Pleasant-sounding words are easier to remember, according to a study. People perceive words with different sounds as differing in their beauty, say linguists. The new study suggests that the phonemic ...

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This article originally appeared on ProPublica. In Colorado, students taunted their Black classmates by playing whipping sounds on their cellphones and saying they should be shot “to make us a better ...

Nearly a year since Trump took office, the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has not entered into a single new resolution agreement involving racial harassment of students. Credit: ...

The suit alleges that the British broadcaster had produced a “false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump” in its Panorama documentary, which ...

Effective communication lies at the heart of human connection. It helps us collaborate with each other, solve problems and build relationships. And communicating clearly is a major consideration for ...

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Congressman Sam Liccardo (D-CA) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) expressed concerns Wednesday about the impact of foreign investors’ involvement in Paramount’s all-cash, $30 per share hostile ...

There's always that one friend who pulls out random big words in the middle of a casual sentence. To them, it feels natural, even if it leaves others standing around with a puzzled look. It's almost ...

A new AI model could help radiologists identify brain abnormalities in MRI scans for all conditions including stroke, multiple sclerosis and brain tumors. The study, led by researchers at King's ...

There are two ways to appear smart—look it or sound it. Looking smart is OK, but if it ends when you open your mouth, how does that help you? There are many life hacks, but finding the perfect word in ...