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/ 1 year agoA BRICS currency is unlikely to dislodge dollar any time soon – but it signifies growing challenge to established economic order
Talk over a joint BRICS currency feeds into ‘decline of the dollar’ rhetoric. But it is the economic bloc’s focus on...
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/ 1 year agoUS talks sanctions against Uganda after a harsh anti-gay law – but criminalizing same-sex activities has become a political tactic globally
A scholar of politics and religion explains how anti-LGBTQ laws are being used to distract the public from governance failures in...
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/ 1 year agoHunter Biden is expected to plead guilty to tax and gun charges – continuing a long presidential legacy of colorful relatives
Presidents have family drama, like all other people. Hunter Biden is simply the latest example of a family member who has...
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/ 1 year agoHow pardoning extremists undermines the rule of law
The promise of pardons to offer criminal sanctuary likely undermines the rule of law and increases the risks of political violence.
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/ 1 year agoFear trumps anger when it comes to data breaches – angry customers vent, but fearful customers don’t come back
Companies tend to focus on appeasing angry customers after a data breach. New research shows they may want to pay more...
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/ 1 year agoHow will AI affect workers? Tech waves of the past show how unpredictable the path can be
New digital technologies have been a constant for workers over the past few decades, with a mixed record on the economy...
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/ 1 year agoTo see how smoke affects endangered orangutans, we studied their voices during and after massive Indonesian wildfires
Orangutans are vocal animals, so analyzing their calls during events like wildfires can indicate how smoke is affecting their health.
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/ 1 year agoProving Fermat’s last theorem: 2 mathematicians explain how building bridges within the discipline helped solve a centuries-old mystery
In 1993, a British mathematician solved a centuries-old problem. But he couldn’t have done it without the help of many other...
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/ 1 year agoFor some NBA draftees who overcame adversity, making the transition to fame and fortune is no slam dunk
With newfound fame and fortune, NBA rookies who come from poverty face a bevy of challenges that threaten to derail their...
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/ 1 year agoOne year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities
Abortion bans and restrictions have numerous downstream effects on health care. For instance, medical students in states where those laws exist...
