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/ 5 days agoEdward Blum’s crusade against affirmative action has used the legal strategy developed by civil rights activists
Without much scrutiny or fanfare, Edward Blum has led the attack against federal minority voter protection laws and the use of...
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/ 5 days agoMassive planet too big for its own sun pushes astronomers to rethink exoplanet formation
A newly discovered planet that should be too big to have formed around a tiny star is throwing into question what...
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/ 6 days agoRussian attempt to control narrative in Ukraine employs age-old tactic of ‘othering’ the enemy
Putin’s worldview echoes Russian phrase, ‘Who is not with us, is against us.’
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/ 6 days agoIsrael’s mosaic of Jewish ethnic groups is key to understanding the country
The diversity of Israel’s Jewish population has been a source of tensions, but also strength, over the decades.
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/ 6 days agoAs plastic production grows, treaty negotiations to reduce plastic waste are stuck in low gear
A central question remains unresolved in the draft treaty: Is plastic pollution basically a waste management problem, or can it be...
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/ 6 days agoOpenAI is a nonprofit-corporate hybrid: A management expert explains how this model works − and how it fueled the tumult around CEO Sam Altman’s short-lived ouster
The board is supposed to stop OpenAI from veering from its mission of building technology that benefits humanity.
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/ 6 days ago‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ became the surprise hit of 2023 by upending conventional wisdom about what gives video games broad appeal
For years, the biggest video game publishers have operated under the assumption that compelling stories and captivating characters don’t offer a...
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/ 6 days agoCOP28 begins: 4 issues that will determine if the UN climate summit is a success, from methane to money
A veteran of UN climate talks lays out the top themes and their sticking points, including concerns about the host country’s...
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/ 6 days agoIsrael-Gaza: what the term genocide means under international law – podcast
Both Israelis and Palestinians are accusing each other of genocide. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to...
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/ 6 days agoHenry Kissinger’s bombing campaign likely killed hundreds of thousands of Cambodians − and set path for the ravages of the Khmer Rouge
A Cambodian scholar who fled the Khmer Rouge as a child writes about the legacy of Henry Kissinger, who died at...
