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  By age 6, girls are less likely than boys to think that they can be brilliant, study shows

  Los Angeles Times - Amina Khan

  Why do so few women end up in physics, mathematics and other fields traditionally associated with “brilliance”? Part of the answer may lie in what happens to girls by the time they’re out of kindergarten. A new study finds that 6-year-old girls are less likely than boys to think members of their own …

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  'Doomsday Clock' Moves 30 Seconds Closer To Midnight

  huffingtonpost.com - Matt Ferner

  Humankind is now just 2 and a half minutes from doomsday. That’s the somber conclusion of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a group of scientists …

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  Campaigners call for end to Boxing Day hunts

  bbc.co.uk - BBC News

  Animal-rights groups want the Scottish government to make this year's Boxing Day hunts the last to take place. The plea by the League Against Cruel Sports and OneKind comes after a review by Lord Bonomy who said fox hunting laws should be changed. He concluded that the current rules were "unduly …

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  Dec 21, 2016
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  Krampus: Saint Nick's Dark Companion

  The Atlantic - Alan Taylor

  While Saint Nicholas may bring gifts to good boys and girls, ancient folklore in Europe's Alpine region also tells of Krampus, a frightening beast-like creature who emerges during the Yule season, looking for naughty children to punish in horrible ways—or possibly to drag back to his lair in a …

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  Cigarette Smoking In The U.S. Continues To Fall

  NPR - Richard Harris

  The number of cigarette smokers in the United States has dropped by 8.6 million since 2005 — and that fall could be accelerated by a tobacco tax just passed in California. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says smoking rates have fallen from 21 percent of the adult population in 2005 to …