According to the study, 51.5% of adolescents (ranging from ages 10-24) want to see content that puts more emphasis on friendships and platonic relationships than romantic relationships, especially romantic relationships involving sex. Alexander, IGN)
Read MoreThe Pope has accepted the resignation of a senior Polish bishop whose diocese was rocked by reports of a sex party involving a male prostitute held in a priest’s apartment. Grzegorz Kaszak formally resigned from the position of Bishop of Sosnowiec on Tuesday, despite the 59-year-old being well short of the general retirement age of 75. (Day, Telegraph)
Read MoreNew research has delved into what friendship in the U.S. looks like, including just how many friends the average American has. (Restrepo, NPR)
Read MoreFor some U.S. adults, many of the terrors connected to Halloween are pure fiction. Others, however, are wary of ghosts, vampires, and visits from dead loved ones. Studies from YouGov and Pew Research found an openness among many Americans to the existence of supernatural beings and events. (Earls, Lifeway Research)
Read MoreNearly one in four people worldwide -- which translates into more than a billion people -- feel very or fairly lonely, according to a recent Meta-Gallup survey of more than 140 countries. Notably, these numbers could be even higher. The survey represents approximately 77% of the world’s adults because it was not asked in the second-most populous country in the world, China. (Maese, Gallup)
Read MoreResearchers found that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe democracy is 'at risk' in the upcoming presidential election — and about a quarter of those surveyed said they think "American patriots may have to resort to violence to save the country." (Lopez, NPR)
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