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/ 2 months agoDockworkers pause strike after Biden administration’s appeal to patriotism hits the mark
The agreement labor leaders and management reached will suspend the strike until at least Jan. 15, 2025. There will be more...
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/ 2 months agoA year after Hamas attack, more continuity than change for the Palestinians and Israel
Before Oct. 7, 2023, the Middle East seemed relatively stable. The peace was broken by Hamas’ attack, Israel’s response and expanding...
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/ 2 months agoSome online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing
These people share conspiracy theories to promote conflict, cause chaos, recruit and radicalize potential followers, make money, harass, or even just...
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/ 2 months agoAs Yelp turns 20, online reviews continue to confound and confuse shoppers
No one wants to spend their hard-earned money on a dud product, so we’ll seek advice from strangers. Online reviews can...
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/ 2 months agoLow pay, high staff turnover and employee burnout took a toll on social service nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic − new research
Some of these agencies told researchers that their organizations couldn’t afford to pay their workers enough money for them to cover...
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/ 2 months agoNuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn’t easy
Sending a nuclear fission reactor into space means lots of technical questions. One research group is coming up with models that...
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/ 2 months agoTrees’ own beneficial microbiome could lead to discovery of new treatments to fight citrus greening disease
The promising compounda were discovered on an organic farm.
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/ 2 months agoKamala Harris illustrates how complex identity is − and the pressure many multiracial people feel to put themselves in one ‘box’
Your identity is not the result of a single decision, but rather the confluence of several factors.
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/ 2 months agoIran’s strike on Israel was retaliatory – but it was also about saving face and restoring deterrence
Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’ is looking for Tehran to respond in force as a commitment to regional network of proxies.
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/ 2 months agoPresidential immunity has clear limits, special counsel filing says, and Trump should be tried for efforts to overturn 2020 election
In a landmark 2024 case, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents are immune from prosecution when they exercise their core constitutional...
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/ 2 months agoUp against Hank Greenberg, baseball’s first Jewish superstar, antisemitism struck out
Ninety years ago, Greenberg had a momentous decision to make: Should he play baseball on Yom Kippur?
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/ 2 months agoIsraeli actions have the cover of ‘moral hazard’ − a touch of ambiguity might give US pressure greater weight
Washington has had little luck in its calls for de-escalation in the Middle East. Is America’s ‘ironclad’ support for Israel part...
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/ 2 months agoLatino voters are a growing force in Pennsylvania’s old industrial towns − and they could provide Harris or Trump with their margin of victory
Allentown, Bethlehem and other old industrial cities in Pennsylvania have made a remarkable recovery − thanks in part to new residents...
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/ 2 months agoBottled up in the Black Sea: Russia is having a dreadful naval war, hindering its great power ambitions
Russia is becoming more reliant on naval support from China, limiting Moscow’s sea-power reach.
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/ 2 months agoBlack Pentecostal and charismatic Christians are boosting their visibility in politics − a shift from the past
Historically, Black Pentecostal-charismatic churches have not put an emphasis on political issues. That may be changing, a scholar of Black Christianity...
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/ 2 months agoIn ‘Nobody Wants This,’ rom-com gets century-old tropes with a new twist – the cute rabbi
Nice Jewish men wanting to date non-Jewish women has been a trope of US stage and screen for 100 years.
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/ 2 months agoCenturies ago, the Maya storm god Huracán taught that when we damage nature, we damage ourselves
Ancient Maya peoples knew that human beings are not independent from nature but part of it.
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/ 2 months agoUAW is threatening new, smaller strikes against Stellantis − while contending with pressure from a court-appointed monitor
The union averted a small-scale strike at a Ford factory, but tensions with Stellantis have not eased.
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/ 2 months agoMore and more, business schools want to show they’re making a positive impact on society. But how should they measure it?
Students, professors and accrediting agencies are more interested in social impact than ever.
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/ 2 months agoWhile Republicans are downplaying abortion ahead of November, Democrats are leaning in on the issue
While the Republican Party platform has typically included anti-abortion language, this year’s platform is curiously silent on the issue.
