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/ 3 days agoRobo price-fixing: Why the Justice Department is suing a software company to stop landlords colluding on rents
RealPage, Inc. provides software that lets landlords keep rental prices high. The Justice Department cried foul on the price-fixing practice.
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/ 3 days agoDonor-advised funds are drawing a lot of assets besides cash – taking a bigger bite out of tax revenue than other kinds of charitable giving
Donors can get two different tax breaks when they give by turning stocks, bonds and other financial assets into charitable gifts.
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/ 3 days agoPhiladelphia students have a new reading and writing curriculum − a literacy expert explains what’s changing
The new curriculum is grounded in research on how kids best learn to read. But it will take teachers time to...
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/ 3 days agoWhy school police officers may not be the most effective way to prevent violence
The presence of police in schools has grown in the past 30 years. But research shows that these officers may not...
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/ 3 days agoDorothy Allison was an authentic voice for the poor, capturing the beauty, humor and pain of working-class life in America
Even though her most famous work, ‘Bastard out of Carolina,’ deals with physical and sexual abuse, this merely constitutes one element...
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/ 3 days agoWhy do I feel better when I wake myself up instead of relying on an alarm? A neurologist explains the science of a restful night’s sleep
You can train your brain to wake up on time naturally.
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/ 6 days agoPopulist podcasters love RFK, Jr., and he took the same left-right turn toward Trump as they did
How did this lifelong Democrat go full MAGA? A scholar of populism finds some answers in the ‘manosphere’ podcasts credited with...
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/ 6 days agoBetter but not stellar: Pollsters faced familiar complaints, difficulties in assessing Trump-Harris race
With a history of presidential polls getting it wrong − sometimes very wrong − how did this year’s polling fare? Some...
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/ 6 days agoCampus diversity is becoming difficult to measure as students keep their race and ethnicity hidden on college applications
A year after the Supreme Court banned race-based admissions, students’ choices and college policies have affected a view of its impact.
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/ 6 days agoKnee problems tend to flare up as you age – an orthopedic specialist explains available treatment options
Injuries and osteoarthritis of the knee are common. Fortunately, there are many ways to prevent and treat knee pain.
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/ 6 days agoSaltwater flooding is a serious fire threat for EVs and other devices with lithium-ion batteries
If you live in a flood-prone area, especially near the ocean, it’s important to know the risks if your EV is...
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/ 6 days agoGet chronic UTIs? Future treatments may add more bacteria to your bladder to beat back harmful microbes
Certain strains of E. coli tucked in a gel can crowd out the microbes that cause urinary tract infections.
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/ 6 days agoAs the Taurid meteor shower passes by Earth, pseudoscience rains down – and obscures a potential real threat from space
Get past the fake science, and the Taurid meteor shower foreshadows what could, one day, pose a troubling scenario.
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/ 7 days agoIndonesia president’s diplomatic dash takes in China and US − but a Trump presidency may see the aspiring regional powerhouse tilt more toward Beijing
Southeast Asia’s most populous nation is seeking a role as a regional leader − it may look more to Beijing than...
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/ 7 days agoCampuses are ground zero in debates about antisemitism − but that’s been true for 100 years
Universities have an important role in Jewish American history – highlighting both deep-seated prejudice toward Jews and Jewish students’ paths toward...
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/ 7 days agoUntreated sewage and fertilizer runoff threaten the Florida manatee’s main food source, contributing to malnutrition
Manatees along Florida’s coast are eating less seagrass and more algae than they did a few decades ago. This dietary shift...
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/ 7 days ago3 innovative ways to help countries hit by climate disasters, beyond a loss and damage fund
Getting aid to countries before the storm or drought hits is one response increasingly being used to limit the damage.
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/ 7 days agoRepublican lawmakers will reshape tax policy in 2025 — a tax expert explains what to expect
The fate of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act lies in the balance.
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/ 7 days agoFederal judge rules that Louisiana shalt not require public schools to post the Ten Commandments
The Supreme Court’s approach toward religion in schools has been shifting, adding to uncertainty about legislation such as Louisiana’s.
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/ 7 days agoHundreds of 19th-century skulls collected in the name of medical science tell a story of who mattered and who didn’t
Marked with numbers, demographic information and provenance – though not name – these skulls tell a story of racist hierarchies but...
