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Thompson: Sliding Warriors lack 'that killer' instict

Sports

Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The Golden State Warriors admittedly do not look like the same team that's been to four straight Finals and won the previous two championships. The latest example came Thursday in yet another home loss. This one came against James Harden and the Houston Rockets, when a remarkable Harden 3-pointer with one second left in overtime buried the Warriors and their 20-point lead. The Warriors, who remain near the top of the Western Conference, understand that they are a marked target. And that they cannot coast to wins. "You have a lead like that, you don't lose at home," Warriors guard Steph Curry told reporters. "Slow rotations or just a little laziness with that lead. But you have a lead like that, it's a tough way to go out." The Warriors were once unbeatable at the Oracle. ...

Minority health hurt by lack of participation in clinical trials, researchers say

Health

June 15 (UPI) -- Before pharmaceutical companies can put drugs on the market, the Food and Drug Administration requires years of stringent clinical research to see if they will be effective and safe in the general population. But one thing often is lacking in those trials -- participants from minority groups. With different genetic makeup, members of minority groups -- including African-Americans and Hispanics -- may react to drugs differently or need other types of treatment because of a greater risk for certain diseases and conditions. The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities reports that about 10 percent of the minority population participates in clinical studies. Researchers at the University of California, Davis found that, in cancer clinical trials, Hispanic...

As Secretary of State, John Kerry blamed Israel for lack of peace with Palestine: Reports

World

Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Israel's Channel 10 published recordings Tuesday of former Secretary of State John Kerry blaming Israel for the lack of peace between it and Palestine.The recordings are said to have been made during a conference in Dubai in 2016. Kerry is heard praising the Palestinian Authority for its commitment to nonviolence while the majority right-wing Israeli government refuses to engage in peace talks."The Palestinians have done an extraordinary job of remaining committed to nonviolence. And in fact when the [knife] intifada took place they delivered non-violence in the West Bank," Kerry said, referring to a wave of violence in 2015 through 2016, in which mostly Palestinian suspects attacked Israelis with knives."This is overlooked by the general [Israeli] population because it is ...