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World & National News

What is a conservatorship? Michael Oher, Britney Spears and the complicated power dynamics of the legal arrangement

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by Tanner Stening
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Society & Culture

As a female trafficker, Ghislaine Maxwell is not an aberration

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
Law

Could Ghislaine Maxwell be both a victim and perpetrator of violence?

by Peter Ramjug
Simone Biles, of the United States, prepares to start her performance on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Trailblazing US Gymnast Simone Biles takes on trauma and mental health

by Hillary Chabot

Cuomo’s alleged harassment of women is ‘all about power and control,’ says Northeastern scholar

by Peter Ramjug
Free Britney sings protest Britney Spears' conservatorship.
Law

Britney’s conservatorship and Britney’s right to choose

by Molly Callahan
Health

COVID-19 made it harder to escape domestic violence. Technology offers some tools to help victims.

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Health

Closed schools could be putting children at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic

by Khalida Sarwari
Health

COVID-19 is making things harder for victims of domestic abuse. Here’s a way to help.

by Peter Ramjug