A faulty forensic test sends mothers to prison for killing their newborns

[ad_1] UMÁN, Mexico —  Shortly after being found at a high school on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, the body of a newborn arrived at the medical examiner’s office. The autopsy team placed the boy on a scale — which indicated 5 pounds, 4 ounces — and searched for clues to how he died. Opening his chest, they removed a tiny pair of reddish lungs and set them in a container of water. It was a key moment…

"A faulty forensic test sends mothers to prison for killing their newborns"

Farmer anger will test Modi as India’s ‘grain bowl’ votes

[ad_1] FATEHGARH SAHIB, India (AP) — Amandeep Kaur Dholewal rose from a traditional Indian cot and began speaking to a small gathering of men and women who sat cross-legged in a park opposite a white-domed gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs. The 37-year old doctor was accompanied by twelve of her supporters. These were mostly protesters who last year stood on the edges and protested against controversial farm laws. If elected, Dholewal told the…

"Farmer anger will test Modi as India’s ‘grain bowl’ votes"