Headlines abound with the plight of endangered minority languages around the world. Read a few of these and you'll see some common themes: the rising number of languages dying worldwide, the distressing isolation of individual ...
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2023
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Climate change-denying social media accounts are exploiting the deadly wildfires in Hawaii to push conspiracy theories that high-energy lasers were used to spark the flames.
Social Sciences
Aug 19, 2023
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Every summer, Statistics Canada releases crime rate and crime severity data for the previous year. This year, Canada's Crime Severity Index (CSI) increased by 4.3 percent, the violent CSI increased by 4.6 percent, and the ...
Social Sciences
Aug 14, 2023
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Wildfires whipped by hurricane winds tore through a Hawaiian town Wednesday, razing homes and forcing residents to jump into the ocean, with officials saying they feared people had died in the fast-moving flames.
Environment
Aug 10, 2023
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Charities that provide social services such as medical care or after-school programs should consider emphasizing how their efforts can help their clients become more self-sufficient, my research findings suggest.
Social Sciences
Aug 1, 2023
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Today's consumer landscape is witnessing a pivotal shift away from traditional ownership toward an access-based model. Rather than outright owning goods and services, people prefer to simply have access to them.
Economics & Business
Jul 31, 2023
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The last of nearly 100 whales that beached on the southwestern Australian coast were euthanized Wednesday after a second day of frantic, but unsuccessful efforts to rescue them, authorities said.
Ecology
Jul 27, 2023
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Pupils in state secondary schools in England are much more likely to be excluded if they have a history of receiving social care or special educational needs services, finds a new study by UCL researchers.
Social Sciences
Jul 26, 2023
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The recent investigations into alleged war crimes committed by Australian and UK special forces in Afghanistan have raised urgent questions about the conduct of people serving in the military.
Social Sciences
Jul 18, 2023
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The COVID-19 pandemic hit educational systems. It is estimated that approximately 1.6 billion children worldwide were affected by school closures, which had a major impact on their learning. In Catalonia, one of the measures ...
Economics & Business
Jul 17, 2023
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