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/ 2 months agoAs attitudes toward wild predators shift, Colorado voters weigh a ban on hunting mountain lions
Colorado has spectacular scenery, but it comes with wild animals, and they sometimes wander into town. A ballot measure that would...
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/ 2 months agoWild ginseng is declining, but small-scale ‘diggers’ aren’t the main threat to this native plant − and they can help save it
There’s a widespread argument that ‘poachers’ are responsible for the scarcity of wild ginseng. But a scholar who has interviewed diggers...
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/ 2 months agoVoters’ ‘moral flexibility’ helps them defend politicians’ misinformation − if they believe the inaccurate info speaks to a larger truth
In a series of surveys, researchers studied when and why voters put up with inaccurate statements from their leaders.
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/ 2 months agoPhotographer Louis Carlos Bernal memorialized the barrios at the US-Mexican border
Even though Bernal is known as the father of Chicano photography, his work has long been overlooked. Now he’s the subject...
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/ 2 months agoFujimori’s death won’t end pursuit of justice for Peruvian victims – or stop the strongman’s supporters from revering his legacy
Years after being ousted during his third term in office, the former Peruvian strongman was sentenced to 25 years in prison...
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/ 2 months agoKamala Harris effectively baited Donald Trump during the debate, drawing out his insecure white masculinity
Trump’s display during the debate shows that his white male insecurity is a liability to his candidacy − and a threat...
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/ 2 months agoTaylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris shows how big a role music is playing in the 2024 election
With Harris and Trump locked in a dead heat, getting their supporters to sing, scream and dance can cultivate an aura...
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/ 2 months agoA Nazi magazine regularly published manipulated photos and misinformation, long before the age of AI
The Nazis routinely shared altered photos in their official publication, the Illustrierter Beobachter, causing readers to question what was real or...
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/ 2 months agoSupreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. United States would have given Nixon immunity for Watergate crimes — but 50 years ago he needed a presidential pardon to avoid prison
President Gerald Ford’s pardon of former President Richard Nixon 50 years ago is seen as a damaging precedent establishing presidential impunity....
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/ 2 months agoResponding to work emails after hours contributes to burnout, hostility
Boundaries exist for a reason.
