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Politics
Iowa Republicans want to protect anti-LGBTQ slurs & ban anti-bias training to promote “diversity”
The proposal seeks to carbon copy a Trump-era executive order that similarly sought to ban any form of anti-bias training or implementation of “critical race theory” before a court blocked it.
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News (USA)
Trump is forcing 4-H to stop welcoming LGBTQ kids & the guy who tried to block him just got fired
The Department of Agriculture has taken up the sword on behalf of Christian extremists and they’re going to war against children.
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Commentary
Why is Donald Trump incapable of apologizing?
It’s easy to become defensive, but Trump remains incapable of any other response.
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Commentary
How bigots and racists became the face of the Republican Party
Last night we didn’t see a political convention, we saw a neo-nationalist power rally with angry, primarily white and older Republican activists.
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News (USA)
Former Iowa State scientist gets prison for faking HIV research
A former Iowa State University scientist who altered blood samples to make it appear he had achieved a breakthrough toward a potential vaccine against HIV has been sentenced to more than 4 ½ years in prison for making false statements in research reports.
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News (USA)
AIDS research team in Iowa loses $1.38M grant due to faked study results
DES MOINES, Iowa — An AIDS research team at Iowa State University will not get the final $1.38 million payment of a National Institutes of Health five-year grant after a team member admitted last year to faking research results, the NIH said Tuesday. One of the members of the research team, Dong-Pyou Han, has pleaded not guilty in federal court to four counts…
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News (USA)
Scientist pleads not guilty to faking HIV vaccine study
DES MOINES, Iowa — A former Iowa State University scientist pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges alleging that he falsified research for an AIDS vaccine to secure millions of dollars in federal funding. Dong-Pyou Han, 57, entered his not guilty pleas to four counts of making false statements during his initial court appearance in Des Moines federal court.
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News (USA)
Federal prosecutors charge scientist in major HIV vaccine fraud case
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Responding to a major case of research misconduct, federal prosecutors have taken the rare step of filing charges against a scientist after he admitted falsifying data that led to millions in grants and hopes of a breakthrough in AIDS vaccine research. Investigators say former Iowa State University laboratory manager Dong-Pyou Han …