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NewsHorrifying report reveals child marriages persist and are increasingly hidden in CanadaA new report out of McGill University finds that marriages of children age 17 or younger persist.
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NewsSmart talking points: What happens next with President Trump’s impeachment?A lot happened this week. We’ll catch you up on Trump’s historic second impeachment and where things go from here.
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NewsMindfulness doesn’t work for everyone, says University of Cambridge studyIt’s not a universal panacea.
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NewsExclusive: IAC’s ANGI Homeservices acquires Umbrella, the popular household-help service for senior citizensUmbrella, which pairs seniors with helpful neighbors, stormed onto the scene in 2017 as the brainchild of Harvard Business School grad Lindsay Ullman.
NewsJAMA study: Women doctors face swarms of distressing personal attacks on social mediaResearchers at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago found that 1 in 4 doctors experienced online attacks.
NewsExtra unemployment benefits update: Here’s the latest on which states are paying and what to expectEach state has its own system, which will pay you on its own timeline.
NewsWho is in charge of Capitol building security anyway? A primerThe building’s security is manned by the U.S. Capitol Police, which is small.
NewsDemocrat Warnock wins Georgia Senate seat; Democrat Ossoff’s campaign confident of victory in too-close-to-call raceThe Georgia special election is an epic nail-biter.
NewsIt wasn’t all bad: Here are the 8 most inspiring moments of 2020From cute babies to dating seniors to record voter turnout, we had at least a few things to be grateful for in 2020.
NewsThese are the 16 most common facial expressions worldwide (that we can’t see anymore behind masks)Academics partnered with Google for a machine learning analysis of facial expressions in 6 million YouTube clips from 144 countries.
NewsLivestock scientists: No, your meat-free diet will not save the planet‘Meat production itself is not the problem,’ says one of the researchers.
NewsYeah, that forehead temperature scan doesn’t prevent COVIDThose mandatory temperature screenings at airports, offices, and medical facilities are not actually preventing COVID-19 spread, a pair of researchers says.
NewsNew research finds if you grow a beard, you can grow your salesA new paper finds customers consider bearded salespeople to have greater expertise and trustworthiness than mustached, clean-shaven, or stubbled coworkers.
NewsPeople don’t REALLY understand how social distancing works: StudyDo the people not wearing masks and flaunting restrictions simply not get it? No, they don’t, according to a new study in ‘PLoS One.’
NewsApple just revealed when its next big privacy feature is coming—and it’ll protect users like never before
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