At a better time. Donell rivers was at this waterloo church, thursday, to learn. What youre looking at is area law enforcements most recent attempt to mend a strained relationship between people and police in the town of 62thousand. Nat event its here, cops and residents role play scenarios, like a traffic stop, to learn from each other. Donell brought his daughter. She needs to see her dad involved in prosocial activities with the police so she knows what theyre here for and why their roles are. The event comes as Tensions Mount following multiple incidents between white officers and black residents, this year. In one case, the city paid more than twomillion to settle a wrongful death lawsuit after an officer shot and killed Derrick Ambrose jr in 2012. The city also paid this black teen thousands to stay quiet after officers were also caught pushing him to the ground, face first. Nat another officer was disciplined after yanking the dreadlocks of a handcuffed suspect. That has long go
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IMAGE: Obesity and a high-salt diet are both bad for our hearts but they are bigger, seemingly synergistic risks for females, scientists report. view more
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Obesity and a high-salt diet are both bad for our hearts but they are bigger, seemingly synergistic risks for females, scientists report. We see younger and younger women having cardiovascular disease and the question is: What is the cause? says Dr. Eric Belin de Chantemele, physiologist in the Vascular Biology Center and Department of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. We think the fact that females are more salt sensitive and more sensitive to obesity are among the reasons they have lost the natural protection youth and estrogen are thought to provide.