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/ 12 months agoWisconsin GOP’s impeachment threat against state Supreme Court justice is unsupported by law and would undermine judicial independence
Impeaching a recently elected Wisconsin Supreme Court justice for conduct neither criminal nor corrupt would negate the people’s votes – and...
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/ 12 months agoOffering treatment to drug users instead of arresting them reduces crime and addiction – new research into police diversion program shows
Police diversion programs for drug users shift officers’ focus from criminalization to treatment.
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/ 12 months agoWhy China’s real estate crisis should make the global travel industry nervous
Big-spending Chinese tourists once buoyed the global travel industry. But with Chinese economy looking a little shaky, more are staying at...
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/ 12 months agoCDC greenlights two updated COVID-19 vaccines, but how will they fare against the latest variants? 5 questions answered
Only time and data will tell whether the CDC-recommended reformulated shots can stand their ground against the ever-changing SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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/ 12 months agoRepublicans call for impeachment inquiry into Biden — a process the founders intended to deter abuse of power as well as remove from office
The founders of the United States viewed impeachment as a way to remind the country and president that he is not...
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/ 12 months agoWhat Arizona and other drought-ridden states can learn from Israel’s pioneering water strategy
Arizona is considering a multibillion-dollar desalination project to address its urgent water needs. Three water experts call for a go-slow approach...
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/ 12 months agoWhat are strike funds? A labor-management relations expert explains
When unions amass large sums of money to parcel out to workers, it can give them more leverage in negotiations with...
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/ 12 months agoWhy ‘Barbie’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’ made 2023 the dead girl summer
People might go to the movies to escape reality. Yet Barbie and Ariel choose to live in the world their audiences...
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/ 12 months ago5 ways that college campuses benefit from diversity, equity and inclusion programs
Diversity programs benefit schools and students in multiple ways, research shows.
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/ 12 months agoHow evasive and transmissible is the newest omicron offshoot, BA.2.86, that causes COVID-19? 4 questions answered
Researchers still don’t know how well BA.2.86 will evade immunity or whether it will cause more severe disease than its predecessors.
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/ 12 months agoLooking for your ‘calling’? What people get wrong when chasing meaningful work
The idea of a ‘calling’ has stretched far beyond its religious roots. But the way US society talks about meaningful work...
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/ 12 months agoAntisemitism on Elon Musk’s X is surging and dredging up many ancient, defamatory themes of blaming Jews
Antisemitism on X recycles ancient tropes falsely blaming Jewish people for a wide range of social and political ills, and for...
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/ 12 months agoUS response to Gabon and Niger coups suggests need for a new West Africa policy in Washington
No US president has set foot on sub-Saharan Africa since 2015 – and it hasn’t gone unnoticed.
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/ 12 months ago30 years after Arafat-Rabin handshake, clear flaws in Oslo Accords doomed peace talks to failure
A famous gesture kick-started hopes of peace in the Middle East. But today, the idea of a two-state solution seems further...
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/ 12 months agoHow does fever help fight infections? There’s more to it than even some scientists realize
The heat and chills that come with fever are not only uncomfortable but also metabolically costly. Increased body temperature, however, can...
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/ 12 months agoCan animals give birth to twins?
Animals often give birth to litters of more than one offspring at a time. But are those babies twins?
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/ 12 months agoPowerful black holes might grow up in bustling galactic neighborhoods
An astronomer and ‘black hole historian’ explains how the parts of the universe black holes grow in might influence how quickly...
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/ 12 months agoQuantum information science is rarely taught in high school – here’s why that matters
A former physics teacher says America could lose its technological edge if it doesn’t do a better job of teaching quantum...
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/ 12 months agoAncient texts depict all kinds of people, not just straight and cis ones – this college course looks at LGBTQ sexuality and gender in Egypt, Greece and Rome
Writing about same-sex relationships and gender beyond a strict male-female binary was more common in ancient Greece and Rome than students...
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/ 12 months agoMarrakech artisans – who have helped rebuild the Moroccan city before – are among those hit hard in the earthquake’s devastation
A scholar who has been working in Marrakech writes about the artisan communities, which have maintained the city’s architectural rich heritage...