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/ 8 months agoTrust in the shadows: How loyalty fuels illicit economic transactions
If you want to get involved in shady business, find someone who’s loyal − but not ethical.
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/ 8 months agoUnder the influence and under arrest − what happens if you’re drunk in the interrogation room?
Legal psychology researchers are investigating how police treat drunken suspects, how impaired people behave when questioned, and how juries consider their...
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/ 8 months agoCybersecurity researchers spotlight a new ransomware threat – be careful where you upload files
Modern web browsers are increasingly becoming like virtual computers, able to send email and play music and videos. The downside is...
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/ 8 months agoPhiladelphia has a lot more deadly shootings than expected for a big city − and NYC is much safer, new study says
Philadelphia has a high rate of gun homicides despite having relatively few gun owners and gun stores compared with other US...
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/ 8 months agoTrump trial reveals details about how the former president thinks about, and exploits, the media
Both scholars stressed they are working very hard to be ‘vigorously neutral’ about Trump himself, while noting that the trial is...
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/ 8 months agoTrump’s immunity arguments at Supreme Court highlight dangers − while prosecutors stress larger danger of removing legal accountability
The case argued before the Supreme Court has profound implications for Donald Trump − but also for the country.
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/ 8 months agoHow bird flu virus fragments get into milk sold in stores, and what the spread of H5N1 in cows means for the dairy industry and milk drinkers
Five livestock experts who study infectious diseases in the dairy industry explain the risks.
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/ 8 months agoLarge retailers don’t have smokestacks, but they generate a lot of pollution − and states are starting to regulate it
For decades, big-box retailers have evaded federal regulation of the pollution their operations generate. But a new air emission rule in...
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/ 8 months agoArizona’s 1864 abortion law was made in a women’s rights desert – here’s what life was like then
Abortions happened in Arizona, despite a near-complete abortion ban enacted in 1864. But people also faced penalties for them, including a...
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/ 8 months agoThe US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system
As of 2022, only Nigeria and Sudan had lower trade-to-GDP ratios.
