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Could Donald Trump use his pardons to derail the Russian investigation?
Society, Politics & Law

Could Donald Trump use his pardons to derail the Russian investigation?

...public outcry against what was perceived to be an arrogant interference with the legal process. Ford’s action may have contributed to his defeat in the 1976 presidential election against Jimmy Carter. And Bush’s pardon of Weinberger prompted accusations that he was engaging in a cover-up. Critics said that his action demonstrated that “powerful people with powerful...
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Here’s the truth about false accusations of sexual violence
Health, Sports & Psychology

Here’s the truth about false accusations of sexual violence

...public furore over sexual harassment, violence and abuse. Underlying the question is a persistent uncertainty about the credibility of victims – a concern with identifying what is true and what is false. As women speak out, some have been met with explicit counter accusations that their descriptions are untrue. Others have been served with a defamation case which has...
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What is Double Jeopardy?
Society, Politics & Law

What is Double Jeopardy?

...Public Prosecutions (DPP) must personally consent to an investigation being reopened. The DPP will consider not only the strength of the evidence, but also whether reopening the case is in the public interest. The investigation can only lead to a fresh prosecution if ‘new and compelling’ evidence is uncovered. To be ‘new’, it must not have been available for the...
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Making sense of sudden mass deaths
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of sudden mass deaths

...public memorial gatherings. - Erica Borgstrom The text below was written by Carol Komaromy in 2011, ten years after the 911 attacks: In response to sudden, unexpected and violent death, bereaved people are likely to share the act of searching as one of the initial responses. This searching can be both materially and metaphorically for survivors, reasons and meaning. The...
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‘Bread of Heaven’ – Singing from the same hymn sheet?
History & The Arts

‘Bread of Heaven’ – Singing from the same hymn sheet?

...publication) in 1920. This combination soon found its way into denominational hymnals, such as The Methodist Hymn Book (1933). Despite this, William Williams’ original Welsh text has not become similarly strongly associated with the tune. Instead, a hymn text by another famous Welsh hymn-writer, Ann Griffiths (1776-1805), ‘Wele’n sefyll wrth y myrtwydd’ has often...
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Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?
Society, Politics & Law

Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?

...public use of language on these sensitive debates and engaged in a high profile row conducted through the media. Why is integrated education in Northern Ireland important - and controversial? It is an issue which goes to heart of the multiple number of entangled reasons why Northern Ireland continues to be a deeply divided society 15 years after the Belfast (Good Friday)...
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If Infinity Wars had peer review instead of script editors
Science, Maths & Technology

If Infinity Wars had peer review instead of script editors

...publication. Major comments Thanos does not appear to be aware that the Malthusian Theory of Population has been debunked (it does not take into account how advances in technology offset expansions in population). Thus, his justification to vanquish fifty percent of life from the Universe is deeply flawed. If the Infinity Stones grant the power to eliminate life with the...
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When words escape control: Tourette syndrome and slurs
Education & Development

When words escape control: Tourette syndrome and slurs

...public life without stigma. From a sociolinguistic perspective, words take their meaning from how they’re used in context. Slurs, for example, aren’t merely unpleasant insults – they draw on long and painful histories of exclusion and discrimination. In the case of the N-word, this history has strong associations with slavery, segregation and racism. And when it’s...
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