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/ 6 months agoBuyouts can bring relief from medical debt, but they’re far from a cure
Local governments are increasingly buying – and forgiving – their residents’ medical debt.
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/ 6 months agoPutin has no successor, no living rivals and no retirement plan – why his eventual death will set off a vicious power struggle
A West Point professor of Russian politics and foreign policy looks at the future of Russia without Putin.
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/ 6 months agoCongress is failing to deliver on its promise of billions more in research spending, threatening America’s long-term economic competitiveness
A deal that avoided a shutdown also slashed spending for the National Science Foundation, putting it billions below a congressional target...
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/ 6 months agoWhat is the Darien Gap? And why are more migrants risking this Latin American route to get to the US?
More than half a million people made the treacherous crossing in 2023 – far higher than in previous years.
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/ 6 months agoWhat the numbers say about diversity on corporate boards
Since the 1970s, corporate boards have included more women and minorities. But those gains are likely to change after a US...
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/ 6 months agoHopes that Biden will quit his reelection campaign ignore the differences – and lessons – of LBJ and 1968’s Democratic catastrophe
An unpopular president. A war that’s dividing the country. An upcoming election. What year is it?
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/ 6 months agoHow AI is shaping the music listening habits of Gen Z
In the past, adolescents’ musical palettes were dominated by the Top-40 artists, creating a widely shared – if perhaps narrow –...
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/ 6 months agoCarbon-neutral beef? Argentina’s new certification could promote more climate-friendly livestock production – if it’s done right
Cattle are major producers of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. But there are methods that can reduce their climate impact –...
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/ 6 months agoLeprosy cases are rising in the US – what is the ancient disease and why is it spreading now?
People often think of leprosy as a bygone disease, relevant primarily in biblical times. But in fact, it is still present...
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/ 6 months agoSurviving fishing gear entanglement isn’t enough for endangered right whales – females still don’t breed afterward
Even when female North Atlantic right whales survive entanglement in fishing gear, it may affect their future ability to breed, increasing...