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Kansas State players to boycott football activities after student's George Floyd tweet
Kansas State football players plan to boycott team activities until the school creates a policy to expel students for "openly racist, threatening or disrespectful actions" after a George Floyd tweet...
Watch: Patti LaBelle says Prince treated her 'like his mother' on 'WWHL'
Patti LaBelle discussed on "Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen" her experience spending a week with the late Prince while they recorded her 1989 album "Be Yourself."
Coronavirus and university reforms put at risk Australia's research gains of the last 15 years
Education minister Dan Tehan will be meeting with university vice-chancellors to devise a new way of funding university research. They will have plenty to talk about.
Employers can't afford to ax mature workers, say researchers
In a new article in the Australian Journal of Management, researchers warn employers not to make hasty decisions in either dismissing or discounting the input of older workers.
During WW II, African American soldiers made England a less racist place, lasting until this day
Can racial prejudice be reduced or is it a constant of the human condition? And can interventions unfold effects that persist? Especially in light of recent events such as the...
Anger is all the rage on Twitter when it's cold outside (and on Mondays)
The link between hot weather and aggressive crime is well established. But can the same be said for online aggression, such as angry tweets? And is online anger a predictor...
Online or in the classroom, teachers and students must show up every day, new rules say
In normal times, it wouldn't seem to be asking a lot for teachers to take attendance and to teach on scheduled school days, but all that changed with the coronavirus.
Solving the medical mystery of a brain that sees numbers as spaghetti
For patient RFS (identified by his initials), numbers appear as random squiggles and swirls. (Johns Hopkins University/)The patient known as RFS looks at a number, but all he sees is “spaghetti.”Show him a...
The truth is out about Iran's economic meltdown
The Iranian economy has collapsed. The ayatollahs can no longer afford to pay the wages of government employees, as the triple whammy of U.S. sanctions, the coronavirus and rampant corruption...
Zoom chats short circuit a brain function essential for trust — and that's bad for business: Don Pittis
Research shows essential cues of real life interaction from pheromones to body language just don’t work on video chats as the lockdown exhausts reserves of office sociability and excludes newbies.
Human Trials of Plasma Exchange
Animal experiments demonstrating the anti-aging effects of exchanging young blood plasma for old have been prominent in the last two months. Several groups are saying it’s time to translate their...
Poland's Andrzej Duda expected to face strong competition in presidential election
Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski is expected to force a runoff election as he faces off against incumbent Andrzej Duda in Poland's presidential elections on Sunday.
Trump denies report he was briefed about Russian bounties on U.S. troops
President Donald Trump on Sunday denied a New York Times report saying he and Vice President Mike Pence were briefed about Russia allegedly paying bounties to Taliban fighters to kill...
Walmart distribution center shooting ends in deaths of employee, suspect
A lone gunman entered a Walmart distribution center in Northern California, killing one person and injuring six others with a semi-automatic rifle before police officers killed him, authorities said.
An inside look at Golden State Killer suspect's behavior
The expected plea hearing for the man accused of being a prolific rapist and serial killer will be unlike any in memory.
Tesla's cybertruck draws crowds at Petersen Automotive Museum
Car and technology enthusiasts gathered at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles to take a sneak peek at Tesla's anticipated cybertruck. Kris Van Cleave reports.
Asian Americans take campaign against ‘Kung Flu’ slur to the streets
Asian Americans affected by President Donald Trump's use of the phrase "Kung Flu" to refer to the novel coronavirus are taking their campaign to the streets.
Ten-thousand hours of practice isn’t enough to make you a star
Will practice alone get you first chair in band? (Sharon McCutcheon/Unsplash/)In 1993, Swedish psychologist K. Anders Ericsson set out to find the secret to turning a typical teen into a violin virtuoso. His...
Computational model decodes speech by predicting it
UNIGE scientists developed a neuro-computer model which helps explain how the brain identifies syllables in natural speech. The model uses the equivalent of neuronal oscillations produced by brain activity to...
Repeated head impacts associated with later-life depression symptoms, worse cognitive function
In the largest study of its kind, an association has been found in living patients exposed to repetitive head impacts and difficulties with cognitive functioning and depression years or decades...
Teen social media star Siya Kakkar dies
Siya Kakkar, a teen TikTok star known for her viral dance videos, has died at her home in India, her manager said.
Irish Oireachtas elects Michael Martin as new taoiseach
The Irish Parliament elected veteran opposition leader Michael Martin as the country's new prime minister Saturday.
17 Rikers officers face discipline for death of Layleen Polanco
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced 17 uniformed jail staffers at Rikers Island will face disciplinary action for the death of a transgender woman there last year.
LIl Baby's 'My Turn' is No. 1 album in the U.S.
Rapper Lil Baby's "My Turn" is the No. 1 album in the United States for a second, consecutive week.
Mike Henry will no longer voice Cleveland on 'Family Guy'
White actor Mike Henry has announced he will no longer voice the black character of Cleveland on the animated TV show, "Family Guy."
Column One: A life recovered, then taken by coronavirus
Gaspar Gomez, 51, died of COVID-19 in April. He is the first known day laborer to have died from the disease. This is his story.
Why hasn’t the U.S. had the same success as China in slowing COVID-19?
Early on in the COVID-19 outbreak, China implemented intense measures to keep people physically distant and other restrictions in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus that causes...
Native Amazonians, Americans and monkeys show similar thinking patterns
Humans and monkeys may not speak the same lingo, but our ways of thinking are a lot more similar than previously thought, according to new research from UC Berkeley, Harvard...