LeBron James blasts NBA response to Robert Sarver: ‘No place in the league for this kind of behavior’ The face of the NBA did not mince his words. USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 15, 2022
Robert Sarver Is Not Sorry ... and That’s the Problem. The Suns and Mercury owner is reportedly frustrated with his punishment, illustrating he has learned nothing from this process. Sports Illustrated · Sep 14, 2022
Lies are more common on laptops than on phones – how devices may shape our behavior when bargaining with strangers The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The Conversation · Sep 14, 2022
South Korea Fines Google, Meta over Privacy Violations South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Google and Meta a combined 100 billion won ($72 million) for tracking consumers’ online behavior without their consent and using their data for targeted advertisements. South Korea’s Personal Information and Protection Commission said it fined Google 69.2 billion won ($50 million) and Meta 30.8… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 14, 2022
South Korea fines Google, Meta over privacy violations South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Google and Meta a combined 100 billion won ($72 million) for tracking consumers' online behavior without their consent and using their data for targeted advertisements The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022
First class passengers convicted for ‘unruly’ American Airlines attack on flight diverted from LA to Phoenix ‘There is a line between boorish behavior on an airplane and criminal activity, and the defendant clearly crossed it,’ US Attorney says The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2022
Israel Recalls Morocco Envoy Amid Probe into ‘Disorderly Conduct’ The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalled two employees of its diplomatic corps amid probes into criminal offenses, including the chargé d’affaires at Israel’s liaison office in Rabat, David Govrin, and an employee at the embassy in Abu Dhabi. Sources said that the two events were a major diplomatic scandal… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 12, 2022
Iran Strongly Condemns US Sanctions Over Albania Hacking Iran on Saturday strongly condemned a US decision to impose sanctions on its intelligence ministry, blamed for a major cyber attack on NATO ally Albania. Albania severed diplomatic ties with Iran on Wednesday after accusing it of the July 15 cyber attack that sought, but failed, to paralyze public services… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 10, 2022
How diet can influence mood and behavior What we eat matters, and having just the right amount of essential nutrients is key to our overall health Salon · Sep 9, 2022
Navy says Australia not deterred by China shadowing warships Australia's navy chief says the Chinese navy’s “unusual behavior” in shadowing Australian warships in the South China Sea has not deterred operations in the contested waters The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022
Organ transplants are up, but the agency in charge is under fire For the past decade, Precious McCowan’s life has revolved around organ transplants. She’s a doctoral candidate studying human behavior in Dallas who has survived two kidney transplants. And in the midst of her end-stage renal disease, her 2-year-old son died. She chose to donate his organs in hopes they would… Tribune News Service · Sep 8, 2022
Mark Z. Barabak: Shutting up the bullies and other bad actors, so democracy can thrive At the annual meeting of the League of California Cities, members were presented with a detailed report titled "Dealing With Disruptive Members of the Public." Los Angeles Times · Sep 8, 2022
Greece Warns Allies of Türkiye Conflict Danger amid Tension Greece's government has written to the country's NATO and European Union partners and the head of the United Nations, asking them to formally condemn increasingly aggressive talk by officials in neighboring Türkiye and suggesting that current bilateral tensions could escalate into a second open conflict on European soil. In the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 7, 2022
From Bryn Mawr to Goldman Sachs: One woman's story of success — and harassment — on Wall Street A long-running class action gender discrimination lawsuit against Goldman Sachs may go to trial this year, containing allegations of bias and predatory behavior at the vaunted Wall Street firm. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Sep 7, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 7, 2022 Head of Israel's Mission in Morocco Accused of Human Trafficking, Corruption Israel summoned its ambassador to Morocco, David Govrin, over allegations of sexual harassment and corruption, a spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday. Last week, the Israeli Foreign Ministry launched an investigation into severe misconduct suspicions within the Israeli diplomatic mission to Morocco, including human trafficking, mysterious work relations…
The Conversation · Sep 6, 2022 Police response to 5-year-old boy who left school was problematic from the start When police found a kindergarten boy who had walked off from school after attacking his teacher and classmates, it didn’t take them long to start guessing about the cause of his behavior.
Tribune News Service · Sep 6, 2022 Living with Children: How to combat home-schooling horrors Q: Ever since toddlerhood, we have had significant behavior problems with our 6-year-old son — defiance and general disrespect, mostly. We have tried various disciplinary approaches with little to no positive results.
Salon · Sep 4, 2022 Trump makes things worse for himself According to Mary Trump, her uncle's behavior is the result of never being in an awkward position like this
Reason · Sep 2, 2022 Monkeypox Starts To Recede as Men at Risk Change Sexual Behavior The lesson here: Public health messaging needs to be clear and specific. Oh, and federal bureaucracy sucks, as usual.
Zenger · Sep 2, 2022 Expert Reveals Four Common Issues That Predict Divorce The expert says people need to pay attention to their own behaviors and make changes, and ask their partner to make changes too.
Reason · Sep 2, 2022 New #TheyLied Libel-by-Implication Case, Related to Firing of Service Employees International Union Official From Fells v. SEIU, decided yesterday by the D.C. Court of Appeals in an opinion by Judge Joshua Deahl, joined by Judges Corinne Beckwith and John Fisher; not as colorful as the inimitable Memphis Pub. Co. v. Nichols (Tenn. 1978), but still an interesting modern example of the libel-by-implication doctrine:…
Tribune News Service · Sep 1, 2022 ‘I’m a bad kid. I want to kill!’ Parkland gunman’s teacher says she kept his records in case they’d be needed in future FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Parkland gunman’s eighth grade teacher was so troubled by his disturbing schoolwork that she saved a copy for her records in case it was ever needed.
Reason · Sep 1, 2022 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…
Los Angeles Times · Aug 31, 2022 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.
Tribune News Service · Aug 31, 2022 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.