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/ 2 months agoToxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months – here’s what our investigation found in East Palestine
A lot went wrong in the scramble to respond after a train carrying highly volatile vinyl chloride and other chemicals derailed...
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/ 2 months agoNYC’s ‘Eric Adams Show’ heads for a final curtain, with echoes of another New Yorker more focused on style than policy
Eric Adams, the New York mayor facing an indictment that could end his career and send him to jail, long boasted...
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/ 2 months agoVoters without kids are in the political spotlight – but they’re not all the same
Compared with voters who are trying to have kids or haven’t decided yet, those who definitely don’t want to have kids...
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/ 2 months agoCompanies keep selling harmful products – but history shows consumers can win in the end
Health leaders, researchers, advocacy groups, companies and the public have saved millions of lives by reducing the consumption of unhealthy products.
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/ 2 months agoWe studied 19,898 Kickstarter campaigns − and discovered that talking politics hurts fundraising
To maximize crowdfunding cash, consider staying mum on politics.
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/ 2 months agoTrump and Harris have clashing records on clean energy, but the clean power shift is too broad for any president to control
Vice President Kamala Harris has strongly supported clean energy investments, while Donald Trump has railed against them. But transformative shifts in...
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/ 2 months agoIn storms like Hurricane Helene, flooded industrial sites and toxic chemical releases are a silent and growing threat
People living near these industries and emergency responders often have few details about the chemicals inside. New interactive maps pinpoint the...
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/ 2 months agoHow the Taliban’s new ‘vice and virtue’ law erases women by justifying violence against them
The Taliban have enacted laws that violate human rights since they returned to power. But a new edict goes further.
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/ 2 months agoWhy trying to protect freedom may work better than campaigning to protect democracy
Republicans have long focused on freedom as an election issue. Kamala Harris appears to be shifting the Democrats’ strategy to offer...
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/ 2 months agoIs it bad to listen to music all the time? Here’s how tunes can help or harm
Listening to music and doing homework can be in harmony − as long as you turn down the volume.
