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/ 2 years agoAmid fears of Chinese influence, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has grown more powerful
President Joe Biden signed an executive order in 2022 tightening the rules for foreign investment in the US.
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/ 2 years agoHow the sounds of ‘Succession’ shred the grandeur and respect the characters so desperately try to project
Composer Nicholas Britell festoons earnest Romantic music with sounds that gleefully desecrate it, underscoring the show’s emotional core: a lust for...
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/ 2 years agoCytomegalovirus lies dormant in most US adults and is the leading infectious cause of birth defects, but few have heard of it
Although testing for CMV during pregnancy isn’t routine and there isn’t universal screening for infants, there are steps pregnant people can...
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/ 2 years agoAtlantic hurricane season 2023: El Niño and extreme Atlantic Ocean heat are about to clash
Current forecasts suggest a warm tropical Pacific will be interfering what could otherwise be a ferocious Atlantic hurricane season.
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/ 2 years agoCOVID-19 clawbacks, spending caps and a cut – what House Republicans got in return for pushing the US to the brink of default
The White House and House Republicans agreed to a deal just days before the US is expected to default.
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/ 2 years agoHow can Congress regulate AI? Erect guardrails, ensure accountability and address monopolistic power
Figuring out how to regulate AI is a difficult challenge, and that’s even before tackling the problem of the small number...
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/ 2 years ago‘Man, the hunter’? Archaeologists’ assumptions about gender roles in past humans ignore an icky but potentially crucial part of original ‘paleo diet’
If hunter-gatherers went beyond nose-to-tail eating to include the undigested plant matter in a prey animal’s stomach, assumptions about gendered division...
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/ 2 years agoYour body naturally produces opioids without causing addiction or overdose – studying how this process works could help reduce the side effects of opioid drugs
Unlike opioid drugs like morphine and fentanyl that travel throughout the body, the opioids your body produces are released in small...
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/ 2 years agoFrom its birth 50 years ago, hip-hop has spread throughout Europe and challenged outdated ideals of racial and ethnic identity
Born out of the pain and anger in Black American communities, rap music struck a similar chord throughout Europe, as immigrants...
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/ 2 years agoWhat it takes to become a spelling bee champ
The road to becoming a champion speller is made easier with support from family and friends, but ultimately it depends on...
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/ 2 years agoWhy more cities are hiring ‘night mayors’ and establishing forms of nighttime governance
Nighttime is much more than a source of danger or an occasion to party – it’s a portal into a different...
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/ 2 years agoAfter the ALS ice bucket challenge and the rise of MrBeast, stunt philanthropy might be here to stay
The person with the most YouTube followers calls himself ‘YouTube’s biggest philanthropist.’
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/ 2 years agoWhat Erdoğan’s reelection means for Turkey’s political system, economy and foreign policy
Long-term Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was reelected with 52% of the vote. Will he push the country further down an...
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/ 2 years agoKids missing school: Why it’s happening — and how to stop it
About 10 million US children are chronically absent from school.
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/ 2 years agoWhat really started the American Civil War?
There was one central reason the Civil War happened.
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/ 2 years agoDebt ceiling negotiators reach a deal: 5 essential reads about the tentative accord, brinkmanship and the danger of default
The deal would raise the ceiling for two years, cap some federal spending and impose new work requirements on certain federal...
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/ 2 years agoHow the practice of Nichiren Buddhism sustained Tina Turner for 50 years
Turner was introduced to Nichiren Buddhism in 1973, and its teachings provided inspiration for some of the final projects of her...
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/ 2 years agoIncluding race in clinical algorithms can both reduce and increase health inequities – it depends on what doctors use them for
Biased algorithms in health care can lead to inaccurate diagnoses and delayed treatment. Deciding which variables to include to achieve fair...
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/ 2 years agoTurkey’s presidential runoff: 4 essential reads on what’s at stake
Incumbent president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in a second-round vote that will decide the future trajectory of...
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/ 2 years agoVoters want compromise in Congress — so why the brinkmanship over the debt ceiling?
Brinkmanship means coming to the edge of potential default on the US debt ceiling. Are lawmakers negotiating the debt limit representing...
