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/ 2 weeks agoTrump’s assassination attempt reveals a major security breakdown – but doesn’t necessarily heighten the risk for political violence, a former FBI official explains
Lone wolf attackers like Matthew Thomas Crooks pose the greatest security threats in the country – and are hardest to prevent.
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/ 2 weeks agoDecades after Billie Holiday’s death, ‘Strange Fruit’ is still a searing testament to injustice – and of faithful solidarity with suffering
Christian and Jewish themes influenced the world of art around one of jazz’s greatest singers.
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/ 2 weeks agoElecting a virtuous president would make immunity irrelevant, writes a political philosopher
Presidential immunity can bring with it many risks. So how can we think about the nature and limits of such immunity?
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/ 2 weeks agoHow Smithsonian curators scavenge political conventions to explain the present to the future and save everything from hats to buttons to umbrellas to soap
Curators from the Smithsonian will be at the GOP convention collecting items from buttons to banners. Their goal: to add objects...
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/ 2 weeks agoMichigan’s thousands of farmworkers are unprotected, poorly paid, uncounted and often exploited
Michigan’s migrant farmworkers are the backbone of the country’s second-most diverse agricultural economy. Social and labor protections for them fall short.
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/ 2 weeks agoFlying in helicopters is safer than you might think – an aerospace engineer explains the technology and training that make it so
Advances in technology, training and maintenance have helped make an inherently challenging vehicle – rotorcraft – safe.
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/ 2 weeks agoCould people turn Mars into another Earth? Here’s what it would take to transform its barren landscape into a life-friendly world
Liquid water, breathable air and a sustainable food supply are three of the essentials Mars would need for people to live...
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/ 2 weeks ago‘One inch from a potential civil war’ – near miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American democracy
A scholar of political assassinations says the US just narrowly avoided plunging into wholesale violence and potential civil war when Donald...
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/ 2 weeks agoBiden isn’t the first to struggle to pop the presidential bubble that divides him from the public
Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and other presidents showed that getting limited information as president can have some benefits – but...
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/ 2 weeks agoAs nativist politics surge across Europe, soccer’s ‘Euros’ showcase a more benign form of nationalism
The most successful teams at Europe’s soccer championship comprise diverse players, often thanks to immigration. Could that be influencing fans’ views...
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/ 2 weeks agoSupermassive black holes have masses of more than a million suns – but their growth has slowed as the universe has aged
X-rays emitted around black holes can tell astrophysicists about how fast they’re growing.
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/ 2 weeks agoMeteorites from Mars help scientists understand the red planet’s interior
These rare rocks come in a few different types, which can tell geologists about Mars’ volcanic past and hint at its...
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/ 2 weeks agoImmigrant moms feel unsafe and unheard when seeking pregnancy care – here’s how they’d improve Philly’s health care system
Immigration rhetoric and policies have created a chilling effect for immigrants seeking medical care. Two dozen Latina immigrant mothers share their...
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/ 2 weeks agoWill a market crash one day be pinned on the Supreme Court? An accounting expert explains why recent rulings have him worried
By injecting hidden risk into the financial statements of the listed companies monitored by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Supreme...
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/ 2 weeks agoOdds are that gambling on the Biden/Trump competition will further reduce the presidential campaign to a horse race
Overseas-based sports betting companies offer wagers in the US on who will clinch a party’s presidential nomination and which candidate will...
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/ 2 weeks agoDonald Trump wants to reinstate a spoils system in federal government by hiring political loyalists regardless of competence
if political loyalty replaces merit as the basis of key federal appointments, Americans can expect government to be less competent –...
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/ 2 weeks agoAbortion restrictions harm mental health, with low-income women hardest hit
The uptick in anxiety, depression and other mental health issues happened after states enacted bans or restrictions on abortion.
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/ 2 weeks agoStorytelling strategies make communication about science more compelling
Whether sharing online about health topics or chatting about the weather, you communicate about science. Borrowing a tactic from antiscience advocates...
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/ 2 weeks agoAI supercharges data center energy use – straining the grid and slowing sustainability efforts
AI is everywhere these days, which means more data centers eating up more electricity. There’s no easy fix, but some combination...
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/ 2 weeks agoTrump’s raised fist – how one gesture can be used by Republicans, socialists, fascists, white supremacists and Black athletes
The raised fist has been used by fascists, socialists, communists, Black Power advocates and even golfer Tiger Woods. It’s also Donald...