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Seeking to curb insider trading, the agency that oversees Spain’s stock exchange announced in May that it would soon implement a rule requiring directors of listed companies to provide not just the names of their family members but the names of anyone else with whom they have an “affectionate relationship.” Also in May, the city of Nanjing, China, stepped up its fight against corruption by ordering municipal officials to disclose any extramarital affairs they might be having.
Official guidelines issued in May by Britain’s exam boards call for students to receive extra points on standardized tests if they’ve experienced certain stressful circumstances. These include recent death of a parent or close relative (up to 5 percent extra), death of other relative (up to 4 percent), death of pet (2 percent if on exam day, 1 percent if the day before), witnessing a distressing event on exam day (3 percent), newly broken limb (3 percent), hay fever (2 percent), and headache (1 percent).
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Four former patients of clinical psychologist Letitia Libman sued Delnor-Community Hospital in Geneva, Illinois, in March and April for malpractice. They claimed that Libman advocated witchcraft in her treatment, employing tarot cards, love potions, and spells (she allegedly requested that one patient bring in a sample of her husband’s DNA for the purpose). Libman also allegedly stripped naked during sessions, convinced one patient to move in with her, and bragged of contact with extraterrestrials. In May the lawsuits were amended to include Libman herself as a defendant–a move the plaintiffs said they’d initially resisted because they feared Libman’s retribution.
