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/ 2 months agoJoe Biden’s record on science and tech: Investments and regulation for vaccines, broadband, microchips and AI
Entering office in the thick of the pandemic, Joe Biden faced science-related challenges on Day 1.
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/ 2 months agoMeta shift from fact-checking to crowdsourcing spotlights competing approaches in fight against misinformation and hate speech
Content moderation is a thorny issue, often pitting safety against free speech. But does it even work, and which approach is...
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/ 2 months agoIn eyeing Greenland, Trump is echoing long-held American designs on the Arctic expanse
Donald Trump has history on his side when he muses about the US acquiring Greenland. That idea was proposed by military...
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/ 2 months agoKamala Harris memes questioning her cultural background highlight Americans’ contradictions with race
Popular memes debating Harris’ racial authenticity say less about the US’s first Black and Indian vice president and more about Americans’...
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/ 2 months agoSpending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done
The OMB is like the government’s central nervous system – it, and its director, are at the center of pretty much...
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/ 2 months agoCatholic cardinals play a key role in secular politics as well as the Catholic Church–and the importance of Pope Francis’ choice to head the church in DC
Cardinals play an important role, whether in serving as papal ambassadors or in shaping public opinion, and they have done so...
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/ 2 months agoMy beautiful ‘practicing’ Christians: As churchgoers’ numbers shrink, their social views grow more similar
Christians are diverse in terms of race, denomination, theology and other factors. Yet on average, some of their views are growing...
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/ 2 months agoRents rise faster after disasters, but a federal program can help restrain excesses
A scholar who researches how rents increase after disasters is fearful for his own community as he watches it burn and...
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/ 2 months agoHow the CIA director helps the US navigate a world of spies, threats and geopolitical turbulence
The director of the CIA is responsible for overseeing the agency’s clandestine operations and advising the president on national security matters.
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/ 2 months ago4 reasons why the US might want to buy Greenland – if it were for sale, which it isn’t
The Danish-controlled island is coveted by some external actors who see the vast territory as a vector for precious minerals and...
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/ 2 months agoWe study aging family business incumbents who refuse to let go − here’s why the 2024 race felt familiar
Donald Trump is acting like the classic patriarch of a family business − and he’s not the only politician to do...
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/ 2 months agoTerrorist groups respond to verbal attacks and slights by governments with more violence against civilians
When governments denounce terrorist attacks, backlash follows – typically within a few days, research found.
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/ 2 months agoWhat’s an H-1B visa? A brief history of the controversial program for skilled foreign workers
The struggle has yielded both compromises and new strips of red tape for more than 100 years.
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/ 2 months agoVaccine hesitancy among pet owners is growing – a public health expert explains why that matters
About 4% of dogs and 12% of cats remain unvaccinated against rabies, posing risks for society.
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/ 2 months agoThe power of friendship: How a letter helped create an American bestseller about antisemitism
‘Gentleman’s Agreement,’ a novel by Laura Z. Hobson, was considered groundbreaking for its depiction of everyday prejudice.
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/ 2 months agoJob of homeland security secretary is to adapt almost continuously to pressures from the department, the public and the world at large
The Department of Homeland Security’s massive bureaucracy has many critical national security functions and spends billions of taxpayer dollars seeking to...
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/ 2 months agoLarry Krasner, Kensington, the scrapped Sixers arena − and other key concerns that will shape Philly politics in 2025
Mayor Parker may also have to grapple with the incoming Trump administration on issues of immigration enforcement in Philly, which is...
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/ 2 months agoA brief history of presidential inaugural speeches, from George Washington to today
Inaugural addresses that newly minted presidents have given over the past 250 years have aimed to do several key things, including...
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/ 2 months agoLightning strikes make collecting a parasitic fungus prized in traditional Chinese medicine a deadly pursuit
The parasitic fungus sometimes called ‘Himalayan gold’ can provide a good living to villagers who collect it. But rugged terrain and...
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/ 2 months agoLA fires: Fast wildfires are more destructive and harder to contain
The causes of the wind-driven fires that burned thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area are under investigation, but there...
