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/ 12 months agoThe amazing story of the man who created the latest narco-state in the Americas, and how the United States helped him every step of the way − until now
Washington looked the other way as coup leaders and drugs cartels conspired to turn Honduras into a center of the cocaine...
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/ 12 months ago69% of US Muslims always give to charities during Ramadan, fulfilling a religious obligation
During the month-long period of fasting, the obligation of zakat takes on heightened significance.
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/ 12 months agoOne year ago, Pope Francis disavowed the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ – but Indigenous Catholics’ work for respect and recognition goes back decades
Indigenous Catholics have long argued they should be able to embrace both sides of that identity.
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/ 12 months agoAs climate change and pollution imperil coral reefs, scientists are deep-freezing corals to repopulate future oceans
Just as the world’s zoos breed critically endangered animals in captivity to repopulate the wild, scientists are building a global effort...
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/ 12 months agoInvisible lines: how unseen boundaries shape the world around us
Maxim Samson speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the hidden lines that explain variations in everything from access to education...
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/ 12 months agoBridges can be protected from ship collisions – an expert on structures in disasters explains how
A civil engineer explains why ships taking out bridges is rare, and describes how bridge builders protect the structures from ship...
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/ 12 months agoPort of Baltimore bridge collapse rattles supply chains already rocked by troubles in Panama and the Red Sea
A supply chain expert looks at the short- and long-term impacts of the bridge collapse.
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/ 12 months agoWhy civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was ‘sick and tired of being sick and tired’
Fannie Lou Hamer became one of the most respected civil rights leaders during the 1960s in part because of her resistance...
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/ 12 months agoHow to have the hard conversations about who really won the 2020 presidential election − before Election Day 2024
What does someone like me, who believes that the last presidential election was legitimately won by Joe Biden, say to those...
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/ 12 months agoThe roots of the Easter story: Where did Christian beliefs about Jesus’ resurrection come from?
Ideas about resurrection had been developing for centuries before Jesus’ life, but his followers took them in new directions.
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/ 12 months agoEaster 2024 in the Holy Land: a holiday marked by Palestinian Christian sorrow
A Christian Palestinian human rights scholar who grew up in Bethlehem writes about the special time of Easter, but also about...
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/ 12 months agoCancer often requires more than one treatment − an oncologist explains why some patients like Kate Middleton receive both chemotherapy and surgery
There are many approaches to treating cancer. Which ones work best is determined on an individual basis and informed by each...
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/ 12 months agoHorses lived in the Americas for millions of years – new research helps paleontologists understand the fossils we’ve found and those that are missing from the record
Horse fossils are abundant and widespread across North America. Scientists often use their long history to illustrate how species evolve in...
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/ 12 months ago‘The Amazon of Sports’ has already cornered baseball’s apparel market – and is now on the verge of subsuming baseball cards, too
Fanatics’ consolidation of the sports card industry risks a stagnant future for the hobby.
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/ 12 months agoI’ve captained ships into tight ports like Baltimore, and this is how captains like me work with harbor pilots to avoid deadly collisions
Two ship pilots were on board the large cargo vessel that hit Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. A veteran ship captain...
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/ 12 months agoAbortion drug access could be limited by Supreme Court − if the court decides anti-abortion doctors can, in fact, challenge the FDA
Two legal scholars who study abortion-related laws explain what happened at the Supreme Court in a case that could make it...
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/ 12 months agoNot having job flexibility or security can leave workers feeling depressed, anxious and hopeless
The way jobs are structured affects employee mental health, an analysis of more than 18,000 workers shows.
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/ 12 months ago3 ways to use the solar eclipse to brighten your child’s knowledge of science
If you have young kids, the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, represents a rare opportunity to teach them about science.
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/ 12 months agoAn annual pilgrimage during Holy Week brings thousands of believers to Santuario de Chimayó in New Mexico, where they pray for healing and protection
Hundreds of thousands of visitors come to the Santuario de Chimayó throughout the year, but the pilgrimage during the week before...
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/ 12 months agoTrump-era tax cuts contributed to a decline in higher ed giving, with fewer Americans donating to colleges and universities
Researchers who analyzed a decade of data detected a reduction in giving after millions of Americans stopped getting a tax break...
