In October 2024, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UNCESCR) issued a landmark decision stating that Finland had violated the rights of the Sámi Indigenous people to their culture and land. ...
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2025
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As soon as President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025, he signed an executive order titled "Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing." This order called for the termination of all diversity, ...
Other
Mar 10, 2025
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About 7% of U.S. adults have been present at the scene of a mass shooting in their lifetime, and more than 2% have been injured during one, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research.
Social Sciences
Mar 7, 2025
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Conspiracies may be defined as "activities conducted in secret that influence the actions of government and other centers of power to advantage those actors but harm the wider public," and a conspiracy mindset is a tendency ...
Social Sciences
Mar 7, 2025
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When El Salvador President Nayib Bukele implemented a controversial crime crackdown three years ago, he inadvertently helped answer one of the key questions in U.S. immigration policy: How much do crime and violence really ...
Political science
Mar 7, 2025
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A new report looking at adults' views on education topics shows more partisan agreement about how to educate students for citizenship than many might think, yet sharp partisan divide around issues of diversity, equity and ...
Education
Mar 7, 2025
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The global illicit drugs trade is estimated to be worth at least half a trillion US dollars each year. Drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin generate large revenues all along their supply chains, from where the ...
Political science
Mar 7, 2025
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Barring any late developments, the U.S. is set to see its first execution by firing squad in 15 years on March 7, 2025.
Political science
Mar 6, 2025
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Russia's war against Ukraine has changed how global firms respond to geopolitical events. Whereas in the past foreign companies often preferred to stay neutral in times of war, now they increasingly take sides.
Economics & Business
Mar 6, 2025
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While the internet has made accessing information and updates on what is happening in the world extremely easy, it has also facilitated the proliferation of fake news. Over the past decades, fake news has thus become a heated ...
