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/ 5 months agoArrest student protesters, wait or negotiate? Colleges can use ‘ladder of harm’ to determine appropriate response to Gaza protests on campus
The anti-war protests that rocked college campuses across the US in spring 2024 may well erupt again in the fall. An...
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/ 5 months agoCan a brush with death change politicians? It did for notorious Alabama segregationist George Wallace
An assassin’s bullet couldn’t knock George Wallace out of politics − but it made him seek redemption.
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/ 5 months agoSupreme Court ruling may put presidents above the law – but even kings never were
Even Louis XIV of France, the epitome of absolute monarchy, did not stand above the law. Kings have always been defined...
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/ 5 months agoSure, 2024 has had lots of news – but compared with 1940, 1968 or 1973, it’s nothing exceptional
You think 2024 has been packed with a ceaseless and exhausting stream of consequential events? So did Americans in 1940, 1968...
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/ 5 months agoLincoln called for divided Americans to heed their ‘better angels,’ and politicians have invoked him ever since in crises − but for Abe, it was more than words
Keeping the United States together meant more than defeating the Confederacy. Lincoln first had to unite a fractured North.
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/ 5 months agoCourt battle to keep Annunciation House open underscores how faith groups strive to welcome strangers in the face of anti-immigrant sentiment
Religiously affiliated organizations can clash with politicians on humanitarian aid to migrants, raising issues around religious freedom and hospitality to newcomers.
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/ 5 months agoSeafloor sediment reveals previously unknown volcanic eruption 520,000 years ago in south Aegean Sea
A newly discovered half-million-year-old layer of volcanic sediment beneath the Aegean Sea rewrites what scientists know about this area’s volcanic history...
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/ 5 months agoRetaining flavor while removing caffeine − a chemist explains the chemistry behind decaf coffee
Even unstimulating coffee has stimulating chemistry.
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/ 5 months agoAthletes looking for a competitive edge may find it within their gut microbiome
Athletes have different gut microbiomes compared with the general population. Some of these microbes are thought to improve endurance and recovery...
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/ 5 months agoCounter-drug strategies in Central America are worsening deforestation, threatening many species of birds
Central America’s forests are critically important habitat for many forest birds, including endangered species. Narco-traffickers are cutting down trees, leaving birds...
