Credit: CC0 Public Domain White Western women have lower body appreciation and experience greater pressure from the media to be thin compared to Black Nigerian and Chinese women across all ages, according to new research. The study, carried out by psychologists at Durham University (UK), and published in PLOS ONE, explored the impacts of age … Read more
The now-suspended head coach of the Canadian women’s soccer team said in an email last year that “spying” on opponents “can be the difference between winning and losing” and suggested other teams practice it — including the Canadian men’s team. The email from Bev Priestman was part of an exchange submitted to FIFA by Canada … Read more
Tel Aviv, Hodeidah, Majdal Shams, Baghdad, Beirut and now Tehran. Although the parties involved are loath to acknowledge that the war in Gaza is metastasising into a regional conflict, the last two weeks of airstrikes and targeted killings across the Middle East suggest the risk is becoming more acute. In southern Beirut on Wednesday, rubble … Read more
Zac Drown, of Lyndon Electric Company, clears debris amid flood damage in Lyndon, Vt., Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Dmitry Belyakov Vermont is flooding. Not just yesterday, two weeks ago and a year before that, but experts say the state could see catastrophic events like these for the foreseeable future. Climate change is fueling … Read more
Newly released data on the rise of violent crime across Canada only tells part of the story, a national police organization says. The volume and severity of police-reported crime has been on “an upward trend that began in 2015,” Statistics Canada said in a report released last week. The violent crime severity index “remained virtually … Read more
After Southport mourned, it burned. Acrid smoke and the sound of fireworks filled the night sky barely an hour after the town had gathered to pay respect to the victims of Monday’s stabbing atrocity. Young girls, the same age as those who were murdered, stood in sombre silence with their balloons and seaside toys. Although … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new TikTok trend called “underconsumption core” is gaining traction online. This trend champions minimalism and frugality, and encourages people to maximize the utility of their purchases and buy only what they truly need, challenging the culture of consumerism. Instead of showcasing large hauls of clothing, makeup or over-flowing fridge shelves, … Read more
Trump to be interviewed at NABJ convention Gloria Oladipo Journalists at the annual conference of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) began trickling in to the Hilton hotel in downtown Chicago this morning for a 12pm CT/1pm ET panel – featuring Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. He will be quizzed by the prominent political … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Most charities aren’t tailoring their online fundraising strategies to the electronic device donors may use when deciding whether to click a “donate” button. That’s what our marketing research team determined when we reviewed the donation pages of every nonprofit on the Forbes Top 100 Charities list. Instead, people typically see identical … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Would winning this game be a bad thing for the USA? The first-place team in this group will face the second-place team in Group C, the Group of Death. If current scores hold, that’ll be Japan. The second-place team in this … Read more