Of around 220 school shootings logged by the American educational news organisation Education Week in the US and Canada since 2019, four have involved trans shooters, accounting for 16 of more than 150 fatalities. (Foster, The Telegraph)
Read MoreThe brain can retain some degree of consciousness for “minutes to hours” after a patient has been declared dead by doctors, a science conference has heard. After studying the near-death experiences of those who have recovered after experiencing a cardiac arrest, a researcher has called for a reappraisal of the “reversibility of death”. (Burgess, The Times)
Read MoreEaster is the central event in the Christian calendar, which marks the death and resurrection of Jesus. Lent is the 40-day season that builds up to Easter. (Religion Media Centre)
Read MoreOne-third of Americans qualify as Christian nationalism Adherents (11%) or Sympathizers (21%), compared with two-thirds who qualify as Skeptics (37%) or Rejecters (27%). These percentages have remained stable since PRRI first asked these questions in late 2022. (PRRI)
Read MoreLast year they began just a week apart and but this year Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, and the start of Ramadan are due to be even closer, coinciding on February 18. (Pepinster, The Times)
Read MoreAlthough Mardi Gras began as a Catholic holiday—and is especially popular in places with large Roman Catholic populations—it's now a secular event with its own unique culture and customs. (1440)
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