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/ 10 months agoIs criticism of Israel antisemitic? A scholar of modern Jewish history explains
In recent years, the relationship between antisemitism and anti-Zionism has taken on renewed importance and competing definitions of antisemitism have emerged....
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/ 10 months agoWho created the alphabet? A historian describes the millennia-long story of the ABCs
Turns out ‘A’ didn’t have to be the first letter in the alphabet, nor ‘Z’ the last.
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/ 10 months agoColorado voters seeking to disqualify Trump from the ballot tell Supreme Court Jan. 6 ‘will forever stain’ US history
In their Supreme Court brief, Colorado residents seeking to bar Trump from their state’s ballot say that ‘Trump intentionally organized and...
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/ 10 months agoUN court ruling against Israel shows limits of legal power to prevent genocide − but rapid speed
While the International Court of Justice lacks enforcement powers, its new provisional measure could heighten pressure on both Israel and Hamas...
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/ 10 months agoMost state abortion bans have limited exceptions − but it’s hard to understand what they mean
Women in Texas and in other states with abortion bans are suing, asking for clarification on when medical exceptions could actually...
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/ 10 months agoIn the market for a car? Soon you’ll be able to buy a Hyundai on Amazon − and only a Hyundai
The ‘everything store’ doesn’t offer every type of car, at least not yet. But a pilot program could still be a...
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/ 10 months agoTreatment can do more harm than good for prostate cancer − why active surveillance may be a better option for some
People with low-risk prostate cancer are more likely to die from something else. Overdiagnosis and overtreatment can lead to life-changing complications.
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/ 10 months agoOur sense of taste helps pace our eating – understanding how may lead to new avenues for weight loss
The first-ever imaging and recording of a brainstem structure critical for feeling full could help reveal exactly how weight loss drugs like...
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/ 10 months agoFrance’s biggest Muslim school went from accolades to defunding – showing a key paradox in how the country treats Islam
Some of the measures the French government has taken to fight radicalization can do the opposite, three social scientists argue.
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/ 10 months agoWhy are so many robots white?
Humanoid robots tend to be white or resemble white people. Here’s why this is a problem and what social scientists, designers...
