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/ 4 months ago3 years after fall of Kabul, US Congress has still not acted to secure future of more than 70,000 Afghan evacuees in US
Attempts to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act have faltered, leaving tens of thousands of Afghans who fled chaos during the fall...
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/ 4 months agoAmericans love free speech, survey finds − until they realize everyone else has it, too
Americans agree that democracy requires freedom of speech. But a large minority also thinks it’s acceptable to bar certain subjects or...
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/ 4 months agoOffensive names dot the American street map − a new app provides a way to track them
A newly released app allows users to search for discriminatory roadway names, helping communities grasp the ubiquity of inequalities embedded in...
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/ 4 months agoHistorians diving for balloons and hoping for hot dish: What Smithsonian curators will be doing at the Democratic National Convention
Will there be Minnesota hot dish hats worn at the upcoming Democratic National Convention? Curators from the Smithsonian will be there,...
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/ 4 months agoPhilly schools are in disrepair − the municipal bond market is 1 big reason
The district spends only 43 cents of every dollar loaned to it.
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/ 4 months agoFuture lawyers learn key lessons from studying poetry in parks in this course
Parks around campus at this university become a place for law students to produce prose and draw parallels between nature and...
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/ 4 months agoFluid keeps your brain from crushing itself and shields your spine from shock – a neurologist explains what happens when it stops working
Cerebrospinal fluid can sometimes leak or collect in the brain without an identifiable cause, leading to symptoms that can be difficult...
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/ 4 months ago3 of Jane Austen’s 6 brothers engaged in antislavery activism − new research offers more clues about her own views
The author of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and other classic novels used the words ‘slave’ and ‘slavery’ nearly a dozen times in...
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/ 4 months agoSpaceX’s Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president – what this could mean for US space policy
Elon Musk’s support of Donald Trump could earn him some influence over space policy if Trump wins the 2024 election.
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/ 4 months agoEven fictional presidents don’t look like Kamala Harris − although Black men and white women have been represented in the Oval Office
Over the past half-century, American media has usually proclaimed that Black men and white women can be great presidents. But they...
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/ 4 months agoLGBTQ people have a troubled relationship with police − new survey shows high rates of harassment, abuse and distrust
A landmark study of police-LGBTQ relations finds that 21% of respondents have been stopped by police in the past year, and...
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/ 4 months agoHow Ohio schools reduced chronic absenteeism
An Ohio law targeting student suspensions had a happy side effect. Requiring schools to use a positive approach to discipline reduced...
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/ 4 months agoInternational students will offer a big boost to the US economy this back-to-school season
Every year, international students offer a welcome infusion of financial aid to communities across the US.
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/ 4 months agoHotel guests are getting used to refillable shampoos and less housekeeping, study suggests
Previous research had found that consumers think these types of eco-friendly policies are inconvenient.
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/ 4 months agoMammary glands in a dish − what miniature organs reveal about evolution, lactation, regeneration and breast cancer
Organoids of mammary glands can help researchers more efficiently study lactation, with findings that could apply to fields ranging from agriculture...
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/ 4 months agoJD Vance is no pauper − he’s a classic example of ‘poornography,’ in which the rich try to speak on behalf of the poor
It happens in journalism and it happens in the arts. But in Congress – where just 2% of representatives held blue-collar...
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/ 4 months agoWildfires don’t just burn farmland − they can contaminate the water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock
Just like fires can contaminate municipal water systems by melting pipes, farms’ and ranches’ water supply systems are at risk. A...
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/ 5 months agoFDA rejects MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD treatment – a drug researcher explains the challenges psychedelics face
The FDA’s decision shines a light on some of the unique obstacles that psychedelic drugs may face on the path to...
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/ 5 months agoDementia risk factors identified in new global report are all preventable – addressing them could reduce dementia rates by 45%
Worldwide, the number of people with dementia is set to dramatically rise in the next 25 years. But a new report...
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/ 5 months agoBirth of a hurricane: What meteorologists look for as they hunt for early signs of a tropical cyclone forming
Forecasters are closely watching a storm headed for the Caribbean that’s likely to become Ernesto. New techniques are helping them spot...
