Anmälningar om våldtäkter i USA:s försvarsmakt ökade med 50 procent under förra året - men mörkertalet kan vara flera gånger större än de rapporterade fallen. Militären kritiseras för att inte göra tillräckligt för att minska det sexuella våldet.

Lokala vapenvilor sprider sig i Damaskus. Oppositionen anklagar Assadregimen för att svälta dem till att ge upp. Samtidigt innebär de sköra vapenvilorna en välkommen paus från våldet för de krigströtta syrierna.

Klockan 20.20 i kväll fick polisen i Örebro in ett larm om skottlossning i Vivalla i nordvästra Örebro.

John Carmack made waves last year when he left id Software, owned by Zenimax, to join Oculus VR in order to help create its virtual reality headset. Now Zenimax has sent documents to Oculus's legal department claiming Carmack "stole" technology from them when he left. They said, "The proprietary technology and know-how Mr. Carmack developed when he was a ZeniMax employee, and used by Oculus, are owned by ZeniMax. Well before the Facebook transaction was announced, Mr. Luckey acknowledged in writing ZeniMax's legal ownership of this intellectual property. It was further agreed that Mr. Luckey would not disclose this technology to third persons without approval." Carmack says, "No work I have ever done has been patented. Zenimax owns the code that I wrote, but they don't own VR." Oculus was also dismissive: "It's unfortunate, but when there's this type of transaction, people come out of the woodwork with ridiculous and absurd claims."

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AthanasiusKircher (1333179) writes "Deborah Fitzgerald, a historian of science and dean of MIT's School of the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, speaks out in a Boston Globe column about the importance of the humanities, even as STEM fields increasingly dominate public discussion surrounding higher education. '[T]he world's problems are never tidily confined to the laboratory or spreadsheet. From climate change to poverty to disease, the challenges of our age are unwaveringly human in nature and scale, and engineering and science issues are always embedded in broader human realities, from deeply felt cultural traditions to building codes to political tensions. So our students also need an in-depth understanding of human complexities — the political, cultural, and economic realities that shape our existence — as well as fluency in the powerful forms of thinking and creativity cultivated by the humanities, arts, and social sciences.' Fitzgerald goes on to quote a variety of STEM MIT graduates who have described the essential role the humanities played in their education, and she concludes with a striking juxtaposition of important skills perhaps reminscent of Robert Heinlein's famous description of an ideal human being: 'Whatever our calling, whether we are scientists, engineers, poets, public servants, or parents, we all live in a complex, and ever-changing world, and all of us deserve what's in this toolbox: critical thinking skills; knowledge of the past and other cultures; an ability to work with and interpret numbers and statistics; access to the insights of great writers and artists; a willingness to experiment, to open up to change; and the ability to navigate ambiguity.' What other essential knowledge or skills should we add to this imaginary 'toolbox'?"

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AthanasiusKircher (1333179) writes "Deborah Fitzgerald, a historian of science and dean of MIT's School of the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, speaks out in a Boston Globe column about the importance of the humanities, even as STEM fields increasingly dominate public discussion surrounding higher education. '[T]he world's problems are never tidily confined to the laboratory or spreadsheet. From climate change to poverty to disease, the challenges of our age are unwaveringly human in nature and scale, and engineering and science issues are always embedded in broader human realities, from deeply felt cultural traditions to building codes to political tensions. So our students also need an in-depth understanding of human complexities — the political, cultural, and economic realities that shape our existence — as well as fluency in the powerful forms of thinking and creativity cultivated by the humanities, arts, and social sciences.' Fitzgerald goes on to quote a variety of STEM MIT graduates who have described the essential role the humanities played in their education, and she concludes with a striking juxtaposition of important skills perhaps reminscent of Robert Heinlein's famous description of an ideal human being: 'Whatever our calling, whether we are scientists, engineers, poets, public servants, or parents, we all live in a complex, and ever-changing world, and all of us deserve what's in this toolbox: critical thinking skills; knowledge of the past and other cultures; an ability to work with and interpret numbers and statistics; access to the insights of great writers and artists; a willingness to experiment, to open up to change; and the ability to navigate ambiguity.' What other essential knowledge or skills should we add to this imaginary 'toolbox'?"

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Two women who tore up a copy of the holy Quran at an English football match convicted of religiously-aggravated offence.

Two women who tore up a copy of the holy Quran at an English football match convicted of religiously-aggravated offence.

I Jönköping förekommer ingen krogdiskriminering, det är främst ett storstadsproblem – det anser Erik Strandberg, ordningsvakt och tidigare medverkande i ”Ensam mamma söker” – och därmed utpekad som otrendig ”svennelök” av Stockholmskollega.

I Jönköping förekommer ingen krogdiskriminering, det är främst ett storstadsproblem – det anser Erik Strandberg, ordningsvakt och tidigare medverkande i ”Ensam mamma söker” – och därmed utpekad som otrendig ”svennelök” av Stockholmskollega.

Både räddningstjänsten och polisens bombgrupp fick rycka ut till en lägenhet i Flatås i västra Göteborg på torsdagseftermiddagen, sedan någon hällt eller sprutat in ett fränt ämne i ett brevinkast.

Både räddningstjänsten och polisens bombgrupp fick rycka ut till en lägenhet i Flatås i västra Göteborg på torsdagseftermiddagen, sedan någon hällt eller sprutat in ett fränt ämne i ett brevinkast.

Scientists at Newcastle University have fitted praying mantises with 3D glasses using beeswax as part of a £1m research project.

Två fartyg med 690 migranter anlände till Italien på torsdagen, rapporterar italienska medier. Många ombord var minderåriga, flera av kvinnorna var gravida och minst sex fick läggas in på sjukhus vid ankomsten. Dessutom var ett italienskt militärfartyg på väg mot Palermo med omkring 400 migranter som räddats på Medelhavet.

Romska män nekades att köpa kaffe och läsk på snabbmatsrestaurangen Max – just för att de är romer. Max bekräftar att händelsen har skett, skriver metro.se.