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/ 1 year agoWhy AI can’t replace air traffic controllers
An air traffic safety expert explains why humans will remain central to managing the nation’s airports and airspace even as AI...
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/ 1 year agoThe opening of India’s new Rama temple made waves – but here’s what the central ritual actually meant
A scholar of Hinduism explains the importance of the consecration ritual, which is believed to bring the presence of the divine...
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/ 1 year agoWhy Trump’s control of the Republican Party is bad for democracy
A second Trump presidency may be a danger to democracy, but that’s more to do with the Republican Party than Trump...
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/ 1 year agoFor 150 years, Black journalists have known what confederate monuments really stood for
At the turn of the 20th century, Southern sympathizers started building monuments to Confederate leaders. Black newspaper editors saw these emblems...
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/ 1 year agoLongtime NRA chief Wayne LaPierre is leaving the gun group in trouble but still powerful
Under his watch, congressional action toward gun control ground to a near halt that lasted for many years.
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/ 1 year agoBoulder strengthens rules against plastic bags – but do bans and fines actually reduce waste?
Retail stores in Boulder, Colo., banned plastic bags and will charge 10 cents for paper bags in an effort to reduce...
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/ 1 year agoDrone attack on American troops risks widening Middle East conflict – and drawing in Iran-US tensions
Three American troops were killed and dozens more injured in an attack on a base in Jordan. How the Biden administration...
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/ 1 year agoNonprofit hospitals have an obligation to help their communities, but the people who live nearby may see little benefit
Standards are vague, and the IRS, which is tasked with enforcement, hasn’t provided much oversight.
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/ 1 year agoIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a dilemma: Free the hostages or continue the war in Gaza?
A scholar of Israeli politics explains why Israelis are increasingly turning against Netanyahu and his promise that Israel can quickly defeat...
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/ 1 year agoNonwhite people are drastically underrepresented in local government
As in the federal and state governments, local elected officials are more likely to be white than their constituents. At times,...
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/ 1 year agoEl Savador voters set to trade democracy for promise of security in presidential election
Mass arrests and the suspension of constitutional rights have been a feature of President Nayib Bukele’s tenure. A fresh mandate from...
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/ 1 year agoWhat latest polling says about the mood in Ukraine – and the desire to remain optimistic amid the suffering
As war drags on, more Ukrainians say that they are prepared to negotiate – but the majority still reject any deal...
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/ 1 year agoPopularly known as ‘gas station heroin,’ tianeptine is being sold as a dietary supplement – with deadly outcomes
Tianeptine is dangerous as an active ingredient, but the products containing it have no quality control and could be contaminated with...
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/ 1 year agoThat sharp, green smell of freshly cut grass? It’s a plant’s cry for help – and it may work as a less toxic pesticide for farmers
Green plants produce a specific gas when under attack to both directly ward off herbivores and pathogens and indirectly lure in...
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/ 1 year agoCybercrime victims who aren’t proficient in English are undercounted – and poorly protected
The federal government’s web portal for reporting cybercrimes is of little use if you have limited proficiency with English.
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/ 1 year agoIs criticism of Israel antisemitic? A scholar of modern Jewish history explains
In recent years, the relationship between antisemitism and anti-Zionism has taken on renewed importance and competing definitions of antisemitism have emerged....
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/ 1 year agoWho created the alphabet? A historian describes the millennia-long story of the ABCs
Turns out ‘A’ didn’t have to be the first letter in the alphabet, nor ‘Z’ the last.
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/ 1 year agoColorado voters seeking to disqualify Trump from the ballot tell Supreme Court Jan. 6 ‘will forever stain’ US history
In their Supreme Court brief, Colorado residents seeking to bar Trump from their state’s ballot say that ‘Trump intentionally organized and...
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/ 1 year agoUN court ruling against Israel shows limits of legal power to prevent genocide − but rapid speed
While the International Court of Justice lacks enforcement powers, its new provisional measure could heighten pressure on both Israel and Hamas...
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/ 1 year agoMost state abortion bans have limited exceptions − but it’s hard to understand what they mean
Women in Texas and in other states with abortion bans are suing, asking for clarification on when medical exceptions could actually...
