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Homelessness, drug addiction drive public safety concerns in Vermont’s largest — and lefty — city: ‘I don’t walk at night’

Homelessness, drug addiction drive public safety concerns in Vermont’s largest — and lefty — city: ‘I don’t walk at night’

City leaders say they are actively engaging with the local community and government to provide better access to mental health facilities, public housing, shelters and drug treatment programs, among other solutions.


The true story of how an active serial killer appeared on ‘The Dating Game’

The true story of how an active serial killer appeared on ‘The Dating Game’

Called “Woman of the Hour” and directed by and starring Anna Kendrick, the film should bring renewed attention to the deviant who slayed his many victims during the same decade as Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy’s more infamous rampages.


Dennis Eckersley’s daughter avoids jail after abandoning baby in sub-zero temperatures

Dennis Eckersley’s daughter avoids jail after abandoning baby in sub-zero temperatures

The charges Eckersley was convicted of — falsifying physical evidence, endangering the welfare of a child, and reckless conduct — would normally call for a four-to-eight-year jail term.


Are academics more likely to answer emails from ‘Melissa’ or ‘Rahul’? The answer may not surprise you

Are academics more likely to answer emails from ‘Melissa’ or ‘Rahul’? The answer may not surprise you

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.


A new ‘race science’ network is linked to a history of eugenics that never fully left academia

A new ‘race science’ network is linked to a history of eugenics that never fully left academia

It published work by notorious pseudoscientists, neo-fascists, and such controversial political figures as former British MP Enoch Powell, remembered for appealing to racial hatred in his speeches.


No, the ‘brothers’ won’t vote for Harris: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 16, 2024

No, the ‘brothers’ won’t vote for Harris: Letters to the Editor — Oct. 16, 2024

The Democratic National Committee brought Obama to Pittsburgh to try to rally people in support of flip-flop Harris.


Rivals: the highs and lows of adapting a 1980s ‘bonkbuster’ for a 21st-century TV audience

Rivals: the highs and lows of adapting a 1980s ‘bonkbuster’ for a 21st-century TV audience

This might sound like fairly dry fare, but amid all the clandestine meetings and boardroom bust-ups, the characters fall in and out of love, have gleeful, adulterous affairs, and host lavish dinner parties, balls and naked tennis matches.


Why calls to review Lucy Letby’s case are so different from other miscarriage of justice campaigns

Why calls to review Lucy Letby’s case are so different from other miscarriage of justice campaigns

Sam Poyser does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.


Australian schools need to address racism. Here are 4 ways they can do this

Australian schools need to address racism. Here are 4 ways they can do this

She is a member of the Challenging Racism Project (CRP) and the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Communities (CRIS).


Nassau County partners with ex-NBA star Jayson Williams to help recovering addicts get truck-driving jobs

Nassau County partners with ex-NBA star Jayson Williams to help recovering addicts get truck-driving jobs

He also had other, more minor scrapes with the law, including an alleged 2009 suicide attempt in New York City, a North Carolina bar fight, accusations that he fatally shot his Rottweiler after losing a bet and a drunken car accident that put him in Rikers Island for nearly a year.


What does Springfield, Illinois, in 1908 tell us about Springfield, Ohio, in 2024?

What does Springfield, Illinois, in 1908 tell us about Springfield, Ohio, in 2024?

That sexual anxiety was part of what cultural historians call a “master narrative,” a symbolic story that dramatizes white nationalism and the belief that citizenship and its benefits were preserved for one racial group at the expense of all others.


On crime and justice, Trump and Harris records differ widely

On crime and justice, Trump and Harris records differ widely

He charged it with identifying ways “to provide those who have engaged in criminal activity with greater opportunities to lead productive lives” and to develop “a comprehensive strategy that addresses a range of issues, including mental health, vocational training, job creation, after-school programming, substance abuse, and mentoring.”