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'Modern slave', 19, convicted of murder of Jaden Moodie, 14 | Crime

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Crime This article is more than 4 years old'Modern slave', 19, convicted of murder of Jaden Moodie, 14This article is more than 4 years oldAyoub Majdouline was acting for rival drugs gang in London’s Waltham Forest Jaden family’s grief: ‘There’s lots of people to blame’ A teenager who had been classed as a “modern slave” has been convicted of murdering a child as part of a drugs feud. Ayoub Majdouline, 19, was found guilty of “butchering” Jaden Moodie, 14, who was knocked off his moped and set upon by four youths who stabbed him nine times. Read More...

Denialism: what drives people to reject the truth | Politics

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Photograph: Getty/Guardian DesignFrom vaccines to climate change to genocide, a new age of denialism is upon us. Why have we failed to understand it? By Keith Kahn-Harris by Keith Kahn-HarrisWe are all in denial, some of the time at least. Part of being human, and living in a society with other humans, is finding clever ways to express – and conceal – our feelings. From the most sophisticated diplomatic language to the baldest lie, humans find ways to deceive. Read More...