By Lauren Alex O'Hagan, Research Fellow, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University
Today’s regulatory gaps and health concerns about CBD reflect those of the 19th century, when cannabis was first commercialised by the food industry.
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By Dafydd Townley, Teaching Fellow in International Security, University of Portsmouth
In the 1930s a group sprang up in North America that wanted to merge the US with Canada. Elon Musk’s grandfather was a significant figure.
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By Fred L. Pincus, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 20, 2025, that calls for closing the U.S. Department of Education.
The president needs congressional approval to shutter the department. The order, however, directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon…
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Friday, March 21, 2025
The United Nations commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Friday, calling on the global community to uphold its shared responsibility to combat racism in all its forms.
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By Amnesty International
On the eve of the last presidential debate scheduled for March 23 and ahead of the April 13 presidential elections, Amnesty International published today an open letter addressed to the presidential candidates Luisa González and Daniel Noboa (available only in Spanish). “Faced with the possibility of change offered by the start of a new presidential […] The post Ecuador: Presidential candidates must put human rights at the center of their proposals appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Betsy Sinclair, Professor and Chair of Political Science, Washington University in St. Louis
The more Americans isolate themselves from people in the other political party, the more stereotypes take over. In turn, that pushes people to isolate even more.
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By Alan Shipman, Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
The UK government is calling it the “biggest shakeup to the welfare system in a generation” – prompted by what the prime minister described as the “devastating” cost of sickness and disability benefits. Planned reforms to cut those costs are designed to save £5 billion a year by 2030, from a welfare budget that will…
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By Naomi Joseph, Arts + Culture Editor
This week we recommend a series about the dangers of the manosphere, an exhibition in Oxford, a play in Bristol, a historical game and a record-breaking animated film.
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By Kirk Chang, Professor of Management and Technology, University of East London
Barry Hayes, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Power Systems Engineering, University College Cork
Chenghong Gu, Professor in Smart Energy Systems, University of Bath
Colin Manning, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Climate Science, Newcastle University
Hayley J. Fowler, Professor of Climate Change Impacts, Newcastle University
Paul Cuffe, Assistant Professor, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Dublin
Sean Wilkinson, Professor of Structural Engineering, Newcastle University
Heathrow Airport, the busiest airport in Europe, was shut down following a fire at a single electricity sub-station on the night of March 20. The fire at the North Hyde substation in Hayes, about 1.5 miles from Heathrow in west London, seriously disrupted the area’s power supply, including that of the airport.
The closure has caused chaos, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. More than 1,300 flights have been affected, according to the plane tracking website Flightradar24. About 120 of these were already in the air.
Below, a panel of experts offer…
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By Dafydd Townley, Teaching Fellow in International Security, University of Portsmouth
In the 1930s a group sprang up in North America that wanted to merge the US with Canada. Elon Musk’s grandfather was a significant figure.
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