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/ 2 days agoAssad’s fall in Syria will further weaken Hezbollah and curtails Tehran’s ‘Iranization’ of region
Lebanon – home to thousands of Syrian refugees – has long suffered at the hands of the Assad family’s 54-year rule.
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/ 2 days agoBlood tests are currently one-size-fits-all − machine learning can pinpoint what’s truly ‘normal’ for each patient
A narrower, more personalized ‘normal range’ could help doctors better diagnose and treat disease in individual patients.
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/ 2 days agoTrump wants to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war
The Alien Enemies Act, first approved in the late 1700s, was last used during World War II to identify particular foreign...
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/ 2 days agoHigh rises made out of wood? What matters in whether ‘mass timber’ buildings are sustainable
More architects are using wood construction for large buildings. A resource economist argues any increase in demand for wood will push...
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/ 2 days agoInfectious diseases killed Victorian children at alarming rates — their novels highlight the fragility of public health today
Between 40% and 50% of children didn’t live past 5 in the US during the 19th century. Popular authors like Charles...
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/ 2 days agoUS secretary of education helps set national priorities in a system primarily funded and guided by local governments
If Republicans manage to achieve a long-standing goal by getting rid of the Department of Education, there wouldn’t be a secretary...
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/ 2 days agoWhy being forced to precisely follow a curriculum harms teachers and students
Policymakers commonly suggest that teaching to ‘fidelity’ − following a plan word for word − is best for student learning. However,...
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/ 2 days agoThe chilling crime spree of The Order – and its lasting effect on today’s white supremacists
The coordination and ideological rigor of The Order made them an outlier among white supremacist groups.
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/ 2 days agoHamas – hemmed in and isolated – finds itself with few options for the day after the Gaza war
The Palestinian militant group has engaged in talks with rival Fatah over a unity committee to govern Gaza. It reflects Hamas’...
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/ 3 days agoSyrians rejoice in a new beginning, after 54 years of tyranny
The Syrian revolution is profoundly significant to those who suffered suffocating repression, surveillance and everyday indignities under a brutal dictator.
