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/ 2 years agoFrom Kali to Mary to Neopagan goddesses, religions revere motherhood in sometimes unexpected ways
Mother figures from faith traditions around the world reflect many different ways of thinking about the divine.
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/ 2 years agoWhat does ending the emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US mean in practice? 4 questions answered
The emergency status allowed the federal government to cut through a mountain of red tape, with the goal of responding to...
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/ 2 years agoGeorge Santos indicted on fraud, money laundering and other criminal charges — 3 essential reads
George Santos has admitted to having said some stupid things. But his lying became the subject of a federal probe that...
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/ 2 years agoFDA’s approval of the world’s first vaccine against RSV will offer a new tool in an old fight – 4 questions answered
The newly approved RSV vaccine could be rolled out by fall 2023, in time for the typical winter surge in RSV...
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/ 2 years agoJudaism’s rituals to honor new mothers are ever-rooted, ever-changing – from medieval embroidery and prayer to new traditions today
Recent generations of Jewish women have looked to reinvent rituals marking the most meaningful moments in their lives, especially childbirth and...
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/ 2 years agoOn its 75th birthday, Israel still can’t agree on what it means to be a Jewish state and a democracy
Israel may no longer be a fledgling state – but it has yet to overcome the basic contradiction that has defined...
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/ 2 years agoImran Khan’s arrest: What it means for the former prime minister and Pakistan’s upcoming election
Protests took hold across Pakistan following the detention of the opposition leader and former cricket star – raising tensions in an...
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/ 2 years agoFederal money is coming to fix aging flood control systems – but plans all too often reflect historical patterns and not future risks
As federal funding for infrastructure rolls in, communities run the risk of spending millions of dollars on systems that aren’t built...
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/ 2 years agoBlack queer college students want to explore their identity — but feel excluded by both Black and LGBTQ student groups
The new book “Black and Queer on Campus” explores the range of experiences that Black LGBTQ students face at colleges across...
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/ 2 years agoAstronomers just saw a star eat a planet – an astrophysicist on the team explains the first-of-its-kind discovery
Stars begin to expand when they run out of fuel and can become thousands of times larger, consuming any planets in...
