I was also curious as to whether parents swearing in front of their kids can actually cause harm. Benjamin Bergen, a linguist and cognitive scientist at the University of California San Diego ...

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Expressing anguish at the transfer of Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma from the Delhi High Court to the Calcutta High Court, lawyers' bodies have jointly informed the Chief Justice that they would abstain ...

Responses to the mass firings in the federal government. Also: Cory Booker’s speech; talk of a third Trump term; Republicans ...

The lawyers' bodies, in their representation to the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice, said that apart from staying away from attending the said judge's swearing-in and his court, they are working ...

Here are the hidden health perks of swearing that science has uncovered. Cursing induces what’s called hypoalgesia, or decreased sensitivity to pain. Researchers have shown that after uttering a ...

While there is no research to indicate swearing around children is directly harmful, some experts say it may be damaging in ways we don't expect. I wasn't expecting to hear the f-word from my ...

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has regularly taken side jobs running Bay Area nonprofits during his tenure as California’s ...