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Getting Spanked, and Cared For

Youth Radio's Brandon McFarland recalls corporal punishment as a child. He says he deserved it, and he knows that it meant that his parents cared enough to discipline him. Web Resources Brandon's Story at Youth Radio ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7zRZ6arn19nfXGBjmlvaGloZIF5fJRxaWtnl5rBtbXNoGSsqJGjuKawjJqlnWWTlr%2BmsIyfpqs%3D

It was an accident: the scientists who have turned humid air into renewable power

The ObserverScienceTesla speculated electricity from thin air was possible – now the question is whether it will be possible to harness it on the scale needed to power our homes In the early 20th century, Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla dreamed of pulling limitless free electricity from the air around us. Ever ambitious, Tesla was thinking on a vast scale, effectively looking at the Earth and upper atmosphere as two ends of an enormous battery.

La. Man Beaten to Death After Brain Surgery: Authorities

Four people have been arrested in the Saturday afternoon beating death of a Louisiana man who was recuperating after brain surgery, PEOPLE confirms. Blaine Manalle, 20, and 21-year-old Cameron Alphonso are accused of second-degree murder in the killing of 46-year-old Jeffery Howell. Both were booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail and are being held in lieu of $250,000 bond. Also arrested were 22-year-old Alden Kindergran and Thomas Jones, 23, both on suspicion of disturbing the peace in the deadly incident that occurred along the West Pearl River.

Rape has reportedly become a weapon in Ukraine. Finding justice may be difficult

Editor's note: This report includes descriptions of sexual and physical violence. Accounts of alleged sexual violence coming out of Ukraine in recent weeks have been grim. A woman raped repeatedly by a Russian soldier after her husband was killed outside Kyiv. A mother of four gang raped by Russian soldiers in Kherson. The body of a Ukrainian woman found dead — naked and branded with a swastika. A woman raped by a Russian commander on the day tanks entered the village of Kalyta.

Supergirl Meets Wonder Woman: First Look at Lynda Carters Presidential Role

Marvel fans may think there’s a glitch in the Matrix when they see the first photos from episode 3 of “Supergirl,” airing on Oct. 24. The new images show Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) shaking hands and getting friendly with President Olivia Marsdin, played by Lynda Carter, star of the Wonder Woman TV series in the 1970s.