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/ 1 year ago‘Across the Spider-Verse’ and the Latino legacy of Spider-Man
Latino characters have traditionally been underrepresented in mainstream comics. But Spider-Man’s backstory makes him the perfect superhero to be recast as...
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/ 1 year agoHouse approval of debt ceiling deal a triumph of the political center
The news media spent a lot of time reporting on how much progressive Democrats and conservative Republicans didn’t like the debt...
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/ 1 year agoTo have better disagreements, change your words – here are 4 ways to make your counterpart feel heard and keep the conversation going
Researchers have identified ways to have more productive conversations – even when you’re talking to someone who holds an opposite view.
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/ 1 year agoDrone strikes hit Moscow and Kyiv — in the growing world of drone warfare, anything goes when it comes to international law
As drone strikes become a more routine part of warfare, a set of rules or standards that can help determine how...
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/ 1 year agoUS Army Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas’ journey from enslaver to Union officer to civil rights defender
A Southerner, Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas was a racist enslaver before the Civil War. But he fought for the Union...
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/ 1 year agoStreet scrolls: The beats, rhymes and spirituality of Latin hip-hop
Latino artists have been forging their own paths in hip-hop for decades, giving voice to young peoples’ pain, faith and demands...
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/ 1 year agoWhat is Theravada Buddhism?
Theravada Buddhism is the dominant religious system in several parts of South and Southeast Asia, but there is a rich diversity...
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/ 1 year agoSummer reading: 5 books that explore LGBTQ teen and young adult life
A scholar of young adult fiction presents a fresh list of LGBTQ ‘must-reads’ for the summer of 2023.
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/ 1 year agoMost super rich couples have breadwinning husbands and stay-at-home wives, contrasting sharply with everyone else
While most heterosexual couples are dual-earners, super rich couples continue to have gender-traditional arrangements in which the man is the sole...
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/ 1 year agoAmid fears of Chinese influence, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has grown more powerful
President Joe Biden signed an executive order in 2022 tightening the rules for foreign investment in the US.
