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...negotiations, but add to the sense that the once-beloved Auntie Beeb has become the relative nobody wants to sit next to at family events. She's unlikely to find a warmer reception from a Conservative government: Tories and Euro-skeptics regularly accuse the BBC of a pro-Europe bias and a left-liberal agenda...
...percent of department chairs who responded to the survey, published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, had some form of personal relationship with private companies, ranging from collecting research funding and paid consulting to receiving free food and beverages. The findings raised concerns about research bias at academic medical centers. “These ties do impact the ability of medical schools to offer unbiased medical education and medical research,” said the study’s lead author, Eric G. Campbell, an associate professor at HMS. “These are the real...
...This bias toward recent material wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. The fraternal rhythm section formed by Bryan (drums) and Scott (bass) Devendorf anchored each song, just as they do on the albums, forcing the sea of hipsters into head-bobbing and foot-tapping throughout the night...
...defending my own institution on this page; that alone makes me prone to accusations of self-serving bias. But it would be a mistake to assume that Harvard affiliates will defend this university simply because they fancy the crimson color. Harvard should face criticism when it is due but not when its name and the word “endowment” happen to appear in the same sentence. If you do believe universities are drowning in dollars, please, keep the checkbook in your pocket. But we like our financial aid, so don’t lobby for harmful adjustments...
...prosecutors would face a professional obligation to check out or verify the allegations in this case," she says. "Not doing so would represent a potential abuse of prosecutorial discretion." The key, she adds, is whether prosecutors chose not to pursue evidence of criminal activity by Republicans because of political bias or a conflict of interest. Sometimes prosecutors have a more benign motive; they may simply verify that allegations are untrue or be unclear on how to categorize the offense or the relevant statute of limitations. Certainly in Young's statements about Sessions and Pryor, he did not allege a quid...