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/ 9 months agoBilly Joel is back for an encore − but why did he wait so long to turn the lights back on?
In 1993, Joel sang, ‘These are the last words I have to say.’ What changed?
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/ 10 months agoWhy Taylor Swift is an antihero to the GOP − but Democrats should know all too well that her endorsement won’t mean it’s all over now
The idea that the Swift-Kelce romance is some sort of deep-state plot is perhaps gaining traction in far-right circles because it...
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/ 10 months ago3 years on from coup, economic sanctions look unlikely to push Myanmar back to democracy
Economic proscriptions by the US and EU are hampered by lack of support among Myanmar’s major trading partners in the region.
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/ 10 months agoFunding for refugees has long been politicized − punitive action against UNRWA and Palestinians fits that pattern
The US is among more than a dozen countries to freeze funding to UN agency providing aid to displaced Gazans over...
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/ 10 months agoAre social media apps ‘dangerous products’? 2 scholars explain how the companies rely on young users but fail to protect them
As legislators rail against social media companies, the companies continue to put millions of young people at risk. Here’s how −...
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/ 10 months agoAI can help − and hurt − student creativity
A study in which students brainstormed all the uses of a paper clip shows that AI can both enhance and harm...
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/ 10 months agoRepublicans and Democrats consider each other immoral – even when treated fairly and kindly by the opposition
With growing polarization, political attitudes have begun to coincide with moral convictions. Partisans increasingly view each other as immoral. New research...
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/ 10 months agoSupreme Court word-count limits for lawyers, explained in 1,026 words
Lawyers submitting briefs to the Supreme Court in the Trump Colorado ballot case must file a ‘certificate of word count.’ Why?...
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/ 10 months agoWhy treason is a key topic in Trump’s 14th Amendment appeal to the Supreme Court
US law has long held that those who support rebels and insurrectionists are just as guilty of treason as those who...
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/ 10 months agoThe last days of Woodrow Wilson
On the 100th anniversary of Woodrow Wilson’s death, a presidential historian looks at how he was able to stay in power...
