs - known commonly as robots or bots - thwarted the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer. Eight Democratic senators asked U.S. regulators to launch aninvestigation into billionaire Carl Icahn’s activities in the U.S. biofuels blending credit market, saying the activist investor may have violated trading laws since becoming an adviser to President Donald Trump. For the world's super-rich, the investment of choice is increasingly a very rare naturally pink diamond, an asset class that this year has set records at auction. A decline in subscribers and higher programming costs at cash-cow ESPN weighed on shares of Walt Disney on Tuesday, overshadowing a quarterly profit that topped Wall Street estimates. South Korea South Korea's new liberal President Moon Jae-in was sworn in on Wednesday and vowed to immediately tackle the difficult tasks of addressing North Korea's advancing nuclear ambitions. In his first key appointments, Moon named two liberal veterans with ties to the"Sunshine Policy" of engagement with North Korea from the 2000s to the posts of prime minister and spy chief. Venezuela Venezuela's opposition protesters are preparing to throw feces at security forces, adding to the customary rocks, petrol bombs and tear gas. "They have gas; we have excrement," reads an image floating around social media to advertise Wednesday's "Shit March," the latest demonstration in a six-week wave of unrest.