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Western State Hospital cited and fined for failing to protect assaulted nurses

Washington's largest state-run psychiatric hospital has been cited and fined for failing to protect workers from assaults by patients.

Just a 10 percent shift in the salt concentration of your blood would make you very sick. To keep that from happening, the body has developed a finely tuned physiological circuit that includes information about that and a beverage's saltiness, to know when to signal thirst.

Blech! Brain Science Explains Why You're Not Thirsty For Salt Water

Fresh water quenches thirst almost instantly, but salt water doesn't. New research shows how cells in the gut and on the tongue help the brain keep just the right concentration of salt in our bodies.

Chicago's top prosecutor, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, recused herself from the investigation before <em>Empire</em> actor Jussie Smollett was charged.

'We Cannot Be Driven By Emotions': Top Chicago Prosecutor Defends Smollett Decision

In an interview with WBEZ, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx explains why her office suddenly dropped charges against the actor.

Power lines and power-generating windmills rise above the rural landscape on June 13, 2018, near Dwight, Ill. Driven by falling costs, global spending on renewable energy sources like wind and solar is now outpacing investment in electricity from fossil fuels and nuclear power.

From Walmart To Google, Companies Teaming Up To Buy More Solar And Wind Power

Walmart, GM, Google, Johnson & Johnson and other corporations are forming a trade organization to promote the interests of renewable energy buyers.

Migrants disembark from the motor tanker El Hiblu 1 in Valletta's Grand Harbour after Maltese armed forces took control of the vessel on Thursday.

Migrants In Maltese Custody After Reportedly Hijacking Ship That Rescued Them

More than 100 migrants were picked up from a sinking boat in the Mediterranean. When they realized the ship was returning to Libya, officials say, they commandeered it and demanded passage to Europe.

A woman speaks on her phone while driving. Both drivers and walkers use cell data 4,000 percent more than they did in 2008, which means they aren't watching the roads.

Why Pedestrian Deaths Are At A 30-Year High

"It's great advice to tell people to use a crosswalk, but that's not very useful if the crosswalk doesn't exist," says Tom Ellington of the Pedestrian Safety Review Board in Macon, Ga.

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