The Mauritius Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a law that criminalizes consensual same-sex acts between adult men. The decision boosts the trend in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region towards ...
Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2023
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As the world's second-largest producer of rice, wheat, vegetables and fruit, India is a country that no multinational corporation involved in genetically modified (GM) crops can ignore.
Agriculture
Oct 11, 2023
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A new school year is here; are you ready? With the beginning of the academic year, many educators are preparing for the inevitable shift in their students' needs from the more relaxed summer months. Parents of transgender, ...
Social Sciences
Sep 25, 2023
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When city governments spend more money than they take in, officials often search for ways to generate revenue. One increasingly common source of money is traffic tickets. And research shows police officers issue more traffic ...
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2023
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It may surprise you to learn that, over the past 30 years, no fewer than 60 countries have liberalized their abortion laws while only four have rolled back abortion rights. The United States is, of course, one of the latter ...
Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2023
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The US state of California sued five of the world's largest oil companies on Friday, alleging the firms caused billions of dollars in damages and misled the public by minimizing the risks from fossil fuels, according to a ...
Environment
Sep 17, 2023
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Many Americans do not know what rights are protected under the First Amendment and a substantial number cannot name all three branches of government, according to the 2023 Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey.
Social Sciences
Sep 14, 2023
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The current U.S. Supreme Court may be the newsiest set of judges in the history of the judicial branch. From striking down Roe v. Wade and ending affirmative action, to ruling on President Biden's program to cancel student ...
Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2023
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High school students wanting to get into an elite university may want to first gain mastery of a sport like golf, fencing, crew, lacrosse, or squash.
Education
Sep 12, 2023
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After a three-and-a-half year pandemic-era pause, US federal student loans start accumulating interest again from Friday, with repayments set to cut the monthly take-home pay of millions of Americans by hundreds, and in some ...
Other
Sep 1, 2023
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