The Daily Populous

Saturday July 22nd, 2017 night edition

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Two candidates are first women to enlist for Navy special operations teams.

(CNN) A woman will train with other potential officers this summer in hopes of becoming the first female Navy SEAL.

The candidate, a midshipman, and another woman have enlisted as the first female candidates seeking to join the Navy's special operations teams.

The latter is training for the Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman program , or SWCC.

These women have already made history, but they still face a long road ahead of training and tests before they officially make the cut.

Women weren't allowed to serve in combat roles, including special operation forces such as the SEALs and SWCC, until January 2016.

But there were no female applicants in the 18 months since that historic change until now. »

Record 9 million comments flood FCC on net neutrality

Authored by usatoday.com

The U.S. government has received more than 9 million public comments on rolling back net neutrality regulations, a record response to this hot-button issue that both sides argue plays an essential role in who gets Internet access.

More than 9 million comments — the largest influx ever — have been filed with the Federal Communications Commission about the agency's proposal to reverse the net neutrality rules it passed in 2015.

Pro-net neutrality regulation supporters claimed to find 450,000 fake anti-net neutrality comments among the filings. »

Sugar-sweetened drinks and your metabolism

Authored by blogs.biomedcentral.com

The next time you tuck into a protein rich dinner, it may be a good idea to hold off on the sugary drinks.

A new study published in BMC Nutrition found that a combination of sugar sweetened drinks and a protein rich meal decreases metabolic efficiency, which can lead to more fat being stored.

This is why a large amount of research is focused on the health effects of these types of drinks. »

Actor John Heard, dad in ‘Home Alone,’ dead at 72

Authored by bnonews.com
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John Heard, the actor who portrayed father Peter McCallister in the "Home Alone" movies, has been found dead at a hotel in California, local officials say.

Heard was found dead at a hotel in Palo Alto on Friday, according to entertainment news website TMZ, which cited family sources.

It said his body was discovered by the maid service and Heard was pronounced dead at the scene. »

6 Potential Brain Benefits Of Bilingual Education

Authored by npr.org

Part of our ongoing series exploring how the U.S. can educate the nearly 5 million students who are learning English.

Young children being raised bilingual have to follow social cues to figure out which language to use with which person and in what setting.

Not to mention one obvious, outstanding fact underlined by many of these researchers: "Bilingual children can speak two languages! »