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In A ‘World Of Predators’ Military Sexual Assault Survivors And Advocates Demand Accountability
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ENVIRONMENT

In A ‘World Of Predators’ Military Sexual Assault Survivors And Advocates Demand Accountability

If you’re thinking about suicide or are worried about a friend or loved one, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7 online or at 1-800-273-8255. And anyone affected by sexual assault, whether it happened to you or someone you care about, can find support on the National Sexual Assault Hotline online or at 1-800-565-4673.  Everything had been done right. With the help of her lawyer, Jane, a 22-year-old member of the Nevada National Guard, secured a civilian protection order in January 2020 to protect her from her attacker. The judge checked the “sexual assault” box, explicitly acknowledging the crime. But the legal victory didn’t fix everything. Jane, who remains on active duty, is being identified with a pseudonym because she still fears professional and personal r...
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It’s A Developed World We’ve Created – But Is It Giving Us Cancer?
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LIFESTYLE

It’s A Developed World We’ve Created – But Is It Giving Us Cancer?

I had assumed that the small lump in my breast was a blocked milk duct from nursing my seven-month-old son. The news that I had stage 2 breast cancer stunned. “But it’s not in my family,” I told the radiologist. “And I have a healthy lifestyle! Why did I get breast cancer?” In one way or another, friends and relatives here in the U.S. asked the same question. Why had this happened to me? Their explanations coalesced around a single point: bad genes. But when I told my friends and host family in Haiti, where I’ve been studying social and political life for the past decade, their reactions were different. They asked: Who had done this to me? Was a colleague angry? Was a family member getting revenge? Or was someone simply jealous, especially after the good year I’d had landing a new job, ...
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Why You’ll Be On A Blockchain When You’re Virtual-World Hopping – The Metaverse Is Money And Crypto Is King
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Why You’ll Be On A Blockchain When You’re Virtual-World Hopping – The Metaverse Is Money And Crypto Is King

You may think the metaverse will be a bunch of interconnected virtual spaces – the world wide web but accessed through virtual reality. This is largely correct, but there is also a fundamental but slightly more cryptic side to the metaverse that will set it apart from today’s internet: the blockchain. In the beginning, Web 1.0 was the information superhighway of connected computers and servers that you could search, explore and inhabit, usually through a centralized company’s platform – for example, AOL, Yahoo, Microsoft and Google. Around the turn of the millennium, Web 2.0 came to be characterized by social networking sites, blogging and the monetization of user data for advertising by the centralized gatekeepers to “free” social media platforms, including Facebook, SnapChat, Twitter an...
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What A Climate Change World Means And The Type Of Storms That Spawn Deadly Tornadoes, Twisters Them
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ENVIRONMENT

What A Climate Change World Means And The Type Of Storms That Spawn Deadly Tornadoes, Twisters Them

Tornadoes and climate change: What a warming world means for deadly twisters and the type of storms that spawn them. The deadly tornado outbreak that tore through communities from Arkansas to Illinois on the night of Dec. 10-11, 2021, was so unusual in its duration and strength, particularly for December, that a lot of people including the U.S. president are asking what role climate change might have played – and whether tornadoes will become more common in a warming world. Both questions are easier asked than answered, but research is offering new clues. I’m an atmospheric scientist who studies severe convective storms like tornadoes and the influences of climate change. Here’s what scientific research shows so far. Climate models can’t see tornadoes yet – but they can recognize tornado...
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Questions Answered: Can The World Hunger Problem Be Solved By Elon Musk And His $6 billion?
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BUSINESS

Questions Answered: Can The World Hunger Problem Be Solved By Elon Musk And His $6 billion?

Jessica Eise, The University of Texas at San Antonio Elon Musk hinted on Oct. 31, 2021, perhaps jokingly, that he might be willing to donate US$6 billion of his fortune to pay for hunger relief. But there was a catch: The United Nations would have to prove that it can solve world hunger “right now.” His comments responded to a challenge U.N. World Food Program director David Beasley lobbed at Jeff Bezos and Musk — to “step up now, on a one-time basis” to help solve world hunger. “$6 billion to help 42 million people that are literally going to die if we don’t reach them. It’s not complicated,” Beasley said in an October 2021 CNN interview, a year after he called on billionaires to pitch in with $5 billion. Here, social scientist Jessica Eise, who edited a book titled “How to Feed the Worl...
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In One Way Or Another Madelaine Petsch The Foxy And Fiery Redhead Is Going To Take The World By Storm
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CELEBRITIES

In One Way Or Another Madelaine Petsch The Foxy And Fiery Redhead Is Going To Take The World By Storm

This little South African stunner with her strawberry locks on top, might be one of the most searched for gingers on god's green earth, and rightfully so!  Madelaine Petsch spent her early days splitting her time between Washington and South African, which is mom and dad's homeland, so she has an adorable accent to go along with her amazing rack and ravishing red hair too.  She got her first role back in 2014 in the horror/sci-fi flick The Hive, then followed that up with another smaller role in the fantasy horror flick The Curse of Sleeping Beauty (2016), shortly there after.  It wasn't until 2017 though, when Madelaine was cast on the massive teenage hit based on the original Archie comics, Riverdale, that made her a household name.  She took on the role of Cheryl Blossom, a privileged r...
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In An AI-Dominated World Why Improvisation Is The Future
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TECHNOLOGY

In An AI-Dominated World Why Improvisation Is The Future

Rich Pellegrin, University of Florida In his autobiography, Miles Davis complained that classical musicians were like robots. He spoke from experience – he’d studied classical music at Juilliard and recorded with classical musicians even after becoming a world-renowned jazz artist. As a music professor at the University of Florida, which is transforming itself into an “AI university,” I often think about Davis’ words, and the ways in which musicians have become more machinelike over the past century. At the same time, I see how machines have been getting better at mimicking human improvisation, in all aspects of life. I wonder what the limits of machine improvisation will be, and which human activities will survive the rise of intelligent machines. The rise of machine improvisation Mac...
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Many Infrastructure Projects China Is Financing Around The World Could Harm Nature And Indigenous Communities
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ENVIRONMENT, VIDEO REELS

Many Infrastructure Projects China Is Financing Around The World Could Harm Nature And Indigenous Communities

Blake Alexander Simmons, Boston University; Kevin P. Gallagher, Boston University, and Rebecca Ray, Boston University China is shaping the future of economic development through its Belt and Road Initiative, an ambitious multi-billion-dollar international push to better connect itself to the rest of the world through trade and infrastructure. Through this venture, China is providing over 100 countries with funding they have long sought for roads, railways, power plants, ports and other infrastructure projects. This mammoth effort could generate broad economic growth for the countries involved and the global economy. The World Bank estimates that recipient countries’ gross domestic product could rise by up to 3.4% thanks to Belt and Road financing. But development often expands human mov...
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1 real-world way to prevent sexual exploitation – 4 myths debunked – Sex trafficking isn’t what you think
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SOCIETY

1 real-world way to prevent sexual exploitation – 4 myths debunked – Sex trafficking isn’t what you think

Corinne Schwarz, Oklahoma State University The idea that sex trafficking is an urgent social problem is woven into American media stories, from reports of Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s alleged trafficking of teenage girls to debunked QAnon conspiracy theories about a sexual slavery ring run through online retailer Wayfair. The common perception of sex trafficking involves a young, passive woman captured by an aggressive trafficker. The woman is hidden and waiting to be rescued by law enforcement. She is probably white, because, as the legal scholar Jayashri Srikantiah writes, the “iconic victim” of trafficking usually is depicted this way. This is essentially the plot of the “Taken” movies, in which teenage Americans are kidnapped abroad and sold into sexual slavery. Such concerns f...
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Emree Franklin Has Had Adventure In Her Blood From The Minute She Came Into This World
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CELEBRITIES

Emree Franklin Has Had Adventure In Her Blood From The Minute She Came Into This World

Born to a pair of ornithologist parents who lived on a remote island in Washington state's Puget Sound, Emree Franklin has had adventure in her blood from the minute she came into this world! At a young age, Emree began writing and performing her own music and while music seems to be her primary passion, she definitely caught our attention when she turned to the world of acting around 2018! That was the year Emree had her big breakthrough with a featured role in the flick Last Seen in Idaho (2018), along with roles in several short films including Duffields (2018) and The Debt (2018)! The following year, Emree landed the female lead role in the series pilot Accountable (2019), though the series unfortunately didn't get picked up by any networks. Want Free Access to Emree Franklin Pics &...
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