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The Taliban’s recent abduction of 40 people, and gang rape of eight women, has not captured Western media attention. But activists inside Afghanistan point to worrying levels of violence.
About 10% of the Oath Keepers are active-duty military, and around two-thirds are retired military or law enforcement.
Hypervelocity stars were discovered only 15 years ago and are the closest things in existence to real shooting stars. They travel at millions of miles per hour, so fast that they can escape from galaxies.
A cybersecurity research group has been tracking a significant rise in the number of stolen checks being sold on sites like WhatsApp and Telegram, which often results in stolen identities.
With school shootings in 2021 at the highest they’ve ever been, experts on the topic offer advice about what to do about it.
Disturbing online posts and written messages were purportedly left by Ethan Crumbley in the days running up to deadly school shooting.
At least five people were killed and many more were injured after an SUV crashed into a Christmas parade. A terrorism expert explains how vehicles have been weaponized.
Police body-worn cameras increase disciplinary action against officers and reduce racial bias against citizen complainants, according to a recent study.
Two sociologists conducted interviews with atheist scientists and found that their views on religion are not as strident as the public perceives. Some even go to church.
Three tobacco-flavored cartridges and a vaping device have been approved by the FDA for sale in the US. It comes after a decadelong debate over e-cigarettes.
The secret recipe came from Arthur Dee, 17th-century alchemist and royal physician to the Tsar.
Months of bipartisan talks in Congress aimed at reaching consensus over policing reforms have ended with no agreement. Two policing scholars argue that federal efforts are better placed focusing on supporting local measures.
New research points to a biological way that racism can lead to health disparities.
Addressing American domestic radicalism will require new ways of thinking about the nation’s problems, and new ways of solving them.
Lawyers were thought to be mostly immune from the coming AI revolution, but two legal experts explain why jobs that rely on human ingenuity can still be affected.
To avoid a repeat of one of the worst humanitarian crises of recent times, Ethiopia needs all-inclusive national dialogue.
It isn’t just the effects of climate change that could destabilize the financial system, it’s also fossil fuel assets losing value. The good news is that central banks can fix it.
The state’s revised statute will likely lead to a flurry of lawsuits against firearms manufacturers and gun stores. What’s less clear is whether that will curb gun violence.
New research on Atlanta-metro students suggests they fell 7-8 months behind on learning during the pandemic.
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Associate Professor of Law and Analytics, Georgia State University
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Climate scientist, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor of Higher Education, Georgia State University
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Academic Faculty in Physics & Astronomy, Georgia State University
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Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, Georgia State University
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Allington Postdoctoral Fellow, Science History Institute, Georgia State University
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Professor and Fellow at Evidence Based Cyber Security Program, Georgia State University
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Professor and Dean, School of Public Health, Georgia State University
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Clinical Instructor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Georgia State University
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Research Fellow in Social Psychology, Georgia State University
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Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
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Distinguished University Professor & Professor of Law, Georgia State University
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Professor of Criminal Justice, Georgia State University
