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/ 2 months agoWe study aging family business incumbents who refuse to let go − here’s why the 2024 race felt familiar
Donald Trump is acting like the classic patriarch of a family business − and he’s not the only politician to do...
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/ 2 months agoTerrorist groups respond to verbal attacks and slights by governments with more violence against civilians
When governments denounce terrorist attacks, backlash follows – typically within a few days, research found.
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/ 2 months agoWhat’s an H-1B visa? A brief history of the controversial program for skilled foreign workers
The struggle has yielded both compromises and new strips of red tape for more than 100 years.
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/ 2 months agoVaccine hesitancy among pet owners is growing – a public health expert explains why that matters
About 4% of dogs and 12% of cats remain unvaccinated against rabies, posing risks for society.
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/ 2 months agoThe power of friendship: How a letter helped create an American bestseller about antisemitism
‘Gentleman’s Agreement,’ a novel by Laura Z. Hobson, was considered groundbreaking for its depiction of everyday prejudice.
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/ 2 months agoJob of homeland security secretary is to adapt almost continuously to pressures from the department, the public and the world at large
The Department of Homeland Security’s massive bureaucracy has many critical national security functions and spends billions of taxpayer dollars seeking to...
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/ 2 months agoLarry Krasner, Kensington, the scrapped Sixers arena − and other key concerns that will shape Philly politics in 2025
Mayor Parker may also have to grapple with the incoming Trump administration on issues of immigration enforcement in Philly, which is...
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/ 2 months agoA brief history of presidential inaugural speeches, from George Washington to today
Inaugural addresses that newly minted presidents have given over the past 250 years have aimed to do several key things, including...
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/ 2 months agoLightning strikes make collecting a parasitic fungus prized in traditional Chinese medicine a deadly pursuit
The parasitic fungus sometimes called ‘Himalayan gold’ can provide a good living to villagers who collect it. But rugged terrain and...
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/ 2 months agoLA fires: Fast wildfires are more destructive and harder to contain
The causes of the wind-driven fires that burned thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area are under investigation, but there...
