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May 1, 2015 (Friday)

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurs in Papua New Guinea's East New Britain province with the potential to generate a local tsunami. (AP via Daily Mail)

Scientists at the Salk Institute and the Chinese Academy of Sciences studying Werner's syndrome, an extremely rare genetic disorder, reported that they had identified an important new potential driver of aging, a finding that could have vast implications for human longevity and the treatment of diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's. (Washington Post, via MSN)

French President François Hollande promises to investigate claims that French Army soldiers were involved in sexual child abuse in the Central African Republic. (NPR)
Death of Freddie Gray
- Marilyn Mosby, the State Attorney for Baltimore, Maryland, rules that the death of Freddie Gray was a homicide and six officers of the Baltimore Police Department had been negligent in his death. (New York Times)
A woman is shot and killed by two police officers of the Atlanta Police Department after she brings a handgun into the squad car and fires at them, breaking the windshield. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Fort Lee lane closure scandal
- Former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey official David Wildstein pleads guilty for his role in creating traffic jams near the George Washington Bridge for political retribution in 2013. (AP)

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-*Scientists at the [[Salk Institute]] and the [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]] studying [[Werner's syndrome]], an extremely rare disorder of genetic origin implicated in rapid aging, have discovered that the disease leads to disarray in tightly packed groups of [[DNA]] found in a [[cell nucleus]], named [[heterochromatin]], which acts like a switchboard for genetic activity. This may offer earlier potential treatments than a popular alternative strategy of focusing on a cell's [[telomeres]], a more long-term goal, for managing Alzheimer's, cancer, and anti-aging research. [http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-discover-an-important-new-driver-of-aging/ar-BBiZUKB (Washington Post, via MSN)]
+*Scientists at the [[Salk Institute]] and the [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]] studying [[Werner's syndrome]], an extremely rare genetic disorder, reported that they had identified an important new potential driver of aging, a finding that could have vast implications for human longevity and the treatment of diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's. [http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-discover-an-important-new-driver-of-aging/ar-BBiZUKB (Washington Post, via MSN)]
 ;Law and crime