How the Trump Foundation illustrates the limits of charity regulations
Aug 21, 2018 16:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Since 2008, nearly every donation Donald Trumps foundation has made near his Mar-a-Lago mansion and club in Florida funded charities that hosted events there, according to recent investigative reporting. This pattern,...
Stop worrying about how much energy bitcoin uses
Aug 21, 2018 16:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Digital Currency
The word bitcoin is as likely to garnish feverish excitement as it is glaring criticism. The financial community sees speculative promise in the form of trade that currently has little to no regulation. Meanwhile, others...
Dangerous stereotypes stalk black college athletes
Aug 21, 2018 16:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports
If you go strictly by the official account, heatstroke was the cause of death for University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair. McNair died earlier this year following a grueling practice in which training staff...
You don't have to look far to find human trafficking victims
Aug 21, 2018 16:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Many people think that human trafficking means kidnapping and moving victims across state or national borders. After working with human trafficking victims as a forensic nurse and now while teaching at Texas AM...
Rohingya refugees remain a heavy burden on Bangladesh
Aug 21, 2018 16:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The Rohingya people of Myanmar are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. The Myanmar government doesnt consider them as citizens and deprives them of basic rights such as education, healthcare, employment and...
Outlander is boosting a renaissance of the Scots language – here's how
Aug 21, 2018 16:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
What would ye twa cotters ken o battle, eh? I bet ye Lallybroch tumshies will turn arse and run at first blast o cannon fire… Pithy Scots brogue and throwaway insults punctuate Outlander, the phenomenally...
Premier League: how an early transfer window caused clubs to pay more for top players
Aug 21, 2018 16:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports
An injury to Manchester Citys Belgian international star Kevin de Bruyne could hardly have come at a worse time. The football season has just got underway, and the last thing the English Premier Leagues dominant club...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects