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/ 9 months agoHow ghost streams and redlining’s legacy lead to unfairness in flood risk, in Detroit and elsewhere
Mapping where water once flowed is important for managing flood risk today in Detroit and elsewhere.
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/ 9 months agoSupreme Court’s questions about First Amendment cases show support for ‘free trade in ideas’
These cases have asked the justices to consider how to apply some of the most sweeping constitutional protections – those of...
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/ 9 months agoDonor-advised funds: US regulators are scrambling to catch up with the boom in these charitable giving accounts
Big changes would require an act of Congress but lawmakers have not stepped up. And there’s been pushback against new rules...
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/ 9 months agoProfits over patients: For-profit nursing home chains are draining resources from care while shifting huge sums to owners’ pockets
Owners of midsize nursing home chains harm the elderly and drain huge sums of money from facilities using opaque accounting practices...
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/ 9 months agoAs the US government and record labels go after TikTok, musicians get the squeeze
For some musical artists, TikTok has become a beacon in an otherwise dismal digital streaming landscape.
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/ 9 months agoAI vs. elections: 4 essential reads about the threat of high-tech deception in politics
Using disinformation to sway elections is nothing new. Powerful new AI tools, however, threaten to give the deceptions unprecedented reach.
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/ 9 months agoHow do airplanes fly? An aerospace engineer explains the physics of flight
People have been flying airplanes for well over a century. Engineers know how to balance all the forces at play, but...
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/ 9 months agoAmid growth in AI writing tools, this course teaches future lawyers and other professionals to become better editors
Learning how to produce polished prose can greatly enhance your value on the job.
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/ 9 months agoChildren experience more injuries, stress and even burnout when they specialize in one sport
The rate of injury for single-sport adolescents is far higher than for other kids who play a variety of sports.
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/ 9 months agoFree school meals for all may reduce childhood obesity, while easing financial and logistical burdens for families and schools
Since nutrition standards were strengthened in 2010, eating at school provides many students better diet quality compared with other major U.S....
