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Lead can end up in cinnamon in a number of ways, but how much it contributes to blood lead levels in...
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/ 3 months agoLight exercise can yield significant cognitive benefits, new research shows
The study shows cognitive processing speed increased even when participants were moderately active.
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/ 3 months agoOn Bodhi Day, Buddhists commemorate Siddhartha Gautama’s enlightenment by lighting lamps to combat darkness
For Buddhists, Bodhi Day represents hope and the potential to overcome suffering.
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/ 3 months agoTo control your spending this holiday season, stick with cash
An economist swears by this technique.
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/ 3 months ago‘Insurrection,’ ‘equity’ and more − these are the words that trigger Trump supporters
Understanding the common terms that Trump supporters scorn can help decrease polarization in the country
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/ 3 months agoTrump’s next HUD secretary would have a lot to do to address the history of racist housing policy – and Trump’s own comments and history suggest that’s unlikely
Donald Trump’s false claims about Haitian immigrants echo an enduring element in the history of American housing − that certain people...
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/ 3 months agoChina’s influence grows at COP29 climate talks as US leadership fades
The annual UN climate conference ended with a weaker deal than many countries hoped for, and with calls to overhaul the...
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/ 3 months agoTaxpayers spend 22% more per patient to support Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to Medicare that promised to cost less
Rather than finding efficiencies and saving money all around, the private companies that administer the Medicare Advantage option to Medicare are...
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/ 3 months agoHow the gladiators inspired evangelicals’ sense of persecution
To early Christians, ancient gladiators were potent symbols of martyrdom, embodying virtue and bravery despite being enslaved.
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/ 3 months agoStudents go to hell and back in this course that looks at depictions of the damned throughout the ages
A course explores how ancient apocalypses find their way into movies and TV shows.
