By Amnesty International
Responding to a New Mexico judge’s ruling that Meta’s platform design harmed children, Amnesty International USA’s Deputy Director of Research, Justin Mazzola, said: “This verdict is an important step towards creating safer social media for children and young people. For years, Amnesty International has warned that major social media platforms have been designed to maximize engagement and profit, while failing to adequately protect children’s rights. “Crucially, the court went beyond […] The post USA: New Mexico Meta ruling an important step towards safer social media for children appeared…
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to the acting Venezuelan government’s decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), as confirmed on 6 August, Ana Piquer, Amnesty International’s Americas Director, said: “The Venezuelan government’s regretful decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute is the last step in a long string of efforts to avoid scrutiny […] The post Venezuela: International scrutiny and justice must prevail in face of government’s efforts to ignore victims’ rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Megan Argo, Reader in Astrophysics, University of Lancashire
Nick Wrigley, Head of Engineering at Jodrell Bank Observatory, University of Manchester
In the early hours of Wednesday morning August 5 the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the Moon in an uncontrolled collision.
No damage was caused, other than the creation of a new crater several metres in diameter, but the event highlights the increasing problem of space junk left in orbit when it has completed its intended purpose.
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By Peace News
Conservation has become a tool for “green grabbing”: The taking of community land in the name of environmental protection while opening space for tourism, hunting, and investment interests.
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By Aaron Coy Moulton, Associate Professor of Latin American History, Stephen F. Austin State University
A State Department report on this alleged problem is new, but its claims about alleged communist machinations being behind activist movements in the US are old.
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By Murugan Anandarajan, Professor of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, Drexel University
Stacy Kline, Learning Clinical Professor of Accounting, Drexel University
Amid the rise of AI, researchers found that employers still value skills like communication, professionalism and teamwork among prospective and new employees.
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By C. Michael White, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
On top of the risks of injecting untested and potentially contaminated products, user error may make this runaway wellness fad even more dangerous.
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By Jessica D. Ayers, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science, Boise State University
Diego Guevara Beltran, Assistant Professor of Social Psychology, University of Arizona
Friendships are integral to human health and well being, yet researchers know very little about how people make friends. A new study investigated what people prioritize for new friendships.
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By H. Christopher Frey, Professor of Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University
A new White House science strategy, laid out in a report titled Science: A New Golden Age, challenges an 80-year-old model that made the US the global scientific leader.
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By Jen Cole Wright, Professor of Psychology, College of Charleston
In 2026 – up until July – Elon Musk’s estimated wealth was growing by somewhere between US$30 million and $100 million an hour, making him, at least briefly, the worlds’ first trillionaire. By comparison, the typical American worker earns between $23 and $56 an hour.
While Musk’s wealth, even in the face of recent losses, is extreme, dramatic disparities have become commonplace. As of 2026, America had
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