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/ 2 months agoDisaster survivors want to rebuild safer, more sustainable homes, but cost misperceptions often stand in the way
In interviews with residents and builders after disasters from Hawaii to Colorado to Puerto Rico, an engineer and policy specialist found...
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/ 2 months agoTrump’s plans to extend tax cuts and slash red tape will likely spur economic growth − but there’s a cost
Much of Trump’s 2017 tax law is set to expire at the end of 2025 – failing to extend it would...
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/ 2 months agoWhat’s the ‘standard deduction’? An accounting expert explains how it simplifies tax filing and saves most Americans money
In 2025, Congress will need to decide whether to extend the higher standard deduction, which has been in place since 2018.
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/ 2 months agoCompassion amid chaos − how one of America’s greatest poets became a lifeline for wounded soldiers
Lacking formal training in medicine or nursing, Walt Whitman nonetheless realized ‘the simple matter of personal presence, and emanating ordinary cheer...
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/ 2 months ago10 states had abortion measures on the ballot – where they passed, where they failed, and what it all means
Seven measures passed, three failed. What’s left behind is a mosaic of laws that can be hard to understand.
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/ 2 months agoStrength training early in life can set up kids and adolescents for a lifetime of health and well-being
Strength training programs for young people can improve muscle tone, prevent obesity and develop good exercise habits that last into adulthood.
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/ 2 months agoThe election is over − but what is a ‘lame duck’ anyway?
The lame-duck period in the US is longer than in other Western democracies, which tend to make the transition over a...
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/ 2 months agoNew Apostolic Reformation evangelicals see Trump as God’s warrior in their battle to win America from satanic forces and Christianize it
Many followers of the New Apostolic Reformation − a Christian religious movement − claim they receive divine guidance in reconstructing modern...
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/ 2 months agoIs AI dominance inevitable? A technology ethicist says no, actually
AI is already widespread and garnering billions of dollars in investment. But that doesn’t mean its ubiquity is predetermined. Society can...
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/ 2 months agoHow Trump might target DACA recipients and other immigrant groups
Trump focused on illegal immigration in his campaign and pledged to make a range of sweeping changes – some of which...
