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When Donald Trump and Joe Biden went head to head last night in their first live debate of the 2020 US presidential election campaign, it exemplified the lack of civility in American politics. The event in Cleveland, Ohio quickly got chaotic with the candidates trading personal insults. The president frequently interrupted and spoke over Biden, who told Trump to “shut up” at one point. There was little room to discuss policy issues in depth.
A panel of scholars watched the two-hour exchange live to assess what key takeaways there were on the US Supreme Court, race and policing and the integrity of this hotly contested poll. Read their analysis here.
As reports come in that Brazilian city Manaus has reached herd immunity, we look at what that actually means, as well as whether increasing fines for non-compliance is a good way to stop people breaking
coronavirus rules.
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Gemma Ware
Global Affairs Editor and Podcast Producer
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President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden at the first debate of the presidential campaign.
AP/Julio Cortez and AP/Patrick Semansky
Alison Gash, University of Oregon; Alexander Cohen, Clarkson University; Rashawn Ray, University of Maryland
They shouted, they interrupted, they insulted – and not entirely in equal measure. But Biden and Trump also touched on the issues occasionally. Our panel of experts analyzed three key exchanges.
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Raphael Alves/EPA
Gordon Dougan, University of Cambridge
Herd immunity has entered the everyday language, but it is a much misunderstood term.
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Dominic Lipinski/PA
Sheheryar Banuri, University of East Anglia
What makes us comply with the rules? Behavioural economics holds some clues for how to enforce coronavirus measures.
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Politics + Society
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Gwilym David Blunt, City, University of London
A political philosopher on why denying the right to resistance poses a far greater threat to a society than embracing it.
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Chris Lamb, IUPUI
A politician who wields a comeback with skill can use it as both a bludgeon and a shield, damaging the opponent without hurting their own popularity with voters.
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Katy Dineen, University College Cork
Hope may be a better option.
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Kevork Oskanian, University of Birmingham
Renewed conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh is rooted as much in the past as it is the present.
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Environment + Energy
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Wolfgang Knorr, Lund University
'Carbon sinks' like forests and the soil have already been factored into the carbon budget – they should not be double-counted.
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Tanya Wyatt, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Reptiles are consistently overlooked by regulators of the trade in wildlife, but many face extinction in the wild.
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Health + Medicine
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Sally Dibb, Coventry University
The government needs the public to heed its public health messages if it's going to control the second wave.
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David R Clark, Liverpool John Moores University; Carl Langan-Evans, Liverpool John Moores University; Robert M. Erskine, Liverpool John Moores University
Workouts that include weight lifting and bodyweight exercises burn fat both during and afterwards.
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Business + Economy
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Rose Cook, King's College London
Underlying the design and implementation of these schemes is perhaps a perception that women’s employment is an optional extra. This could not be more mistaken.
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