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Chief Culture Writer for @CSMonitor. Author of The Art of Rush. I've lived in South Africa, UK, USA - so not even Meryl Streep can mimic my trilingual accent.
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End of Stephen Colbert’s show illustrates risks of stirring a polarized nation to laughter

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By Stephen Humphries Verified
| The Christian Science Monitor Verified
Heard about how the White House pressured CBS to yank its flagship comedy show? Quick recap: The president took umbrage at its jokes about him and an unpopular war. Recorded in front of a studio audience and renowned for hip musical guests, the show was a hit with the under-25 demographic. Its genial presentation, packaged in formal suits and ties, belied its edginess. An alarmed Federal Communications Commission threatened the network’s license approvals.
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Genes, other than Muc5b , are associated with bleomycin-induced lung injury

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By Yingping Wang, Evgenia Dobrinskikh, Stephen Humphries Verified, Kristina Hatakka, Cheryl L. Ackert-Bicknell, Samir N. P. Kelada, Gregory R. Keele, Jonathan Cardwell, Anna L. Peljto, David E. Clouthier, Ivana V. Yang, David Schwartz, Corinne Hennessy, Dana A. Godfrey
| Nature Verified
Abstract The MUC5B promoter variant rs35705950 is the dominant risk factor for the development of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), yet its low penetrance remains unexplained. All eight founder strains of the Diversity Outbred (DO) mouse population carry the risk allele at the orthologous site, yet exhibited variable bleomycin-induced MUC5B expression and fibrosis severity.
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Trump administration reclassifies marijuana, as public polls give mixed signals

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By Stephen Humphries Verified
| The Christian Science Monitor Verified
The Trump administration is changing the way marijuana is regulated. In a major policy shift, it is reclassifying some marijuana by removing it from the Schedule I tier occupied by such drugs as heroin and LSD. A Justice Department order on Thursday launched the shift, with a focus on state-licensed medical use. The administration is also moving toward an expedited reclassifying of marijuana more broadly. A Drug Enforcement Administration hearing is scheduled for June 29.
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