The Daily Populous

Saturday July 29th, 2017 night edition

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SAN ANTONIO - Thousands of children who live in San Antonio public housing now have plenty of new books to read, thanks to an initiative that aims to eradicate book deserts and promote literacy.

Instead, he was in the Bazan Branch Library on the West Side and the treat was books.

"I chose the bacon book because (it) looks really funny, and I'm excited to read it," the soon-to-be fifth-grader said.

Ethan was among the dozens of children their getting first crack at what will be 20,000 books donated to the children who live in public housing.

The National Book Foundation is partnering with the San Antonio Housing Authority, Housing and Urban Development, the San Antonio Library and the Department of Education with its Book Rich Environment Initiative.

"I just wanted to read a new book, and these three I haven't read before," he said.

The delivery Friday is the first for the San Antonio Housing Authority, but it will not be the last. »

Hamburg supermarket attacker 'was known Islamist'

Authored by bbc.com

The man who killed one person and injured six in a supermarket knife attack in Hamburg was a "known Islamist", police say.

The man, a failed asylum seeker born in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), attacked customers at random on Friday.

Police said the man entered the supermarket and removed a kitchen knife, measuring around 20 cm (8 in) long, from the shelves. »

Artificial Light From Digital Devices Lessens Sleep Quality

Authored by uh.edu

A new study by researchers at the University of Houston College of Optometry, published in Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics, found that blue light emitted from those devices could contribute to the high prevalence of reported sleep dysfunction.

Study participants, ages 17-42, wore short wavelength-blocking glasses three hours before bedtime for two weeks, while still performing their nightly digital routine.

Results showed about a 58 percent increase in their nighttime melatonin levels, the chemical that signals your body that it’s time to sleep. »

Dog leads family to unconscious girls after lightning strike in Beaver County

Authored by fox13now.com
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× Dog leads family to unconscious girls after lightning strike in Beaver County.

BEAVER COUNTY, Utah — Two girls were flown to a hospital after being struck by lightning in Beaver County Friday morning, and police say a family dog led relatives to the unconscious girls after the strike.

“The family followed the dog back to the site where the girls were found on the ground unconscious.”. »