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How FDA panelists casting doubt on antidepressant use during pregnancy could lead to devastating outcomes for mothers
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Nicole Amoyal Pensak, Researcher of Caregiver Stress Management and Clinical Psychologist, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Research shows that the risks of untreated depression in pregnancy is much larger than the risks posed by SSRIs. RyanKing999/iStock via Getty Images Plus At a meeting held…
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How Rupert Murdoch helped to build brand Trump – podcast
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gemma Ware, Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation Donald Trump’s lawyers are pushing to get Rupert Murdoch deposed, and quickly. The US president is suing the billionaire media owner, alongside the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones and others, for libel after it published an…
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Masked and armed agents are arresting people on US streets as aggressive immigration enforcement ramps up
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Dafydd Townley, Teaching Fellow in US politics and international security, University of Portsmouth There are masked men, and some women, on the streets in American cities, sometimes travelling in unmarked cars, often carrying weapons and wearing military-style kit. They have the power to identify, arrest, detain…
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The Muslim world has been strong on rhetoric, short on action over Gaza and Afghanistan
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, Australian National University; and Vice Chancellor’s Strategic Fellow, Victoria University When it comes to dealing with two of the biggest current crises in the Muslim world – the devastation of Gaza and the Taliban’s…
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It’s not revolutionary, but Primark’s wheelchair-using mannequin is a potent symbol
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By William E. Donald, Associate Professor of Sustainable Careers and Human Resource Management, University of Southampton Brett D Cove/Primark, CC BY-ND July is Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate disabled people while continuing the push for equality, accessibility and visibility. Despite making up 16% of the…
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‘Pay us what you owe us:’ What the WNBA’s collective bargaining talks reveal about negotiation psychology
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Ryan Clutterbuck, Assistant Professor in Sport Management, Brock University WNBA all-star players, led by Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark and the Minnesota Lynx’s Naphessa Collier, recently made headlines by wearing “Pay Us What You Owe Us” T-shirts during the pregame warm-up. The T-shirts, which are now available…
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Israel’s attack on Syria: Protecting the Druze minority or a regional power play?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Spyros A. Sofos, Assistant Professor in Global Humanities, Simon Fraser University A new round of violence recently erupted in southern Syria, where clashes between local Druze militias and Sunni fighters have left hundreds dead. In response, Israel launched airstrikes in and around the province of Sweida…
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Car tires are polluting the environment and killing salmon. A global plastics treaty could help
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Timothy Rodgers, Postdoctoral Fellow in Environmental Engineering, University of British Columbia In the 1990s, scientists restoring streams around Seattle, Wash., noticed that returning coho salmon were dying after rainstorms. The effects were immediate: the fish swam in circles, gasping at the surface, then died in a…
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How the UK’s cold weather payments need to change to help prevent people freezing in winter
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Thomas Longden, Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University DimaBerlin/Shutterstock The UK government recently expanded the warm home discount by removing restrictions that had previously excluded many people who can’t always afford to heat their homes. Now, the payment of £150 will be received…
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As climate change hits, what might the British garden of the future look like?
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Adele Julier, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, University of Portsmouth Maria Evseyeva/Shutterstock Hosepipe bans in summer 2025 will mean many gardeners having to choose which of their plants to keep going with the watering can, and which to abandon. Are these temporary restrictions actually a sign we…