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/ 3 months agoHow updated Vatican rules on validating supernatural appearances of Mary will affect the famed pilgrimage site of Medjugorje
The Vatican has said that the pilgrimage to Medjugorje, a small town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, can yield ‘spiritual benefits’ but refrained from...
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/ 3 months agoCompanies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it may be more about greenwashing than helping the climate
A deep dive into 866 public companies and 1,413 carbon projects reveals some twists in who relies on cheap offsets and...
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/ 3 months ago‘Inflation is radioactive’: Trump’s victory is part of a global populist wave of voters throwing out incumbents
Inflation is politically radioactive, and voters have a very long memory for it, as Democrats found when Donald Trump won and...
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/ 3 months agoVoters in Arab-American strongholds likely tipped Michigan in Trump’s favor
The votes for Trump added up in Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and Hamtramck.
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/ 3 months agoPennsylvania will keep its divided legislature thanks to split-ticket voters
Despite the country’s stark political divide, some Pennsylvania voters in deep-red counties still genuinely vote for the representative and not the...
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/ 3 months agoBoeing workers secure big gains after strike, but the future for organized labor under Trump is uncertain
Restoring the defined-benefit pension plan the workers gave up in 2013 was a rallying cry. But the union didn’t get it...
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/ 3 months agoWhat should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?
Historical examples abound of American news consumers being presented with verified facts about controversial figures or events, only to have the...
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/ 3 months agoDisaster survivors want to rebuild safer, more sustainable homes, but cost misperceptions often stand in the way
In interviews with residents and builders after disasters from Hawaii to Colorado to Puerto Rico, an engineer and policy specialist found...
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/ 3 months agoTrump’s plans to extend tax cuts and slash red tape will likely spur economic growth − but there’s a cost
Much of Trump’s 2017 tax law is set to expire at the end of 2025 – failing to extend it would...
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/ 3 months agoWhat’s the ‘standard deduction’? An accounting expert explains how it simplifies tax filing and saves most Americans money
In 2025, Congress will need to decide whether to extend the higher standard deduction, which has been in place since 2018.
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/ 3 months agoCompassion amid chaos − how one of America’s greatest poets became a lifeline for wounded soldiers
Lacking formal training in medicine or nursing, Walt Whitman nonetheless realized ‘the simple matter of personal presence, and emanating ordinary cheer...
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/ 3 months ago10 states had abortion measures on the ballot – where they passed, where they failed, and what it all means
Seven measures passed, three failed. What’s left behind is a mosaic of laws that can be hard to understand.
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/ 3 months agoStrength training early in life can set up kids and adolescents for a lifetime of health and well-being
Strength training programs for young people can improve muscle tone, prevent obesity and develop good exercise habits that last into adulthood.
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/ 3 months agoThe election is over − but what is a ‘lame duck’ anyway?
The lame-duck period in the US is longer than in other Western democracies, which tend to make the transition over a...
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/ 3 months agoNew Apostolic Reformation evangelicals see Trump as God’s warrior in their battle to win America from satanic forces and Christianize it
Many followers of the New Apostolic Reformation − a Christian religious movement − claim they receive divine guidance in reconstructing modern...
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/ 3 months agoIs AI dominance inevitable? A technology ethicist says no, actually
AI is already widespread and garnering billions of dollars in investment. But that doesn’t mean its ubiquity is predetermined. Society can...
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/ 3 months agoHow Trump might target DACA recipients and other immigrant groups
Trump focused on illegal immigration in his campaign and pledged to make a range of sweeping changes – some of which...
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/ 3 months agoHow Trump won Pennsylvania − and what the numbers from key counties show about the future of a pivotal swing state
Philly turnout underwhelms, steel country sides with Trump, and Erie County keeps its bellwether status.
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/ 3 months agoWhat Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change
While he hasn’t released an official plan, Trump’s playbook the last time he was in office and his frequent complaints about...
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/ 3 months agoReligions talk about the value of humility − but it can be especially hard for clergy to practice what they preach
Intellectual humility means being open to new ideas and other points of view – and for leaders, it can be a...
