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DATE: June 15, 2025 at 06:08PM
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TITLE: ‘Shark Skin’ Coating for Airliners May Cut Fuel Use by 4% – Delta is Testing on its 767 Fleet

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An Australian aviation startup has developed an adhesive film inspired by shark skin that reduces drag on aircraft due to its sandpaper-like texture. Sharks are covered in tiny dermal grooves, often called riblets, which help a shark swim faster using less energy. When such microscopic grooves are applied via adhesive film to the exterior of […]

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Good News Network · ‘Shark Skin’ Coating for Airliners May Cut Fuel Use by 4% – Delta is Testing on its 767 FleetAn Australian startup has developed an adhesive film inspired by shark skin that reduces drag on aircraft and could cut fuel use by 4%.

DATE: June 15, 2025 at 04:16PM
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TITLE: Dog Tag of Fallen WW II Soldier is Returned to Family 80 Years After His Death

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The dog tag ID belonging to a fallen World War II soldier has been returned to his family 80 years after his death. Joseph L. Gray was one of 31 servicemen who died in April 1945 when their plane, a B-17 Flying Fortress, crashed into a hill on the Isle of Man. In 2010, around […]

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DATE: June 15, 2025 at 02:00PM
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TITLE: Memes can serve as strong indicators of coming mass violence

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Imagine a country with deep political divisions, where different groups don’t trust each other and violence seems likely. Now, imagine a flood of political images, hateful memes and mocking videos from domestic and foreign sources taking over social media. What is likely to happen next?

The widespread use of social media during times of political trouble and violence has made it harder to prevent conflict and build peace. Social media is changing, with new technologies and strategies available to influence what people think during political crises. These include new ways to promote beliefs and goals, gain support, dehumanize opponents, justify violence and create doubt or dismiss inconvenient facts.

At the same time, the technologies themselves are becoming more sophisticated. More and more, social media campaigns use images such as memes, videos and photos – whether edited or not – that have a bigger impact on people than just text.

It’s harder for AI systems to understand images compared with text. For example, it’s easier to track posts that say “Ukrainians are Nazis” than it is to find and understand fake images showing Ukrainian soldiers with Nazi symbols. But these kinds of images are becoming more common. Just as a picture is worth a thousand words, a meme is worth a thousand tweets.

Our team of computer and social scientists has tackled the challenge of interpreting image content by combining artificial intelligence methods with human subject matter experts to study how visual social media posts change in high-risk situations. Our research shows that these changes in social media posts, especially those with images, serve as strong indicators of coming mass violence.

Surge of memes

Our recent analysis found that in the two weeks leading up to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine there was a nearly 9,000% increase in the number of posts and a more than 5,000% increase in manipulated images from Russian milbloggers. Milbloggers are bloggers who focus on current military conflicts.

These huge increases show how intense Russia’s online propaganda campaign was and how it used social media to influence people’s opinions and justify the invasion.

This also shows the need to better monitor and analyze visual content on social media. To conduct our analysis, we collected the entire history of posts and images from the accounts of 989 Russian milbloggers on the messaging app Telegram. This includes nearly 6 million posts and over 3 million images. Each post and image was time-stamped and categorized to facilitate detailed analysis.

Media forensics

We had previously developed a suite of AI tools capable of detecting image alterations and manipulations. For instance, one detected image shows a pro-Russian meme mocking anti-Putin journalist and former Russian soldier Arkady Babchenko, whose death was faked by Ukrainian security services to expose an assassination plot against him.

The meme features the language “gamers don’t die, they respawn,” alluding to video game characters who return to life after dying. This makes light of Babchenko’s predicament and illustrates the use of manipulated images to convey political messages and influence public opinion.

This is just one example out of millions of images that were strategically manipulated to promote various narratives. Our statistical analysis revealed a massive increase in both the number of images and the extent of their manipulations prior to the invasion.

Political context is critical

Although these AI systems are very good at finding fakes, they are incapable of understanding the images’ political contexts. It is therefore critical that AI scientists work closely with social scientists in order to properly interpret these findings.

Our AI systems also categorized images by similarity, which then allowed subject experts to further analyze image clusters based on their narrative content and culturally and politically specific meanings. This is impossible to do at a large scale without AI support.

For example, a fake image of French president Emmanuel Macron with Ukrainian governor Vitalii Kim may be meaningless to an AI scientist. But to political scientists the image appears to laud Ukrainians’ outsize courage in contrast to foreign leaders who have appeared to be afraid of Russian nuclear threats. The goal was to reinforce Ukrainian doubts about their European allies.

Meme warfare

The shift to visual media in recent years brings a new type of data that researchers haven’t yet studied much in detail.

Looking at images can help researchers understand how adversaries frame each other and how this can lead to political conflict. By studying visual content, researchers can see how stories and ideas are spread, which helps us understand the psychological and social factors involved.

This is especially important for finding more advanced and subtle ways people are influenced. Projects like this also can contribute to improving early warning efforts and reduce the risks of violence and instability.

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DATE: June 15, 2025 at 01:30PM
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TITLE: 9 psychology studies that reveal the powerful role of fathers in shaping lives

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Fathers play a vital and sometimes underestimated role in children’s emotional, cognitive, and social development. A growing body of research highlights how fathers influence everything from kids’ math anxiety and prosocial behavior to adult romantic relationships and even men’s mental health. Here are nine insightful studies that shed light on the many ways fathers matter.

1. Fathers Shape Sons’ Relationship Beliefs and Commitment Patterns

A study in Evolutionary Psychological Science found that the quality—not just the presence—of paternal involvement during childhood has a lasting impact on how sons view romantic relationships. Men who rated their fathers as emotionally warm and supportive during their upbringing were more likely to believe that men generally invest in their partners and that women expect commitment from men. These beliefs were tied to a greater willingness to invest in their own romantic relationships as adults.

Importantly, the researchers found that the emotional quality of a father’s involvement had more influence than whether the father was physically present. Maternal involvement did influence sons’ willingness to commit, but it did not shape their broader beliefs about male investment or women’s expectations. This suggests that fathers transmit specific relational templates to their sons, potentially perpetuating patterns of either healthy involvement or emotional withdrawal across generations.

2. Living Together Matters: How Stepfathers and Birth Fathers Invest

Research published in Human Nature examined how both birth fathers and stepfathers invest in children over time. While biological fathers generally offered the most support, the study revealed that the length of time a father figure lived with a child strongly influenced emotional closeness and practical support—regardless of biological ties.

Stepfathers who co-resided with children during formative years were more likely to offer emotional and financial support later in life. Surprisingly, even divorced biological fathers were more supportive if they had spent more time living with the child. These findings suggest that emotional bonds grow through shared everyday life, and not solely through biological connection, supporting the idea that nurture can matter just as much as nature in father-child dynamics.

3. Wanting to Be a Dad Makes Men More Attractive

In Evolutionary Psychological Science, researchers found that heterosexual women rated men who expressed a desire to become fathers as more desirable long-term partners than those who did not. Similarly, men with prior relationship experience were also seen as more attractive. These findings support the theory that signals of paternal investment—whether through intentions or past behavior—can make men more appealing to potential mates.

Interestingly, men who lacked relationship experience or expressed no interest in fatherhood were rated lower in desirability, unless positive statements about them from former partners were included. The study highlights how signals of potential fatherhood may operate as important cues in women’s mate selection, linking evolutionary motives to modern dating preferences.

4. Poor Father-Son Bonds May Fuel Body Image Struggles

A study in Personality and Individual Differences found that a poor relationship with one’s father may contribute to muscle dysmorphia in men—an excessive preoccupation with muscularity. This link was mediated through a psychological trait known as vulnerable narcissism, which involves low self-esteem and a heightened need for external validation.

Men who felt emotionally disconnected from their fathers were more likely to report feelings of inadequacy and dependence on compliments from others, which in turn predicted unhealthy attitudes toward body image. These findings underscore the importance of father-son relationships in shaping male self-concept, suggesting that emotional neglect may contribute to distorted body perceptions and compulsive fitness behaviors.

5. Father Involvement Supports Child Development in Low-Income Settings

In a study conducted in rural Kenya and published in Social Science and Medicine, researchers found that when fathers were more involved in household decision-making and provided emotional support to mothers, children showed improved developmental outcomes. Interestingly, much of the positive effect stemmed from how this support benefited the mothers, who are often the primary caregivers.

While direct father-child engagement was harder to measure due to low participation in parenting interventions, the study still highlighted how fathers’ presence and support play a critical role in creating a stable and nurturing home environment. In regions where traditional gender roles prevail, even small shifts in paternal involvement can have meaningful impacts on family well-being.

6. Father-Child Bonds Influence Math Anxiety in Kids

A longitudinal study in Learning and Individual Differences found that a strong emotional bond between fathers and children predicted lower math anxiety one year later. Interestingly, the mother-child relationship did not show the same effect. The researchers suggest that fathers may influence how children perceive the importance and attainability of success in math, especially because men often report higher confidence in the subject.

Children who felt emotionally supported by their fathers may have experienced greater autonomy and confidence when facing academic challenges, which helped buffer against anxiety. The findings point to a unique role for fathers in shaping children’s emotional responses to learning, particularly in areas where self-doubt can easily take root.

7. Early Involvement Protects Fathers’ Mental Health

A study in Frontiers in Psychology followed nearly 900 low-income fathers during the first year of their child’s life. Fathers who reported higher levels of parenting self-efficacy, spent more time with their baby, and provided material support had fewer depressive symptoms. This relationship held even when accounting for factors like age, marital status, and education.

The findings suggest that being actively involved in caregiving can support not only the child’s development but also the father’s mental health. Feeling capable and present as a parent may help new fathers feel more fulfilled and emotionally grounded, reducing the risk of depression during a vulnerable life transition.

8. Emotional Awareness and Testosterone Reactivity Predict Parenting Quality

In a study published in Hormones and Behavior, researchers found that fathers with difficulty identifying and expressing emotions (a trait called alexithymia) were less likely to engage in quality coparenting, especially if they had strong hormonal stress responses to parenting challenges. Two years later, their children showed fewer prosocial behaviors like helping and sharing.

The results suggest a complex interaction between emotional traits and biology in predicting parenting effectiveness. Fathers with high alexithymia who also showed strong testosterone increases during a stressful parenting task were more likely to struggle with cooperation and emotional support in coparenting. These parenting struggles, in turn, predicted lower social-emotional development in their toddlers.

9. Father Absence Linked to More Casual Sex in Adulthood

A study in Evolutionary Psychological Science found that college students who had experienced early father absence were more likely to engage in casual sex, particularly one-night stands. This pattern held for both men and women, and was not explained by differences in the total number of sexual partners.

Drawing from life history theory, the researchers suggest that early paternal absence may signal to children that relationships are unreliable and the future is uncertain. This may push individuals toward short-term mating strategies that prioritize immediate rewards over long-term stability. The study adds to evidence that early father-child dynamics shape adult behaviors and attitudes toward intimacy.

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PsyPost Psychology News · 9 psychology studies that reveal the powerful role of fathers in shaping livesBy Eric W. Dolan

DATE: June 15, 2025 at 12:00PM
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TITLE: This self-talk exercise may help reduce emotional dysregulation in autistic children

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A new study published in Autism Research suggests that helping autistic children strengthen their inner speech may improve their ability to regulate emotions. The pilot trial tested a novel therapy called Thinking in Speech and found promising early evidence that it may help reduce emotional distress in some autistic children.

Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental condition that can affect how people communicate, interact socially, and manage their emotions. Many autistic children experience emotional dysregulation, which means they may have trouble recognizing their feelings, calming themselves down, or expressing emotions in socially accepted ways. These challenges can lead to frustration, anxiety, and difficulty coping with everyday stress.

The researchers behind this study wanted to test whether a therapy focused on building inner speech—the ability to talk silently to oneself—could help autistic children better manage their emotions. Inner speech plays an important role in self-regulation and problem-solving. In non-autistic individuals, it often supports thinking through difficult tasks, calming down in stressful situations, and planning actions. However, prior research has found that inner speech may be less developed in some autistic children, which could make it harder for them to use language as a tool for emotional regulation.

To explore this possibility, the researchers tested an intervention called Thinking in Speech (TiS), which was developed by an autistic speech-language pathologist. Rather than instructing children on what to think or feel, TiS helps children become more self-aware by modeling how to reflect on feelings and use words to handle challenges.

For example, if a child appears frustrated, the therapist might say something like, “This is what hard feels like,” and then help the child find and say a strategy like, “I need help.” Over time, the goal is for the child to internalize this kind of self-talk and apply it independently.

“My wife, Janice Nathan, is a speech-language pathologist who specializes in autism and related neurological disorders,” explained corresponding author Barry R. Nathan. “She had a successful private practice from about 2003 to 2020, when she retired. The mom’s of her autistic clients said they had never seen a therapy like hers, and said we should do a study of it and write a book, and we did both. (It turns out Janice, my wife, is autistic; she received her diagnosis in 2020 during the pandemic. Her brother and mother were autistic as well.)”

The study included 22 verbal children with a formal autism diagnosis, all between the ages of 7 and 11. They were randomly assigned to either begin therapy immediately or to wait ten weeks before starting. This design allowed the researchers to compare emotional changes between those receiving the therapy and those not yet treated. All children eventually received the full course of therapy, which consisted of sixteen 30-minute sessions delivered remotely over 8 to 10 weeks by trained speech-language pathologists.

The participating therapists—nine in total—were certified professionals who underwent an 11-hour training program. The training included presentations, practice sessions, role-playing, and feedback. This training was conducted remotely over a five-week period and totaled approximately 11 hours. It was led by Janice Nathan and followed a structured format that combined theoretical instruction with practical application.

To be approved to work with study participants, therapists had to demonstrate mastery of the material, the ability to apply TiS techniques with flexibility and sensitivity, and a strong commitment to preserving the child’s self-worth throughout the intervention. During therapy, a caregiver was present, and each session began by letting the child choose from various activities, helping ensure the sessions were child-centered and collaborative.

To measure changes in emotional dysregulation, the researchers relied on caregiver-completed questionnaires at three points: before therapy, after 10 weeks, and again at 20 weeks. The main measure was the Emotion Dysregulation Inventory, which includes two scales. One tracks dysphoria—feelings of unease or low mood—while the other measures reactivity, or how quickly and intensely a child becomes emotionally upset. A third scale, from a separate inventory, measured how well children were able to control their emotional responses in daily life.

The results showed that children who received TiS therapy experienced a reduction in dysphoria compared to those who were still waiting for treatment. This was seen in both groups once they had completed therapy, suggesting that the timing of the intervention mattered less than receiving it at all.

Reductions in emotional reactivity were also observed, though these changes were marginally significant in the full sample and more robust in the group that received therapy later. Notably, younger children seemed to benefit less from the therapy in terms of emotional reactivity, highlighting the possible role of developmental stage in how children respond to inner speech interventions.

While TiS did not significantly improve children’s ability to control emotions in the broader behavioral sense measured by the executive functioning scale, it did appear to reduce the emotional distress children felt. These findings suggest that the therapy may help children feel better even if it doesn’t immediately change all aspects of emotional behavior.

Nathan highlighted three main takeaways: 1.) Autism is neurological, not ‘behavioral’ and there’s a lot of research that backs this up. 2.) Janice’s therapy reduces emotional dysregulation because it focuses on problem-solving, not problematic behaviors. 3.) Her therapy can be taught remotely and delivered remotely.”

Importantly, no adverse events were reported during the study, and families generally completed all sessions. Therapist fidelity to the TiS method was also high, with most completing over 75% of the key tasks across sessions. However, one unanticipated finding was that therapists often did not consistently communicate the therapy strategies to caregivers.

“The one thing that we did not expect is that trained speech-language pathologist did not communicate about the strategies they were using with caregivers as we had expected,” Nathan said. “We will revise the training to emphasize this more, and provide some role-playing exercises. Janice also believes that maintaining the child’s self-esteem is a critical part of her therapy, but we did not measure this.”

There are some other limitations to keep in mind. The sample was small, consisting of only 22 children and nine therapists, all of whom were non-Hispanic white females. Because all participants were verbal and had internet access, the findings may not apply to nonverbal autistic children or to families without access to telehealth services. Also, the study did not directly measure inner speech, so it’s unclear how much the children internalized the modeled strategies. Future studies should include measures of inner speech development to better understand how these changes relate to improvements in emotional regulation.

The researchers acknowledge that these findings are preliminary and that a larger, more definitive trial is needed to confirm the therapy’s effectiveness and they hope to expand the work. “We’d like to continue this research with more therapist, more children, and more sessions with the autistic children,” Nathan explained. “We also would like to add self-esteem measures.”

“Doing research outside academia is extremely difficult,” he added. “We were only able to do this because we found academics who believed in what we were doing, and made this a part of their research program. But this opportunity is also drying up with the new Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services. Hopefully, under a new administration we can continue our research. But Janice and I are both old, and we’re not sure if there still time.”

The study, “Developing Inner Speech to Help Autistic Individuals Improve Their Self-Regulation Ability: A Pilot Randomized-Controlled Trial,” was authored by Barbara L. Baumann, Janice Nathan, Barry R. Nathan, Miriam Sheynblyum, Valire Carr Copeland, Carla A. Mazefsky, and Shaun M. Eack.

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DATE: June 15, 2025 at 11:03AM
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Dr. Z never required a copay. Michael Zollicoffer, known to his patients as Dr. Z, spent the last four decades serving the residents of Baltimore’s poorest neighborhoods—and the family physician never turned anyone away, even if they couldn’t afford to pay. “Forget that dollar bill,” the 66-year-old told CBS News. “I’m going to see you […]

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TITLE: Sleep problems top list of predictors for teen mental illness, AI-powered study finds

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An analysis of data from over 11,000 adolescent participants in the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) study found that sleep disturbances may be the most influential predictor of future psychopathology. Sleep issues were more predictive than adverse childhood experiences and family mental health history. Neuroimaging data did not improve the ability to forecast mental health risks. The findings were published in Nature Medicine.

As science and technology have rapidly advanced over the past century, medicine has found ways to cure or manage many once-deadly diseases. Conditions such as tuberculosis, pneumonia, typhoid fever, measles, and polio—which previously claimed millions of lives—are now treatable or nearly eradicated thanks to medical and pharmaceutical breakthroughs.

As a result, attention has increasingly shifted to medical conditions that remain difficult to treat. Mental health disorders are among the most prominent in this category. Despite some progress in treatment, many individuals continue to struggle with chronic mental health conditions that show limited response to current interventions.

Prevention has emerged as a promising strategy. Identifying individuals at risk before symptoms become severe could enable early support and reduce long-term impacts. This has led scientists to seek reliable methods for predicting who is most likely to develop psychiatric disorders.

In the new study, lead author Elliot D. Hill and his colleagues developed machine learning models to predict mental health risk based on psychosocial and neurobiological data.

The researchers used data from over 11,000 participants in the ABCD study, a large longitudinal project in the United States. Participants were between 9 and 15 years old at the time of assessment, and approximately 48% were female. They were followed for one to three years after enrollment.

Participants completed various psychosocial assessments and underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The researchers trained several machine learning models to predict future psychiatric risk based on the collected data.

A model trained on participants’ current symptoms was highly accurate in predicting which adolescents would transition into a high-risk category for psychiatric illness within the following year. Another model that relied solely on potential underlying causes—such as sleep problems, family dynamics, and adversity—performed slightly less well but still achieved respectable accuracy, even without symptom data.

Sleep disturbances emerged as the strongest predictor of increased psychiatric risk, surpassing other established factors such as adverse childhood experiences and family mental health history. Adding MRI data to the models did not improve predictive performance.

“These findings suggest that artificial intelligence models trained on readily available psychosocial questionnaires can effectively predict future psychiatric risk while highlighting potential targets for intervention. This is a promising step toward artificial intelligence-based mental health screening for clinical decision support systems,” the study authors concluded.

The study enhances scientific understanding of mental health risk factors and how early risk might be estimated. However, it is important to note that the findings are based on statistical associations. The study’s design does not permit conclusions about causality.

The paper, “Prediction of mental health risk in adolescents,” was authored by Elliot D. Hill, Pratik Kashyap, Elizabeth Raffanello, Yun Wang, Terrie E. Moffitt, Avshalom Caspi, Matthew Engelhard, and Jonathan Posner.

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PsyPost Psychology News · Sleep problems top list of predictors for teen mental illness, AI-powered study findsBy Vladimir Hedrih

DATE: June 15, 2025 at 09:22AM
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Her graduation from Boswell High School was only hours away—yet she was about to miss one of life’s most memorable moments. Laura Wiley’s kidney had become infected and the illness soon turned into severe sepsis, and she had to be admitted to the hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, on the night before her senior graduation. […]

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TITLE: Brain food fight: Rutgers maps the hidden switch that turns cravings on and off

URL: sciencedaily.com/releases/2025

Rutgers scientists have uncovered a tug-of-war inside the brain between hunger and satiety, revealing two newly mapped neural circuits that battle over when to eat and when to stop. These findings offer an unprecedented glimpse into how hormones and brain signals interact, with implications for fine-tuning today's weight-loss drugs like Ozempic.

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ScienceDailyBrain food fight: Rutgers maps the hidden switch that turns cravings on and offRutgers scientists have uncovered a tug-of-war inside the brain between hunger and satiety, revealing two newly mapped neural circuits that battle over when to eat and when to stop. These findings offer an unprecedented glimpse into how hormones and brain signals interact, with implications for fine-tuning today's weight-loss drugs like Ozempic.

DATE: June 14, 2025 at 03:42AM
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TITLE: Brain food fight: Rutgers maps the hidden switch that turns cravings on and off

URL: sciencedaily.com/releases/2025

Rutgers scientists have uncovered a tug-of-war inside the brain between hunger and satiety, revealing two newly mapped neural circuits that battle over when to eat and when to stop. These findings offer an unprecedented glimpse into how hormones and brain signals interact, with implications for fine-tuning today's weight-loss drugs like Ozempic.

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ScienceDailyBrain food fight: Rutgers maps the hidden switch that turns cravings on and offRutgers scientists have uncovered a tug-of-war inside the brain between hunger and satiety, revealing two newly mapped neural circuits that battle over when to eat and when to stop. These findings offer an unprecedented glimpse into how hormones and brain signals interact, with implications for fine-tuning today's weight-loss drugs like Ozempic.

DATE: June 15, 2025 at 03:00AM
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TITLE: Good News in History, June 15

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On this day 810 years ago, England’s King John put his seal to the Magna Carta. The historic document established the foundations of parliamentary democracy, human rights and the supremacy of law for rebellious English Barons demanding freedom and legal due process. Its importance isn’t only that the document itself reflected the emergence of English […]

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Good News Network · Good News in History, June 15 - Good News NetworkThis daily column features all the good news, anniversaries and notable birthdays from this day in history—June 15.

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