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Protecting People from Their Own Religious Communities: Other Community Members' Religious Interests

This new article of mine will be coming out next year in the Journal of Law and Religion, and I thought I'd serialize it here; there's still plenty of time for editing, so I'd love to hear people's feedback. I posted several excerpts last week (you can read them in…

Reason

Deep brain stimulation may be treatment for binge eating disorder, study suggests

A well-timed jolt of high-frequency electricity to a region of the brain implicated in food cravings appears to tamp down the impulses at the heart of binge eating disorder, researchers report.

Los Angeles Times

Witness says Parkland gunman had trouble making friends and controlling his behavior

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A reluctant witness took the stand Tuesday in the sentencing trial of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz.

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Domhnall Gleeson, Steve Carell try to avoid empathizing with a serial killer in ‘The Patient’

Domhnall Gleeson has to do a balancing act for the new limited TV series he stars in — delve into the psyche of a serial killer without justifying his behavior.

Tribune News Service

Doyle McManus: Should Trump be indicted? It's still too soon to say

Every month, the evidence of former President Donald Trump's lawless behavior builds.

Los Angeles Times

Deficiencies in these common vitamins can cause peculiar and dramatic symptoms

Shifts in vitamins, sugars, fats, and amino acids can influence brain and behavior in negative or positive ways.

Inverse

Republicans fight new NC election rules, led by Trump lawyer central to 2020 conspiracies

Claiming to have already trained more than 1,000 people to volunteer to help run this November’s elections, conservative activists in North Carolina are opposing new rules that would more strictly regulate those volunteers’ behavior at polling places.

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A Missouri school district reinstated spanking if parents give their OK

The policy says corporal punishment will be used only when other forms of discipline have failed and then only with the superintendent's permission. The district had dropped the practice in 2001.

WEKU

Early signs suggest monkeypox may be slowing in the U.S.

Rates of new cases are declining in major cities, suggesting public health campaigns are working.

WEKU

Federal officials hopeful about monkeypox trajectory

Federal health officials expressed cautious optimism Friday about the trajectory and spread of the monkeypox outbreak, emphasizing that increased vaccination, harm reduction behaviors and educational and outreach efforts appear to be helping to curb the spread.

Tribune News Service

Federal officials hopeful about monkeypox trajectory - Roll Call

The U.S. reported 17,000 cases of monkeypox as of Thursday, of the more than 46,700 cases detected globally.

Roll Call

CNN shifts right: Will they never learn?

With Brian Stelter off the air, CNN seems determined to repeat the grotesque errors that led to President Trump

Salon

‘I’m afraid’: critics of anti-cheating technology for students hit by lawsuits

New technology meant to detect cheating by students taking tests at home could invade privacy, increase anxiety and be discriminatory

The Guardian - US

Psychologist: School shooter didn't get consistent treatment

A psychologist who treated Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz when he was 8 years old testified that Cruz was a “peculiar child” who had many behavioral and developmental issues

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The Conversation

Diet can influence mood, behavior and more – a neuroscientist explains

During the long seafaring voyages of the 15th and 16th centuries, a period known as the Age of Discovery, sailors reported experiencing visions of sublime foods and verdant fields. The discovery that these were nothing more than hallucinations after months at sea was agonizing. Some sailors wept in longing; others…

WEKU

Spiders show signs of REM-like activity, raising the question: Do they dream?

A team of researchers filmed jumping spiders overnight and observed behaviors that mirror rapid eye movement sleep in other species. It helps that baby jumping spiders have translucent exoskeletons.

The Independent UK

College students return to campus without access to abortion

In states such as Texas, Ohio and Indiana, some college students say new abortion restrictions are influencing their personal and political behavior as they return to campuses

Inverse

Behavioral psychologists reveal one of the most-overlooked truths about habits

Opinion: The gap between the actual and perceived role of habit in our lives matters. To break unhealthy habits, stop obsessing over willpower and focus on routines.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Felon fatally shot sister’s boyfriend, paralyzed second man while drinking in Park Manor

Colby Aiknes, 34, didn’t appear in court Sunday because he wiped excrement on the walls of his cell and had to be “sedated due to his violent behavior.”

Los Angeles Times

FBI report reveals Angelina Jolie’s version of 2016 altercation with Brad Pitt

The details of Angelina Jolie’s report to the FBI about Brad Pitt’s alleged behavior toward her and their kids on a private plane flight home from Europe on Sept. 14, 2016, have come to light thanks to a lawsuit Jolie brought against the federal law enforcement agency.

WEKU

Finland's prime minister takes a drug test after criticism over her partying

Calls for Sanna Marin to take a drug test came after leaked videos showed her partying with friends. Marin has said she didn't consume any drugs, but took a test to "clear up any doubts."

The Independent UK

Vatican cardinal terms assault allegations false, defamatory

The Vatican cardinal accused in a class-action lawsuit in Canada of sexual assault against a woman has denied any inappropriate behavior

Sports Illustrated

Watson and the NFL Settled on a Suspension, But There Are No Winners

The NFL got the longer suspension it wanted. Watson will benefit contractually from keeping the suspension under one season. And no one seems to feel good about it.

The Guardian - US

The Deshaun Watson outcome shows women where they stand in the NFL’s eyes

That Watson is allowed to take the field this season is frankly horrifying and an affront to Browns fans with a moral compass

WEKU

Deshaun Watson is suspended for 11 games. How does the NFL make those decisions?

Behavior that is "illegal, violent, dangerous or irresponsible" is a violation of league policy. It applies to team owners, coaches, players, game officials and any other NFL employee.

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