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Philip G. Zimbardo was behind the controversial "Stanford Prison Experiment". File image. Photo: UnSplash/ Matthew Ansley Philip G. Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial "Stanford Prison Experiment" that was intended to examine the psychological experiences of imprisonment, has died. He was 91. Stanford University announced Friday that Zimbardo died 14 October at his home in San Francisco. A cause of death was not provided. In the 1971 prison study, Zimbardo and a team of graduate students recruited college-aged males to spend two weeks in a mock prison in the basement of a building on the Stanford campus. The study was ended after six days as the students playing guards became psychologically abusive and those playing prisoners became anxious, emotionally depressed and en...

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris greets supporters after speaking during a campaign rally at Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo: CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA / AFP By Andrea Shalal, Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt for Reuters Republican Donald Trump escalated his verbal attacks on Democrat Kamala Harris on Saturday local time as the vice president turned to celebrities to generate enthusiasm for her campaign, with both candidates for US president courting early voters. Harris and Trump are essentially tied in the most competitive states and many Americans are voting early by mail or in person, with just 17 days until the 5 November election. On Saturday, Harris rallied supporters at a get-out-the-vote event in Detroit, Michigan, for the city...

By Danielle Broadway and Catarina Demony, Reuters British singer-songwriter Liam Payne (right) and then-partner Cheryl pose on the red carpet on arrival for the BRIT Awards 2018 in London on 21 February, 2018. Photo: AFP / Tolga Akmen Liam Payne's former partner, pop singer Cheryl, has joined an outpouring of grief over the death of the One Direction band member, calling for restraint in coverage to protect his family during an "indescribably painful time". Payne, who shot to global fame with boy band One Direction, died at age 31 after falling from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, triggering tributes from fans around the world. Cheryl Tweedy, more commonly known by just her first name, was in a relationship with Payne between 2016 and 2018 and she used ...

File image. Photo: DANIEL SLIM / AFP The US is investigating a leak of highly classified US intelligence about Israel's plans for retaliation against Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter. One of the people familiar confirmed the documents' authenticity. The leak is "deeply concerning," a US official told CNN. The documents, dated October 15 and 16, began circulating online Friday after being posted on Telegram by an account called "Middle East Spectator". They are marked top secret and have markings indicating they are meant to be seen only by the US and its "Five Eyes" allies - Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. They describe preparations Israel appears to be making for a strike against Iran. One of the documents, which says it was compiled by th...