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/ 3 days agoThe US energy market has its troubles, though it may not be a ‘national emergency’
The US produces more oil today than any other country, and there is no clear emergency on the scale of the...
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/ 3 days agoCarolina wildfires followed months of weather whiplash, from drought to hurricane-fueled floods and back to drought
Fires are a natural part of the landscape and essential for many species. But scores of fires at once were more...
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/ 3 days agoThe child boss in ‘Severance’ reveals a devastating truth about work and child-rearing in the 21st century
As a child worker, Miss Huang might seem like an uncanny ghost of a bygone era of childhood. But she’s closer...
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/ 3 days agoLearning ethics − one Marvel movie at a time
Marvel movies like ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Infinity War’ are the starting point for this ethics seminar.
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/ 3 days agoCOVID-19 is the latest epidemic to show biomedical breakthroughs aren’t enough to eliminate a disease
Scientific discoveries are necessary to eliminate epidemic diseases. But addressing socioeconomic factors is just as essential in the fight against diseases...
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/ 3 days agoSupreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific targets in water pollution permits
San Francisco argued that Clean Water Act permits should function like recipes that restrict specific ingredients in a dish, rather than...
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/ 3 days agoInfluencers have trouble figuring out their tax obligations − and with good reason
The IRS hasn’t issued clear guidance for them yet.
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/ 3 days agoUSAID’s history shows decades of good work on behalf of America’s global interests, although not all its projects succeeded
USAID started in the 1960s as a way to offset the spread of communism. Since then, it has had various other...
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/ 4 days agoTrump is the kinglike president many feared when arguing over the US Constitution in 1789 – and his address to Congress showed it
When the US Constitution was written, many people − from those who wrote the document to those on the outside who...
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/ 4 days agoA potential $110B economic hit: How Trump’s tariffs could mean rising costs for families, strain for states
The shock will fall hardest on consumers, certain industries, and states that are sensitive to supply-chain disruptions.
