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/ 3 months agoChicagoans watch films of the violent 1968 convention protests to get ready for the Democratic convention
As the Democratic National Convention returns to Chicago, there’s an appetite in that city to revisit films from the bloody and...
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/ 3 months agoKamala Harris’ sudden political rise echoes that of another female politician, New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern, like Kamala Harris, unexpectedly became the leader of her political party close to the election. The similarities don’t stop...
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/ 3 months agoLocal elections are less partisan because voters will cross party lines when issues hit close to home
4 in 10 voters would back a candidate from the opposing party for local office if that politician shared their views...
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/ 3 months agoStudents with mental health struggles linked to absenteeism and lower grades, showing clear need for more in-school support
More preteen boys are struggling with behavioral issues, while more teen girls are experiencing anxiety and depression.
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/ 3 months agoHow back-to-back hurricanes set off a year of compounding disasters for one city − and alarm bells about risks in a warming world
A National Academies report finds crucial lessons for everyone’s disaster planning and recovery in a town hit hard by two hurricanes,...
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/ 3 months agoUkraine’s cross-border incursion challenges Moscow’s war narrative – but will it shift Russian opinion?
The Kremlin has pushed a dual narrative: that the conflict represents an existential battle with the West, but that life goes...
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/ 3 months ago3 years after fall of Kabul, US Congress has still not acted to secure future of more than 70,000 Afghan evacuees in US
Attempts to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act have faltered, leaving tens of thousands of Afghans who fled chaos during the fall...
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/ 3 months agoAmericans love free speech, survey finds − until they realize everyone else has it, too
Americans agree that democracy requires freedom of speech. But a large minority also thinks it’s acceptable to bar certain subjects or...
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/ 3 months agoOffensive names dot the American street map − a new app provides a way to track them
A newly released app allows users to search for discriminatory roadway names, helping communities grasp the ubiquity of inequalities embedded in...
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/ 3 months agoHistorians diving for balloons and hoping for hot dish: What Smithsonian curators will be doing at the Democratic National Convention
Will there be Minnesota hot dish hats worn at the upcoming Democratic National Convention? Curators from the Smithsonian will be there,...
