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/ 5 months agoWhat the Catholic Church says about political violence and the need to forgive – even would-be assassins
At a time when so much violence and war are ravaging the world, a scholar of medieval Christianity explains Catholic views...
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/ 5 months ago‘MAGA BLACK’ hats, clear swag bags, the first Trump/Vance signs: Highlights of what the Smithsonian is archiving from the Republican convention
Tight security may be the reason that the GOP Convention isn’t filled with the homemade, and often wacky, stuff that’s usually...
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/ 5 months agoBaby bull sharks are thriving in Texas and Alabama bays as the Gulf of Mexico warms
The Gulf Coast has seen big jumps in baby bull shark numbers. As adults, these are among the most aggressive species...
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/ 5 months agoAI mass surveillance at Paris Olympics – a legal scholar on the security boon and privacy nightmare
France is using experimental AI-enabled surveillance and data collection tools before, during and after the 2024 Summer Olympics. Here’s what that...
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/ 5 months agoHow Trump’s appeal to nostalgia deliberately evokes America’s more-racist, more-sexist past
Independent voters who feel high levels of nostalgia were more likely to vote for Republicans in the 2022 midterm elections.
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/ 5 months agoA short history of the rise, fall and return of Detroit’s Michigan Central Station
Michigan Central Station stood abandoned for decades as a symbol of Detroit’s decline. A major investment by Ford has breathed new...
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/ 5 months agoThe Black fugitive who inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and the end of US slavery
Born enslaved, John Andrew Jackson spent his life fighting for freedom as a fugitive, abolitionist, lecturer and writer. Along the way,...
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/ 5 months agoSupreme Court’s blow to federal agencies’ power will likely weaken abortion rights – 3 issues to watch
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling means that judges will have more power than scientific experts in determining whether people should be...
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/ 5 months agoAmerica faces a power disconnection crisis amid dangerous heat: In 27 states, utilities can shut off electricity for nonpayment even in a heat wave
One in 4 American households is at risk of losing power because of the high cost of energy. Over 30% of...
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/ 5 months agoThe Large Hadron Collider gets reset and refreshed each year – a CERN physicist explains how the team uses subatomic splashes to restart the experiments
The LHC is back in business for the year, but getting it ready to collect data isn’t always a straightforward process....
