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/ 12 months agoThe South Carolina primary is likely to reveal the eventual Republican presidential nominee – 3 points to understand
While Nikki Haley trails Donald Trump in polling ahead of the South Carolina primary, the estimates don’t capture the Democrats and...
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/ 12 months agoLouisiana governor makes it easier for companies to receive lucrative tax breaks that take money away from cash-strapped schools
Louisiana’s governor made it easier for companies to receive property tax breaks – and schools will likely pay the price.
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/ 12 months agoThe Russia-Ukraine War has caused a staggering amount of cultural destruction – both seen and unseen
In addition to destroyed buildings, there’s an entire underground world – filled with untold numbers of artifacts, bones and ruins –...
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/ 12 months agoMaking the moral of the story stick − a media psychologist explains the research behind ‘Sesame Street,’ ‘Arthur’ and other children’s TV
Many children’s educational shows undergo pre-screening to make sure each episode delivers its intended message. Adult viewers watching alongside kids can...
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/ 12 months agoWar in Ukraine at 2 years: Destruction seen from space – via radar
Satellite photography of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut shows block after block of destroyed buildings. Satellite radar provides a different view...
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/ 12 months agoHow governments handle data matters for inclusion
Governments can exclude certain groups of people in policies and services not only by the type of data they collect but...
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/ 12 months agoArsenic in landfills is still leaching into groundwater − 20 years after colleagues and I learned how the ‘king of poisons’ could escape trash dumps
If not properly managed, heavy metals such as arsenic can accumulate in landfills and leach into soils and groundwater.
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/ 12 months agoTrump is no Navalny, and prosecution in a democracy is a lot different than persecution in Putin’s Russia
Donald Trump says he’s being politically persecuted, like Russian democracy martyr Alexei Navalny, who died while in a Russian prison on...
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/ 12 months agoWith Beyoncé’s foray into country music, the genre is finally breaking free from the stereotypes that have long dogged it
Her new songs are arriving at a moment when country music’s reputation as overwhelmingly white is finally starting to crack.
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/ 12 months agoHow you can tell propaganda from journalism − let’s look at Tucker Carlson’s visit to Russia
Tucker Carlson’s sycophantic interview with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, and his subsequent praise for Russia’s subways, supermarkets and cheeseburgers, was not...
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/ 12 months agoPhilly mayor might consider these lessons from NYC before expanding stop-and-frisk
Evidence from NYC shows that stop-and-frisk policing leads to greater mistrust of police and more racial disparities in the criminal justice...
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/ 12 months agoEPA has tightened its target for deadly particle pollution − states need more tools to reach it
Reducing particle pollution can save thousands of lives, but states need more data to inform better controls. An atmospheric scientist explains...
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/ 12 months agoColleges are using AI to prepare hospitality workers of the future
Will the hotels of the future involve fewer front desk clerks and more automated service? A hospitality expert who has written...
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/ 12 months agoDonors gave $58 billion to higher ed in the 2023 academic year, with mega gifts up despite overall decline
The stock market’s weak performance at the end of 2022 may have made donors less willing to give.
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/ 12 months agoYoung people are lukewarm about Biden – and giving them more information doesn’t move the needle much
While young voters say they would be more likely to vote for Biden after they learn more about the economy and...
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/ 12 months agoWealthier, urban Americans have access to more local news – while roughly half of US counties have only one outlet or less
The number of nonprofit news outlets is holding steady as they go out of business just as fast as they are...
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/ 12 months agoAre fears of saying ‘no’ overblown?
Nearly 80% of people have accepted invitations to events they didn’t want to attend.
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/ 12 months agoMarriage is not as effective an anti-poverty strategy as you’ve been led to believe
Marriage on its own won’t do away with child poverty, and in fact it can create even more instability for low-income...
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/ 12 months agoYour heart changes in size and shape with exercise – this can lead to heart problems for some athletes and gym rats
People who regularly engage in significant amounts of exercise, as endurance athletes do, may develop enlarged hearts. While athletic heart is...
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/ 12 months agoI’ve been studying astronaut psychology since Apollo − a long voyage to Mars in a confined space could raise stress levels and make the journey more challenging
Can astronauts spend prolonged time in close quarters millions of miles from Earth without killing each other?
