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/ 3 months ago‘Coconut farmers for Harris,’ influencers and vertical signs – Smithsonian curators’ encounters at the Democratic National Convention
The items people wear, buy and wave at the convention are key pieces of American history.
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/ 3 months agoKamala’s kicks, Tim’s lids, and the red ties that bind Trump and Vance – what’s behind the fashion choices of each candidate
Clothing and makeup are silent, powerful ways for candidates to tell the American public who they are – and how they’ll...
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/ 3 months agoHow organized labor shames its traitors − the story of the ‘scab’
It’s too reductive to simply smear scabs as sellouts. It’s important to understand why some workers might be motivated to weather...
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/ 3 months agoNo, the world isn’t heading toward a new Cold War – it’s closer to the grinding world order collapse of the 1930s
Over the past 15 years, the world has seen a financial crisis, the rise of populist politics and a fracturing of...
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/ 3 months agoThe Polaris Dawn mission to Earth’s orbit will test SpaceX’s capabilities for a commercial space program
The Polaris Dawn mission will test communications, perform research and conduct a spacewalk with SpaceX extravehicular spacesuits.
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/ 3 months ago4 ways Wissahickon Valley Park makes Philly more resilient against climate change
The lush urban forest in northwest Philadelphia helps cool the city and provides other environmental protections.
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/ 3 months agoUS is unlikely to stop giving military aid to Israel − because it benefits from it
The US has given military aid to Israel since the 1960s, backed by both domestic and regional strategic interests, including containing...
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/ 3 months agoWhat links aging and disease? A growing body of research says it’s a faulty metabolism
Targeting the key players that help your body regulate metabolism could reverse disease progression, including cognitive decline related to Alzheimer’s disease.
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/ 3 months agoGift card scams generate billions for fraudsters and industry as regulators fail to protect consumers − and how one 83-year-old fell into the ‘fear bubble’
Consumers lose more than $5 billion a year to fraud involving gift cards, while the industry exploits regulatory loopholes and delays...
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/ 3 months agoWhy gift cards fall into a gap in the 2-tier banking regulation system − and a brief history of why that gap exists
Regulation over banks that issue credit cards, debit cards and gift cards is piecemeal. The customer loses.
