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/ 3 months agoDoes Democratic VP candidate Walz swear too damn much?
It wouldn’t be out of character if Kamala Harris’ running mate sprinkles ‘damn’ throughout his acceptance speech at the Democratic National...
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/ 3 months ago75 years ago, the KKK and anti-communists teamed up to violently stop a folk concert in NY
Racist mobs attacked a 1949 concert in Peekskill, NY, helping raise anti-communist fervor after World War II and illustrating how hatred...
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/ 3 months agoReaders prefer to click on a clear, simple headline − like this one
Typical news readers prefer news headlines with simple language over more complex wording.
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/ 3 months agoThe mystic and the mathematician: What the towering 20th-century thinkers Simone and André Weil can teach today’s math educators
André Weil was a mathematician. His sister Simone Weil was a philosopher. They both thought deeply about the nature and value...
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/ 3 months agoSharks are taking a bite out of anglers’ catch in the Gulf of Mexico, but culling isn’t likely to help
Whether they’re going to cook a fish, have it mounted or just take a photo and then release it, anglers want...
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/ 3 months agoWhy don’t more politicians retire? A medical anthropologist explains how the US could benefit from a mandatory retirement age
Many Americans seem to prefer to keep working well past retirement age, but it’s not clear whether the choice is motivated...
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/ 3 months agoBiden administration’s negotiated price cuts for 10 common prescription drugs likely to save Medicare billions, beginning in 2026
People ages 65 and up will likely reap significant out-of-pocket savings on prescription drugs when the negotiated prices take effect. But...
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/ 3 months agoAstronomers have warned against colonial practices in the space industry − a philosopher of science explains how the industry could explore other planets without exploiting them
Space may be considered the final frontier, but the US was once a frontier, too. How can space industry leaders avoid...
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/ 3 months agoAncient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect – how history’s lessons apply to cities today
As summer temperatures rise, finding ways to build cities that don’t hold in the heat and can provide some cooling is...
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/ 3 months agoCould we use volcanoes to make electricity?
We don’t generate power directly from volcanoes, but the presence of volcanoes is a sign that there are good geothermal resources...
