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/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year 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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/ 1 year 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...
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/ 1 year agoAnemia afflicts nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide, but there are practical strategies for reducing it
Among young children, adolescents and adult women, anemia strikes 1 in 3 globally. Most cases are driven by dietary iron deficiency,...
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/ 1 year agoUkraine’s push for NATO membership is rooted in its European past – and its future
For President Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s citizens, the country’s quest for NATO and EU membership is about security – and identity.
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/ 1 year agoPhiladelphia police rarely release body camera videos – here’s why it may happen in the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry
The public’s right to know often gives way to concerns about privacy, public safety and protecting evidence.
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/ 1 year agoWhy managers’ attempts to empower their employees often fail – and even lead to unethical behavior
An expert on employee motivation explains four challenges companies should address if they truly want to empower their workers.