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• U.S. Congress Debates Reparations to Atone for Slavery

  20-06-2019 19:09 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesFor the first time in more than a decade, a debate has taken place between lawmakers in Congress on the original sin of the United States – the enslavement of 4 million Africans and their descendants – and the question of...
  
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• The personality audit: should we ask friends for their brutally honest feedback on our flaws?

  23-04-2024 17:59 via theguardian.com
  
  There can be a big gap between self-perception and how our loved ones see us. Is it ever a good idea to seek the truth?Name: Personality audit.Age: People have worried about what other people think about them since the beginning of time. Continue reading...
  
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• Soiled nappies and karate: AI-rendered Putin biopic to be released

  23-04-2024 14:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Polish director Besaleel’s film will feature an AI-rendered Russian president and footage shot by Ukrainian film-makers during the Russian invasionThe “world premiere” of a new biopic of Russian president Vladimir Putin featuring an AI-rendered central character, has been announced for 26 September. In a statement released via PR Leap, Polish studio AIO said the film, titled Putin, will be released in 35 countries, and describes itself as “up close and personal with the K
  
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• Pro-Palestinian Protests Leave American College Campuses on Edge

  23-04-2024 08:12 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsTension gripped college campuses across the U.S. Tuesday as Jewish students marked the Passover holiday amid pro-Palestinian protests over Israel's devastating war against Hamas in Gaza, where the Hamas-run Health Ministry says more than 34,000 people have been killed, most of them women and children. Meanwhile, Columbia University—which arrested more than 100 students Monday—said classes would be hybrid through the end of the semester.
  
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• New U.S. Rule Bars Transgender School Bathroom Bans

  23-04-2024 08:11 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportA new rule from President Joe Biden's administration blocking blanket policies to keep transgender students from using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity could conflict with laws in Republican-controlled states. The clash over bathroom policy and other elements of a federal regulation finalized last week could set the stage for another wave of legal battles over how transgender kids should be treated in the U.S.
  
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• Dominica Decriminalizes Same-Sex Relations

  23-04-2024 08:11 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: BBC News - Top HeadlinesDominica's High Court has overturned a ban on consensual same-sex relations in the Caribbean island nation. The court ruled such bans went against the country's constitution. LGBTQ activists hailed the decision as "a significant milestone in the ongoing struggle for LGBTQ rights in the Caribbean." Sexual activity between people of the same sex in English-speaking Caribbean nations was first criminalized by the British under their rule in the...
  
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• Perception of when old age starts has increased over time, shows study

  22-04-2024 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  As people get older, they revise the age they consider to be old upwardsNone of us are getting any younger, but it appears the age at which we are considered old has moved upwards over the generations.What’s more, as adults get older, they shift the goalposts further still, a study has shown. Continue reading...
  
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• War Protesters Arrested at Yale; Columbia Cancels In-Person Classes

  22-04-2024 12:55 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthColumbia University canceled in-person classes Monday, and new protests broke out on other U.S. college campuses as tensions continue to grow over Israel's war in Gaza. Protesters rallied throughout the weekend at Columbia''s New York City campus, where police last week arrested more than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had set up an encampment. At Yale, police officers also arrested about 45 protesters Monday and charged them with...
  
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• U.S. Report Accuses China of Continued Genocide in Xinjiang

  22-04-2024 12:53 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportBeijing is continuing to commit genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in its western Xinjiang province, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a report published on Monday. The report describes the detention of more than one million people in camps and prisons and the use of re-education camps, among other abuses committed against the broader Chinese population—allegations that China strongly...
  
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• Major Report Finds Europe Warming Twice the Pace of Rest of World

  22-04-2024 12:53 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsEurope experienced its warmest year on record in 2023, both on land and sea, with climate change driving the rate of warming at double the global average, according to a new international report published Monday. Heat-related mortality in Europe is also up 30% in the past 20 years, and heat-related deaths are estimated to have increased in more than 9 out of 10 European regions where it is being tracked, the report said.
  
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• Climate Change a Health Risk for 70% of World's Workers, U.N. Warns

  22-04-2024 12:45 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - HealthMore than 70% of workers around the world—some 2.4 billion people—face climate-related health risks, according to a United Nations report released Monday. Climate change is having a severe impact on the safety and health of workers in the form of excessive heat, extreme weather, solar UV radiation, and air pollution, resulting in an alarming increase in some diseases, according to findings from the International Labour Organization, a U.N....
  
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• Locum psychiatrists providing poor care in Scotland, campaigners say

  21-04-2024 16:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Scottish NHS boards have spent more than £125m since 2019 to provide temporary cover amid drop in consultant numbersMental health campaigners have protested about the significant use of temporary locum psychiatrists in Scotland, alleging it leads to substandard and harmful medical care.Peter Todd, a campaigner based in Caithness in the north of Scotland, said the heavy reliance on locum psychiatrists by the NHS was evidence of a growing crisis in mental health services across the country.
  
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• ‘Like a film in my mind’: hyperphantasia and the quest to understand vivid imaginations

  20-04-2024 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Research that aims to explain why some people experience intense visual imagery could lead to a better understanding of creativity and some mental disordersWilliam Blake’s imagination is thought to have burned with such intensity that, when creating his great artworks, he needed little reference to the physical world. While drawing historical or mythical figures, for instance, he would wait until the “spirit” appeared in his mind’s eye. The visions were apparently so deta
  
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• U.N. Rights Chief Urges States to Act on Slavery Reparations

  20-04-2024 08:46 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportThe United Nations human rights chief called for countries to take concrete steps on reparations for people of African descent at a U.N. meeting on Friday, adding his voice to calls for justice for slavery atrocities. Support is building among Africa and Caribbean nations for the creation of a tribunal to address reparations, which might include financial payments and other amends, for crimes dating back to the transatlantic trade of enslaved...
  
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• Racial Disparities in Healthcare Persist Across the U.S., Report Finds

  20-04-2024 08:41 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsDeep-seated racial and ethnic disparities persist in healthcare across the United States, even in states considered the most progressive, a new report shows. For example, California received a score of 45 out of 100 for the care its health system provides Hispanic Americans. That's better than the score of 37 received by Hispanic Americans living in Florida, but it's far worse than California's treatment of White patients, whose score was 87.
  
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• Plant and Animal Species Becoming Extinct at Record Pace, Says U.N.

  20-04-2024 08:41 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - ScienceBoots dusty, lungs heaving, Dr. John Wiens searched the boulders of a desolate Arizona mountaintop for the last survivors of a 3-million-year-old lizard population — then said the words that both confirmed his life's work and broke his heart. "They're not there," he said. "It seems like the species is now extinct." The loss of plant and animal species on Earth is happening at a speed never seen in human history, according to the United Nations.
  
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• Team Develops Pea-Sized Brain Stimulator for Use in Human Patients

  20-04-2024 08:36 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthEngineers have developed a pea-sized implantable brain stimulator and shown that it works in a human patient. Thanks to pioneering magnetoelectric power transfer technology, the device can be powered wirelessly via an external transmitter and used to stimulate the brain through the dura—the protective membrane attached to the bottom of the skull—and may revolutionize treatment for drug-resistant depression and other psychiatric or...
  
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• White House Strengthens Title IX Sex and Gender Discrimination Rules

  20-04-2024 08:34 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe Biden administration on Friday finalized sweeping changes to Title IX, strengthening protections against sex and gender discrimination in schools. The rules, which take effect on August 1, require schools to respond quickly to sex and gender discrimination, expand LGBTQ rights and give victims more power in sexual abuse cases.
  
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• A shout out to anger management | Brief letters

  19-04-2024 19:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Getting rid of rage | Secular song? | Rockumentaries | Piratical crossword clue | Political illsRe Emma Beddington’s article (15 April), at 78, at last I found a way to vanquish my rage at a recent Feldenkrais class on Zoom. We were doing breathing exercises and our teacher suggested we go he-he-he on the outbreath. Then she asked us to use our voice and I began. After a few medium sounds I found myself getting louder and louder, sounding like a really wicked witch. my lungs and body empty
  
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• Russian Poetry Prize Bans Entries From Transgender People

  18-04-2024 17:34 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportA Russian poetry competition has banned transgender people from submitting entries this year, in what it says is an effort to protect traditional values. The Andrei Dementyev All-Russian Poetry Prize, organized by the government of Russia's Tver region, accepts applications until late April from poets "regardless of citizenship, nationality, profession and place of residence." But the competition explicitly bars "citizens who have changed their...
  
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• Do Americans Feeling Like They Get Enough Sleep? Dream On...

  18-04-2024 17:34 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportIf you're an American who feels—YAWN—sleepy or tired while reading this, you're not alone. A majority of Americans say they would feel better if they could have more sleep, according to a new poll. But in the U.S., the notion of pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps is everywhere, both in its environment of always-on technology and work hours. In that climate, getting enough sleep can seem like a dream.
  
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• Most Homeless Americans Are Battling Mental Illness, Review Concludes

  18-04-2024 15:13 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportTwo-thirds of homeless people in the U.S. are experiencing some form of mental health disorder, a large review has concluded. The analysis, published in JAMA Psychiatry, found that homeless men were more likely than homeless women to be battling mental illness, although rates were high for both genders compared to the general public. The most common mental disorders included substance use disorders, antisocial personality disorders, and...
  
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• HIV Drugs May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

  18-04-2024 15:13 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google NewsCommon HIV drugs could reduce the incidence of Alzheimer's disease, finds a new study published in the journal Pharmaceuticals. Based on data from over 225,000 people, the study discovered that HIV-positive patients taking reverse transcriptase inhibitors showed a lower rate of Alzheimer's than did the general public. These results could pave the way for new therapeutic strategies to combat the growing Alzheimer's crisis.
  
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• What is an ‘emotionally immature parent’? How a nine-year-old book found a new, younger audience

  18-04-2024 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Therapist Lindsay Gibson’s 2015 book has sold over a million copies and its message has soared on social media. What does it mean?In an ideal world, adults would be more mature than their kids. They would be better at handling stress, resolving conflicts with others, or talking about their feelings. In the opening chapter of the book Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, therapist Lindsay Gibson presents an unsettling alternative.“What if,” she wrote, “some sens
  
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• Do you have an ‘emotionally immature parent’? How a nine-year-old book found a new, younger audience

  18-04-2024 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Therapist Lindsay Gibson’s 2015 book has sold over a million copies and its message has soared on social media. What does it mean?In an ideal world, adults would be more mature than their kids. They would be better at handling stress, resolving conflicts with others, or talking about their feelings. In the opening chapter of the book Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents, therapist Lindsay Gibson presents an unsettling alternative.“What if,” she wrote, “some sens
  
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• Exercise May Cut Heart Disease Risk 23% by Lowering Stress

  18-04-2024 09:03 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthResults from a new study suggest that physical activity's effects on stress—and related mood conditions—can protect against cardiovascular disease (CVD). The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, examined the medical records of more than 50,000 people and found, in a 10-year median follow-up, that people who had achieved recommended levels of physical exercise had a 23% lower risk of developing CVD than those...
  
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• UK Lawmakers Back Landmark Bill to Phase Out Smoking for Good

  18-04-2024 08:27 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google NewsThe British government's plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday. The bill would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009. If passed, the law will give Britain some of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world. Authorities say it would create modern Britain's "first smoke-free generation."
  
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• USC Student's Graduation Speech Cancelled Over Israel-Gaza Conflict

  18-04-2024 08:23 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthThe University of Southern California has cancelled its 2024 valedictorian's graduation speech amid backlash over her social media activity on Israel. The valedictorian, Asna Tabassum—a Muslim—was chosen on the basis of her high academic scores and involvement in campus life. USC cited "substantial risks" to campus security in the decision to cancel Ms. Tabassum's address, but she said the move was an effort "to silence my voice."
  
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• Climate Change Will Cost $38 Trillion a Year by 2049, Study Estimates

  18-04-2024 08:03 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google NewsClimate change will reduce future global income by about 19% in the next 25 years compared to a fictional world that's not warming, with the poorest areas and those least responsible for heating the atmosphere taking the biggest hit, a new study estimates. Climate change's economic toll will be about $38 trillion a year by 2049, according to the report, published Wednesday in the journal Nature. And by 2100, that number could double.
  
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• Congress Grills Columbia University President on Campus Antisemitism

  18-04-2024 07:35 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Google News - HealthAt a congressional hearing, Columbia University's president strongly condemned antisemitism, while defending her handling of Gaza war protests. Asked if calls for genocide of Jews were against college policy, Dr. Nemat Shafik unequivocally said they were. But she hedged when asked about another slogan widely seen as antisemitic—"from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free"—saying "I hear them as such, some people don't."
  
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