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Traffic stops are meant to make the streets safer, but police interactions with Black drivers can escalate quickly. deepblue4you via Getty

Police stop more Black drivers, while speed cameras issue unbiased tickets − new study from Chicago

‘Driving while Black’: Researchers found that Black drivers make up 70% of police traffic stops on roads where only half the drivers are Black.
Cargo ships at the container terminal in Lianyungang Port, China. CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Supply chains should make the world better, not worse – it’s time for a rethink

There needs to be a shift in sustainable supply chain management to go beyond minimising harm to proactive regeneration.
The Arlington Presbyterian Church in Arlington, Va., seen in 2015, developed an affordable housing project on its property. Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Affordable housing in God’s backyard: Some religious congregations find a new use for their space

Many houses of worship no longer need as much space as they once did, or struggle to keep up with the bills. For some, redevelopment to include housing provides a new way to live out their mission.
Enacting a coercive control offence in France would be a significant advance in the equality agenda, would help protect 213 000 women, 82 % of whom are mothers, and their 398 310 children co-victims of domestic violence. Yakobchuk Viacheslav/Shutterstock

Domestic violence: criminalising coercive control in France could bring more justice to victims

The concept of “coercive control” reframes domestic violence as an attack on human rights and resources rather than an assault.
La création d'une infraction de contrôle coercitif en France pourrait être une avancée significative pour l'égalité femme-homme. Cette nouvelle législation pourrait contribuer à la protection de 213 000 femmes dont 82% de mères et de leurs 398 310 enfants covictimes de violences conjugales. Shutterstock

Violence conjugale : pourquoi la notion de « contrôle coercitif » pourrait produire plus de justice

La notion de « contrôle coercitif » permet de définir la violence conjugale comme atteinte aux droits humains et aux ressources plutôt qu’agression.
A row of monopiles that will be the base for offshore wind turbines, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. David L Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

As the US begins to build offshore wind farms, scientists say many questions remain about impacts on the oceans and marine life

A recent study focusing on how offshore wind farms in Massachusetts waters could affect endangered right whales does not call for slowing the projects, but says monitoring will be critical.
A new study found that those with student loans are more likely to delay medical, dental and mental health care. PeopleImages/iStock via Getty Images

College students with loans more likely to report bad health and skip medicine and care, study finds

College students who postpone medical care to save money end up paying for it down the line in the form of worse health, a researcher contends.
Le rappeur Puff Daddy dans le clip du titre de Busta Rhymes « Pass the Courvoisier II » en 2002. Youtube/ Capture d'écran

Les Afro-Américains et le cognac : histoire d’un mythe romantique

La légende raconte que les soldats afro-américains seraient tombés sous le charme du spiritueux après avoir servi en France durant le second conflit mondial. En réalité, l’histoire est toute autre.
Busta Rhymes and P. Daddy’s song “Pass the Courvoisier” was a major hit in 2001, and reportedly led to a significant rise in the brand’s US sales. Busta Rhymes/YouTube

From Black GIs to Puff Daddy: how African Americans fell in love with cognac

Legend has it that African Americans soldiers brought back a love of cognac after service in Europe in World War II. It’s a lovely story, but the history goes back much further.
Obtaining a desired image can be a long exercise in trial and error. OpenAI

The folly of making art with text-to-image generative AI

Visual artists draw from visual references, not words, as they imagine their work. So when language is in the driver’s seat of making art, it erects a barrier between the artist and the canvas.

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