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/ 9 months agoAn independent commission is racing to redraw Detroit’s voting maps under a federal court order − but the change may not elect more Black candidates
The commission has tight deadlines to finalize new maps. 2 voting rights experts explain the messy situation.
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/ 9 months agoTraining an animal? An ethicist explains how and why your dog − but not your frog − can be punished
Questions about how to ethically train different kinds of pets depend on the nature of those animals’ inner lives and their...
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/ 9 months agoFrom throwing soup on famous paintings to pushing lawsuits, the strategy behind climate activism and where it’s headed next
With international climate talks failing to make progress fast enough, activists are radically rethinking how to be most effective in the...
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/ 9 months agoDoes Trump actually have to pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll? Not immediately, at least
Before Donald Trump delivers any amount of monetary damages to E. Jean Carroll, he could engage in a long appeals process.
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/ 9 months agoA former federal judge explains what it’s like to be on the bench in a high-profile trial like those involving Donald Trump’s criminal charges
The retired judge says the judiciary doesn’t ‘do justice’ but follows the law and the facts, which doesn’t always mean a...
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/ 9 months agoOrbital resonance − the striking gravitational dance done by planets with aligning orbits
Orbital resonance is kind of like musical harmony, but systems that display it are far more rare than songs with harmonic...
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/ 9 months agoHow can I get ice off my car? An engineer who studies airborne particles shares some quick and easy techniques
When you’re running late in the winter, you don’t want to have to spend time scraping frost off your windshield. Try...
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/ 9 months agoStudents with disabilities often left on the sidelines when it comes to school sports
Although disabled students are supposed to have equal access to school sports, questions remain about whether they participate at the same...
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/ 9 months agoBilly Joel is back for an encore − but why did he wait so long to turn the lights back on?
In 1993, Joel sang, ‘These are the last words I have to say.’ What changed?
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/ 9 months agoWhy Taylor Swift is an antihero to the GOP − but Democrats should know all too well that her endorsement won’t mean it’s all over now
The idea that the Swift-Kelce romance is some sort of deep-state plot is perhaps gaining traction in far-right circles because it...