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In Texas, ordinary Muslim religious practices are increasingly being treated as political threats

After 9/11, suspicion of Islam hardened into an assumption in Texas that Muslim identity itself signals danger, writes a scholar of constitutional law.

Why did Allahabad High Court rule that wearing a headscarf is not an essential religious practice? | Explained

A minor student from a private CBSE school in Prayagraj moved the Allahabad High Court through her mother, asking the court to issue a direction to the school authorities to permit her to wear a headscarf in addition to the uniform prescribed by the school

VAD laws expected to pass NT parliament today, legalising practice nation-wide

Deloitte to pay Trump administration $21.5mn to settle ‘discriminatory’ practices investigation - Financial Times

Deloitte to pay Trump administration $21.5mn to settle ‘discriminatory’ practices investigation Financial Times Deloitte to Pay $21.5 Million to End DOJ Fraud Investigation Over DEI Policies WSJ Deloitte to pay $21.5 million to settle US government probe over DEI Reuters Deloitte

Officials followed ‘standard practice’, sources say after Gor claims Indian side asked for ‘no questions’ in Modi-Trump event

U.S. Ambassador says Trump forgot about the MEA’s 'ask’ and went on to take questions from the press for 45 minutes

The leap second is dead. Long live the leap hour?

Nature, Published online: 31 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02669-0 Fear of a possible ‘negative’ leap second is accelerating plans to abolish the practice.

Systems vaccinology and the architecture of human immunity

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10753-8 A review of the current state of the field of systems vaccinology discusses the challenges in translating insights into clinical and regulatory practice.

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VENTUROUS exhibition charts a decade of innovative design research and practice from RMIT PhD alumni in Architecture & Urban Design.

Buyer beware: Those mummified remains might carry toxic spores

Mummified human and animal remains have long been in demand among collectors, and such items are sufficiently rare that their acquisition may involve unregulated, occasionally clandestine trade practices—if not outright illegal ones. According to the authors of a paper published

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Architects are trained to choose materials, compare their properties, and decide how they should be used. Some practices are taking on a different task: developing the material itself. ]]>

Watch: The man behind Maharashtra’s FDA crackdown: Tukaram Mundhe

Tukaram Mundhe, Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, is leading an aggressive crackdown on food safety violations across the state. From raids on restaurants and food outlets to action against adulteration and unsafe practices, Mundhe’s enforcement drive has d

Study finds food insecurity remains in historically redlined neighborhoods

Bad housing, high crime and poor schools are more important than transportation or income when it comes to accessing healthy food in neighborhoods historically subjected to "redlining"—the now-illegal practice once used to refuse loans, insurance or mortgages to people in certain

Hackers claim millions of patient records stolen during data breach at healthcare giant McKesson

The company, which distributes medicines and medical devices to hospitals and healthcare practices across the U.S., said it was hacked and expects intermittent service degradation.

Nodecraft Studio arranges Bengaluru farmhouse around poured-earth walls

Architecture practice Nodecraft Studio has created a farmhouse on the outskirts of Bengaluru from a cluster of poured-earth walls and concrete volumes linked by verandahs.

'My grandmother subjected my baby to female genital mutilation behind my back'

In Colombia, where FGM is still practised by some members of an indigenous group, a landmark bill banning the practice has been enacted.

Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for U.S. users after Trump ordered name change

Google said in a blog post that the decision was based on its practice of using names assigned by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System, also known as GNIS.

“We’re not doing 30 bets a year”: Vijay Pande on betting small after running $4 billion at a16z

Vijay Pande — who left a16z's roughly $4 billion biotech practice last year to start the much smaller, AI-native VZVC — talks about why biology is finally shifting from a "discovery" science to an "engineering" one, why clinical trials are still brutally expensive, and why he thi

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In an era where digital fabrication and automation are increasingly present in architectural practice, manual craft is often seen as a luxury item —restricted to high-end projects whose clients can afford extended deadlines and collaborative processes requiring constant dialogue

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Located in the Usera neighborhood of Madrid , Doble Erre transforms a former cold storage facility for a pastry business into a hybrid infrastructure for practices at the intersection of art, design, and technology.

Studio Three Sixty creates Sauna Theatre for Edinburgh Fringe festival

Design practice Studio Three Sixty has created a temporary sauna that is being used as a theatre during Edinburgh's Fringe festival for the performing arts.

Greenland to open truth commission over forced contraception scheme

Greenland's government said Friday it would ⁠establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to shed light on a campaign of forced contraception carried out by Danish authorities from the 1960s to 1990, after experts failed to agree on whether the practice constituted genocide.

Ex-head of resignation assistance firm gets suspended sentence

The Tokyo District Court found Shinji Tanimoto and his wife, Shiori, guilty of earning profit from referring customers to lawyers without a license to practice law.

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At a time when timber is again reshaping architectural practice, Timbercraft: Lost Tectonics from East Asia revisits the enduring legacy of traditional East Asian construction.

Grass-topped Dutch office by Studio Massimo "adds habitat rather than taking it"

Local architecture practice Studio Massimo has completed a bio-based office in the Netherlands, using bark cladding and an expansive green roof to disguise its form within the surrounding woodland.

Ring Gave Itself a Security Makeover Called TAKE. Here’s What’s Actually Changing

Amazon Ring has a new policy for its encryption practices and what they mean for your security videos or AI use. Customers are getting more choices, too.

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As Saudi Arabia's cities expand through increasingly ambitious cultural projects, Syn Architects has spent much of its practice looking at what predates that transformation.

Hantavirus exposure among wildlife farmers in Vietnam: A warning for Southeast Asia

Nearly 9% of Vietnamese wildlife farmers have been infected with hantavirus, pointing to the risks of current farming practices.

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This book presents salient examples of architectural projects and practices in South Africa since 1994 that collectively subscribe to the paradigm shift towards Public Interest Design. Despite radical political transformation in the country, the people of South Africa remain adve

How Technology-Assisted Surveillance Promotes Racial Bias in Policing

Policing and incarceration in the twenty-first century are not wholly human practices. The strategies, tactics, and encounters that organize the carceral state are developed and prosecuted in collaboration with inhuman technologies that “we” do not and cannot fully understand. In

Harvard’s $699 startup bootcamp offers AI avatars of its instructors

In the HBS Foundry program, AI avatars provide feedback during practice pitches and board meetings.

Why is it so hard to find an NHS dentist? Find out how many have closed where you live

Nearly 600 practices in England have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last 10 years, as the service heads towards a two-tier system.

What are the U.S.’s latest allegations against India? | Explained

Why has the U.S. accused India of violating what it considers fair trade practices? How many countries have been named in the Great Transhipment Scam? What do these allegations mean for India? Can they impact India’s growth story?

How a physician with a 1 a.m. bedtime optimizes his health: I try to 'tick all the longevity boxes that I can'

Dr. Ronald Primas, a longevity physician, offers concierge services like developing personalized health plans for clients. Here are his own wellness practices.

McMahon says Education Department ‘cracking down’ on teachers harassing students

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Sunday her department is “cracking down” on K-12 teachers sexually harassing students. During an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” McMahon criticized the practice of a school district reassigning a teacher accused of sexually harassin

US Postal Service issues rule to tighten requirements for mail-in voting despite courts looking to block

The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced Friday new eligibility guidelines for mail-in ballots, complying with President Trump’s March executive order restricting the practice — despite a federal court later striking it down. USPS’s 95-page unpublished report, slated for

Demountable timber library in Amsterdam is "a living room for the neighbourhood"

Stepped, pastel-pink seating spills out from inside the OBA Next Lab library and community space in Amsterdam, designed by Dutch architecture practices Matter Makers, AWR and BAZ Studio as a public living room. Completed for The Public Library of Amsterdam, or OBA, the 1,175-squa