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/ 3 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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/ 3 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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/ 3 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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/ 3 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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/ 3 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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/ 3 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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/ 3 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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/ 3 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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/ 3 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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/ 3 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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/ 3 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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/ 3 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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/ 3 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.
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/ 3 months agoWhat to expect from federal judges appointed by Trump or Harris − based on what we’ve seen from Trump and Biden picks for the Supreme Court and lower courts
A leading expert in the selection of federal judges analyzes the Trump and Harris records regarding judicial nominations. There’s a big...
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/ 3 months agoCities are clearing encampments, but this won’t solve homelessness − here’s a better way forward
The US Supreme Court’s high-profile Grants Pass ruling allows cities to clear homeless encampments, even if they can’t offer shelter. A...
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/ 3 months agoPhilly block parties can lead to small boosts in voter turnout, new research suggests
Residents of streets that held a block party in 2012 were slightly more likely to vote in that year’s presidential election...
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/ 3 months agoWhy CNN is changing up its polling for 2024
Polls help set the public’s expectations in a presidential race. In 2020, presidential polls overall were the worst in 40 years....
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/ 3 months agoGut microbe imbalances could predict a child’s risk for autism, ADHD and speech disorders years before symptoms appear
Imbalances in different species of bacteria in a baby’s gut may provide insights into their neurodevelopment.
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/ 3 months agoWhy are so many historically rare storms hitting the Carolinas? Geography puts these states at risk, and climate change is loading the dice
If your area experiences a 1,000-year rainfall event, don’t assume that you’re off the hook for the next 999 years.
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/ 3 months agoRussia’s new ideological battlefield: The militarization of young minds
Russian President Vladimir Putin has increasingly turned to education and membership groups to promote patriotism and loyalty among the country’s youth.
