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/ 12 months agoTraffic tickets can be profitable, and fairness isn’t the bottom line in city courts where judges impose the fines
Research shows police officers issue more traffic tickets and judges impose more fines when their city gets the money and when...
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/ 12 months agoG20 summit proved naysayers wrong – and showed Global South’s potential to address world’s biggest problems
The G20 has its critics, but an expert on international politics explains why it still performs a useful function – particularly...
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/ 12 months agoEducators say student misconduct has increased − but progressive reforms or harsher punishments alone won’t fix the problem
Debates about school discipline have become polarized between proponents of restorative justice and those who believe a get-tough approach is required.
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/ 12 months agoThe Federal Reserve held off hiking interest rates – it may still be too early to start popping the corks
News of a soft landing may be premature.
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/ 12 months agoWildfire risk is soaring for low-income, elderly and other vulnerable populations in California, Washington and Oregon
Alarmingly, about half the people exposed to wildfires in Washington and Oregon were those least able to afford to protect their...
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/ 12 months agoDepression recovery can be hard to measure − new research on deep brain stimulation shows how objective biomarkers could help make treatment more precise
Deep brain stimulation can help some people with treatment-resistant depression feel better, but it can be unclear whether a bout of...
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/ 12 months agoLos lingüistas han identificado un nuevo dialecto del inglés que está surgiendo en el sur de Florida
Surgió del contacto continuado con hispanohablantes nativos que traducían directamente frases del español al inglés, una forma de préstamo lingüístico denominada...
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/ 12 months agoAmericans do talk about peace − just not the same way people do in other countries
While Americans tend not to use the word “peace,” and instead opt for terms like “safety and security,” their desires and...
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/ 12 months agoYour unique body odor could identify who you are and provide insights into your health – all from the touch of a hand
Human scent could one day be used as evidence in forensics and as diagnostic information in medicine.
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/ 12 months agoWhy India fears the Khalistan movement and how Canada became embroiled in diplomatic spat over killing of Sikh separatist
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke of ‘credible allegations’ of Indian involvement in a Sikh leader’s death.