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Research indicates attempts to repress sexuality, gender identity, are still widespread in Canada
The practice of conversion therapy — trying to change a person's sexual orientation, gender identity or expression through counselling, medication or prayer — is still widespread in Canada despite a growing...
Quantifying creativity to expand it? Better art begins with better understanding
Do different painting materials affect the creation of children's paintings? How might we increase children's focus and motivation to learn, while also improving their creativity? Researchers focusing on these very...
Make phone calls from any device
No, you no longer need to find a payphone to talk to someone. ( Chris Fuller / Unsplash/)We’ve been replacing talking with texting for years now, but as of lately phone calls...
Russell Wilson says being a stepfather taught him about love, life
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson reflected on being a stepdad to Ciara's son, Future, on Father's Day.
News rules will give 911 dispatchers in Ontario list of defibrillator locations
A new registry will give 911 dispatchers throughout Ontario access to the locations of every automated external defibrillator (AED) in their area.
Many L.A. community college students suffer a lost semester amid coronavirus crisis
District data and survey responses reveal a disappointing semester for L.A. community college students, many of whom lacked access to technology, quiet study space and basic needs.
Religion may offer protective role for black adolescent boys who experience police abuse
In the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks and many more, a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis finds that religion...
Belief in 5G COVID-19 conspiracy theories linked to violence, reveals study
Psychologists at Northumbria University, Newcastle, have provided the first scientific evidence of the link between violent behavior towards the telecommunications sector and 5G COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs.
Positive YouTube videos of wolves linked to greater tolerance
A new study from North Carolina State University suggests that people have more tolerance for wolves after seeing positive videos about them, which could make YouTube an important wolf conservation...
Carli Lloyd joins Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan in missing NWSL soccer tournament
Carli Lloyd has joined fellow United States Women's National Team stars Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan on the list of stars who will miss the National Women's Soccer League Challenge...
Women's careers in the time of coronavirus
Over the course of 2020, COVID-19 has been transforming the world in ways that we cannot yet fully fathom. Family work-life balance was already increasingly challenged with occupational burn-out and...
Young people's trust in government damaged long-term by COVID-19
Generation Z are likely to have less faith in elections and their own governments for the rest of their lives as a result of their experiences growing up during the...
Justin Bieber denies sexual assault allegations: 'There is no truth to this'
Justin Bieber spoke out after a woman accused him on Twitter of sexually assaulting her in 2014.
Watch: Anderson Cooper gives parenting advice from his mother Gloria Vanderbilt on 'WWHL'
Anderson Cooper gave parenting advice he's learned from his late mother Gloria Vanderbilt while appearing on "Watch What Happens Live" with his newborn son Wyatt Morgan.
India-owned Korean automaker looking for new buyer
SsangYong Motor, a South Korean automaker owned by India's Mahindra & Mahindra, is up for sale amid mounting deficits and the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Djokovic cancels Adria Tour final after Dimitrov tests positive for COVID-19
The final match of Novak Djokovic's Adria Tour tennis tournament in Zadar, Croatia, was canceled after world No. 19 Grigor Dimitrov tested positive for COVID-19.
Profiling of lone terrorists is flawed, study finds
Terrorism has typically been considered an organized activity undertaken by networks of individuals who share a collective identity and purpose. However, in recent years, media, law enforcement and scholarly attention...
Fugitive Iranian judge's death bears hallmark of assassination
Fugitive Iranian judge Gholamreza Mansouri's death bore all the hallmarks of an assassination by the clerical regime's intelligence services, using their signature methods.
Lockdown research shows working from home pays off
The lockdown in the corona crisis is unintentionally the biggest working from home experiment ever. Recent research carried out by Tilburg University in collaboration with Veldhoen + Company shows that...
2 dead, dozen injured in Charlotte party shooting
A street party in Charlotte, N.C., turned violent early Monday, killing two people while at least a dozen others were injured, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.
1 dead, 11 injured in Minneapolis shooting
One person died and 11 others were injured in a shooting in Minneapolis early Sunday morning, police said.
Nine injured, one critical after shooting at large Syracuse gathering
At least nine people were injured in a shooting at a large gathering in New York on Saturday night, police said.
Conforti"s change: Disney princess to vampire spawn in 'NOS4A2'
Broadway star Mattea Conforti said she leaped at the chance to play a vampire child on AMC's horror-drama "NOS4A2" because it was so unlike the parts she played in the...
Mysterious deaths of infants, children raise questions about how early coronavirus hit California
A cluster of mysterious deaths, some involving infants and children, is under scrutiny amid questions of whether the novel coronavirus lurked in California months before it was first detected.
'Heroes Wear Masks': Father-daughter duo shares a message in chalk
In late March, Neal Brandenburg starting using street art to occupy his at-home daughters. Months later, the Culver City chalk became a neighborhood sensation.
Mattea Conforti shifts from Disney princess to vampire spawn in ‘NOS4A2’
Broadway star Mattea Conforti said she leaped at the chance to play a vampire child on AMC's horror-drama "NOS4A2" because it was so unlike the parts she played in the...
COVID-19 exposes truth of globalization - wealth does not always equal health
The neo-liberal agenda tells us that economic growth will bring wellbeing to the masses, but without investment in a strong health care system wealth becomes meaningless, writes Dr. Anca Matei.
Mattea Conforti shifts from Disney princess to vampire spawn in ‘NOS4A2’
Broadway star Mattea Conforti said she leaped at the chance to play a vampire child on AMC's horror-drama "NOS4A2" because it was so unlike the parts she played in the...