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After Capitol Riots, Billionaire’s ‘Scholars’ Confront Their Benefactor

Participants in a program funded by the Blackstone founder Stephen Schwarzman have urged him to stop donating to election objectors. He has declined.

The Trump administration is urging European allies and other WHO members to support Taiwan’s attendance at a May summit, over the objections of China.


Queen calls for Britons to find 'common ground' amid Brexit divisions
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Common law is a peculiarly English development. It gives judges an active role in developing rules; civil law is based on fixed codes and statutes


What is the difference between common and civil law?

Birth order, researchers found, had no effect on personality: first-borns were no more, nor less, likely than their younger sibs to be conscientious, extrovert or neurotic. But it did affect intelligence

"To be a truly conscientious artist, you have to look at what's not working and challenge it." Happy birthday, Kara Walker:http://gu.gg/V59Im

 India Court Adjourns Google-Facebook Case

Delhi High Court adjourned until Aug. 7 its hearing of a petition by Google and Facebook to terminate criminal proceedings against them for allegedly hosting objectionable material on their sites.

In Copenhagen, ‘To Be Elaborated’ Means a Stalemate
By ANDREW C. REVKIN and JOHN M. BRODER
The top United Nations climate official said the many disputes at the climate conference reflected the challenge of finding common ground among 193 countries.


Health Workers' 'Conscience' Rule Set to Be Voided
The Obama administration's move to rescind broad new job protections for health workers who refuse to provide care they find objectionable triggered an immediate political storm yesterday, underscoring the difficulties the president faces in his effort to find common ground on anything related to...
(By Rob Stein, The Washington Post)


Iraqi Council Ends Objection to Election Law
By ERICA GOODE and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
Iraq’s presidency council withdrew its objection to a law calling for provincial elections, temporarily defusing a dispute between the two largest Shiite factions.


object (OPPOSE)
verb [I]
to feel or express opposition to or dislike of something or someone:
Would anyone object if we started the meeting now?
He objects to the label 'magician' which he is often given.
No-one objected when the boss said it was time to go home.

objection
noun [C]
Her objection to/against the plan is based on incorrect facts.
A couple of people raised/voiced objections.
[+ that] The only objection I have is that it may cost more than expected.

objectionable
adjective FORMAL
describes people or things that you dislike or oppose because they are so unpleasant or wrong:
an objectionable smell
I found the violence in that film really objectionable.

objector 
noun [C]
200 objectors were present at the inquiry.
a conscientious objector

conscientious

Line breaks: con|scien|tious

Pronunciation: /ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəs /

ADJECTIVE

1Wishing to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly:a conscientious man, he took his duties very seriously

2Relating to a person’s conscience:the individual is denied even the opportunity to break the law on conscientious grounds

Origin

early 17th century: from French consciencieux, from medieval Latin conscientiosus, from Latin conscientia(see conscience).