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/ 10 months agoWhy does a leap year have 366 days?
Humans have synced their calendars to the sun and moon for centuries, but every so often, these systems need a little...
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/ 10 months agoFAFSA website meltdown: How to avoid additional frustration with financial aid applications
A college administrator offers insights into the rocky rollout of the Department of Education’s supposedly ‘simplified’ financial aid form.
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/ 10 months agoIs Russia looking to put nukes in space? Doing so would undermine global stability and ignite an anti-satellite arms race
Russia isn’t likely to put nuclear missiles in space, but their reported anti-satellite weapon is just as alarming. An expert on...
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/ 10 months agoNavalny dies in prison, authorities say − but his blueprint for anti-Putin activism will live on
Alexei Navalny, a persistent thorn in the side of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died on Feb. 16, 2024, in prison, authorities...
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/ 10 months agoHow tax breaks strangle American schools − billions of dollars that could help students vanish from budgets, especially hurting districts that serve poor students
An estimated 95% of US cities provide economic development tax incentives to woo corporate investors, taking billions away from schools.
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/ 10 months agoMexico is suing US gun-makers for arming its gangs − and a US court could award billions in damages
Mexico claims that US firearm manufacturers are fueling illegal cross-border gun trafficking and violent crime abroad.
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/ 10 months agoForest Service warns of budget cuts ahead of a risky wildfire season – what that means for safety
A hot, dry summer on the heels of a wet winter raises the risk of wildfires.
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/ 10 months agoWhat’s behind the astonishing rise in LGBTQ+ romance literature?
It’s tempting to see this trend as a sign of the times. But the biggest book publishers started changing their approach...
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/ 10 months agoCult of the drone: At the two-year mark, UAVs have changed the face of war in Ukraine – but not outcomes
Drones have dominated images of the war in Ukraine, but an expert on drone warfare casts doubt on many of the...
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/ 10 months agoA Bronx school district offers lessons in boosting student mental health
Giving students a voice in decision-making helps foster well-being, research has found.
