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/ 2 weeks agoColorado is tackling air pollution in vulnerable neighborhoods by regulating 5 air toxics
Limiting exposure to air pollution will have lasting impacts on Colorado communities with the highest exposure.
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/ 2 weeks agoSelenium is an essential nutrient named after the Greek goddess of the Moon − crucial to health, it may help prevent and treat cancer
You need only trace amounts of selenium to survive. Falling outside of this narrow therapeutic window can have significant health consequences.
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/ 2 weeks agoIf US attempts World Bank retreat, the China-led AIIB could be poised to step in – and provide a model of global cooperation
The AIIB is a paradox: an institution connected to the rules and norms of the liberal international order, but one created...
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/ 2 weeks agoFrancis − a pope who has cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church
A scholar of global Catholicism writes how Francis has opened the church to the outside world in ways no pope had...
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/ 2 weeks agoRising house prices don’t just make it harder to become a homeowner – they also widen the racial wealth gap
Housing market appreciation has been the primary driver of growing white-Black wealth disparities since the mid-1980s.
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/ 2 weeks agoHow Elon Musk’s deep ties to – and admiration for – China could complicate Trump’s Beijing policy
Tesla billionaire’s financial entanglement in China raises the prospect that he could be the odd man out when it comes to...
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/ 2 weeks agoThe murder rate in Venezuela has fallen − but both Trump and Maduro are wrong about why
Rather than ‘offshoring’ criminals to the US, Venezuelan government policies have both consolidated gangs and created volatile pacts with them.
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/ 2 weeks ago3 ways Trump is acting like a king and bypassing the Constitution’s checks and balances on presidential authority
The Trump administration has asserted a new balance of power among the three formerly coequal branches of government. In its version,...
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/ 2 weeks agoAs Pennsylvania inches toward legalizing recreational cannabis, lawmakers propose selling it in state-owned dispensaries similar to state liquor stores
Recreational cannabis legalization has both Democratic and Republican champions in Harrisburg, but they face significant political hurdles.
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/ 2 weeks agoWhy including people with disabilities in the workforce and higher education benefits everyone
For one thing, the presence of employees with disabilities improves the culture of the entire organization, making it more collaborative and...
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/ 2 weeks agoThe quest to extend human life is both fascinating and fraught with moral peril
Among the big names investing big bucks to prolong their lives are Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google founders Sergei Brin and...
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/ 2 weeks agoHow Roman society integrated people who altered their bodies and defied gender norms
There may have been fear of gender-diverse people in the ancient world, but they played a crucial role. In Rome, they...
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/ 2 weeks agoCan animals have mental disabilities?
Animals can be born with genetic or developmental issues that make it hard for them to live normal lives. They also...
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/ 3 weeks agoI went to CPAC as an anthropologist to see how Trump supporters are feeling − for them, a ‘golden age’ has begun
This year’s CPAC gathering has been a victory lap for Trump supporters, who have devoted their time at the event to...
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/ 3 weeks agoA Palestinian film is an Oscars favorite − so why is it so hard to see?
Despite winning awards at festival after festival, the film has been unable to find a company to distribute it in the...
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/ 3 weeks agoBrazil coup charges could end Bolsonaro’s political career − but they won’t extinguish Bolsonarismo
The latest legal developments could galvanize his right-wing base.
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/ 3 weeks agoTrump’s moves to strip employment protections from federal workers threaten to make government function worse – not better
It might sound right that if you do what your boss says, you’re doing a good job. But it’s different if...
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/ 3 weeks agoSurvey shows immigrants in Florida – even US citizens – are less likely to seek health care after passage of anti-immigrant laws
A survey of hundreds of Floridians found that nearly two-thirds of non-US citizens and one-third of US citizens hesitated to seek...
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/ 3 weeks agoWe study mass surveillance for social control, and we see Trump laying the groundwork to ‘contain’ people of color and immigrants
Create a moral panic. Blame it on certain people. Commence monitoring. Deploy droves of security agents. Detain or remove the targets....
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/ 3 weeks agoMaking sex deadly for insects could control pests that carry disease and harm crops
Mosquitoes cause around a million deaths per year. So, scientists are coming up with genetic engineering techniques that could lower their...
