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Record number of college students face anxiety, depression, mental health problems

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, May 09, 2018

Record number of college students face anxiety, depression, mental health problems
- McAnear said this generation of college students doesn't necessarily have more mental health issues and pressures. The demands and expectations ...

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The Kansas Quarantine

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, April 02, 2013

The Kansas Quarantine “The concerns about quarantine and isolation related to HIV are completely unwarranted,” said Charlie Hunt, the state epidemiologist at KDHE. “Existing law states that any isolation or quarantine actions have to be reasonable and medically necessary ...

Homophobia, racism, and Nazis: The dark side of rising ...

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, October 23, 2025

Participants in the chats used racist , ableist, and homophobic slurs 251 times, according to Politico's analysis. “Faggots,” “monkeys,” “watermelon ... View article...

AI In Pakistan: Balancing Innovation, Inequality, And The Future Of Human Potential

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, October 22, 2025

AI In Pakistan: Balancing Innovation, Inequality , And The Future Of Human Potential. AI is transforming education and work in Pakistan, but unequal ... View article...

Johns Hopkins Medical LGBT Leaders: Carson's Comments "Extremely ...

Pacific Standard Time — Friday, March 29, 2013

Johns Hopkins Medical LGBT Leaders: Carson's Comments "Extremely ... Current and former leaders of the organization representing the LGBT members of the Johns Hopkins medical institutions say they found recent comments from Dr. Ben Carson comparing marriage equality supporters to advocates of pedophilia and bestiality ...

One year after George Floyd's death, Latino activists continue to seek police reform

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, June 01, 2021

Yet again, a Black man in America had died at the hand of a police officer and with that viral video, once again, the Black Lives Matter movement had ... View article...

Heatwaves worsen educational inequality in Brazil

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, October 22, 2025

... inequality . Beyond direct cognitive effects, nighttime heat impedes restorative sleep, reduces attentional capacity and emotional regulation, and ... View article...

Legislative reform not the answer to racial disparities under Mental Health Act, say social workers

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, October 14, 2025

With black people disproportionately likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act, social workers urge more funding and anti- racism training. View article...

Closing the door? How visa policies in Europe's Schengen area fail human rights defenders

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, October 30, 2025

These experiences occur within a broader context of systemic racism , a legacy of colonial practices that shape visa policies and practices to this ... View article...

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Income inequality and racial earnings gaps persist in Washington, report says

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 06, 2025

The latest U.S. Census Bureau data reveals persistent income inequality and racial earnings disparities in Washington state, ... View article...

India's rich keep getting richer

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, November 05, 2025

GLOBAL inequality has reached emergency levels, according to a study conducted by a G20 panel of independent experts. View article...

LGBTQ+ ally Abigail Spanberger trounces anti-trans Republican to win Virginia governor's race

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, November 05, 2025

Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer and three-term Democratic congresswoman, has won Virginia’s governor’s race, handily defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in a decisive victory that returns the state’s executive mansion to Democratic control. View article...

Deakin University research reveals women's experiences of racism in sport

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 06, 2025

A new study by Deakin University on ethnically diverse women in Victorian sport found all had experienced or witnessed first-hand racism . View article...

LGBTQ Victory Fund candidates help drive pro-equality push in Virginia House of Delegates

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, November 05, 2025

Their victories ensure that LGBTQ people, people of color, women, and working families have champions in Richmond who will never stop fighting for ... View article...

Real Housewives star says she has 'proof' she didn't like anti-LGBTQ+ posts

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, November 05, 2025

'Anti- gay 1980s headline or anti-trans headline from today?' asks new online quiz. The Real Housewives of Orange County star, Gretchen Rossi. TV ... View article...

Here is New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's LGBTQ+ rights record

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, November 05, 2025

Mamdani, a Democrat, began serving as a member of the New York State Assembly in 2021, representing the 36th District, covering parts of Queens. In his first session, he fought for the repeal of the state’s anti-loitering law that was nicknamed “Walking While Trans.” View article...

America reacts to US election results

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 06, 2025

... Americans should celebrate our nation for once again showing that America is a place where people of all races, faiths and backgrounds can make ... View article...

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