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/ 2 years agoSilvio Berlusconi had a complex relationship with US presidents: Friend to one, shunned by another
The former Italian prime minister died on June 12, 2023, at the age of 86. Throughout his terms in office he...
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/ 2 years agoHow TV shows have grappled with a post-Dobbs America
Though abortion is appearing in more plot lines, many programs still aren’t accurately depicting what the reality of abortion access looks...
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/ 2 years agoAfter ‘Rapper’s Delight,’ hip-hop went global – its impact has been massive; so too efforts to keep it real
Hip-hop traveled far after being birthed by Black Americans in US cities. The journey hasn’t always been smooth.
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/ 2 years agoGlass: Neither a solid nor a liquid, this common yet complicated material is still surprising scientists
Two glass researchers explain how glass is made, the unique properties of glass and how those properties have allowed it to...
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/ 2 years agoHow Pat Robertson changed Christian media and made it politically influential
A scholar of religion and politics explains how Robertson led the way in blending religion with political commentary and paved the...
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/ 2 years agoThe overlooked story of the incarceration of Japanese Americans from Hawaii during World War II
When US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, he paved the way for the incarceration of Japanese Americans on...
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/ 2 years agoAnnual numbers of excess deaths in the US relative to other developed countries are growing at an alarming rate
New research shows that preventable deaths are increasing in the US at the same time that life expectancy keeps dropping.
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/ 2 years agoProsecuting a former president is not an easy decision. A criminal law professor explains why
One of the bedrock principles of the American legal system is that no one is above the law. When it comes...
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/ 2 years agoA jury of ex-presidents? No, but Trump’s fate will be decided by 12 citizen peers, in a hallowed tradition of US democracy
Like all criminal defendants, Trump will enjoy the protection that a jury will offer from abuse by government prosecutors.
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/ 2 years agoColonialism has shaped scientific plant collections around the world – here’s why that matters
The colonial era profoundly shaped natural history museums and collections. Herbaria, which are scientists’ main source of plant specimens from around...
