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/ 10 months agoWho created the alphabet? A historian describes the millennia-long story of the ABCs
Turns out ‘A’ didn’t have to be the first letter in the alphabet, nor ‘Z’ the last.
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/ 10 months agoColorado voters seeking to disqualify Trump from the ballot tell Supreme Court Jan. 6 ‘will forever stain’ US history
In their Supreme Court brief, Colorado residents seeking to bar Trump from their state’s ballot say that ‘Trump intentionally organized and...
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/ 10 months agoUN court ruling against Israel shows limits of legal power to prevent genocide − but rapid speed
While the International Court of Justice lacks enforcement powers, its new provisional measure could heighten pressure on both Israel and Hamas...
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/ 10 months agoMost state abortion bans have limited exceptions − but it’s hard to understand what they mean
Women in Texas and in other states with abortion bans are suing, asking for clarification on when medical exceptions could actually...
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/ 10 months agoIn the market for a car? Soon you’ll be able to buy a Hyundai on Amazon − and only a Hyundai
The ‘everything store’ doesn’t offer every type of car, at least not yet. But a pilot program could still be a...
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/ 10 months agoTreatment can do more harm than good for prostate cancer − why active surveillance may be a better option for some
People with low-risk prostate cancer are more likely to die from something else. Overdiagnosis and overtreatment can lead to life-changing complications.
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/ 10 months agoOur sense of taste helps pace our eating – understanding how may lead to new avenues for weight loss
The first-ever imaging and recording of a brainstem structure critical for feeling full could help reveal exactly how weight loss drugs like...
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/ 10 months agoFrance’s biggest Muslim school went from accolades to defunding – showing a key paradox in how the country treats Islam
Some of the measures the French government has taken to fight radicalization can do the opposite, three social scientists argue.
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/ 10 months agoWhy are so many robots white?
Humanoid robots tend to be white or resemble white people. Here’s why this is a problem and what social scientists, designers...
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/ 10 months agoWhat UAW backing means for Biden − and why the union’s endorsement took so long
In close races, support from the United Auto Workers and the rest of organized labor could prove decisive.
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/ 10 months agoHow to read a Supreme Court case: 10 tips for nonlawyers
In a year when the Supreme Court deals with many high-profile cases, a professor who teaches law to undergraduates describes how...
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/ 10 months agoCould a court really order the destruction of ChatGPT? The New York Times thinks so, and it may be right
It may seem extreme, but there’s a reason the law allows it.
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/ 10 months ago‘Strife in the courtroom’ − a former federal judge discusses Trump’s second trial for defaming E. Jean Carroll
A retired federal judge sheds light on what’s going on in Judge Lewis Kaplan’s courtroom during the latest trial involving former...
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/ 10 months agoA Western-imposed peace deal in Ukraine risks feeding Russia’s hunger for land – as it did with Serbia
The fragility of peace settlements in the Balkans provides a cautionary tale. US and EU policymakers may inadvertently make matters worse...
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/ 10 months agoThinking about work as a calling can be meaningful, but there can be unexpected downsides as well
Many workers who see their work as a spiritual calling wind up tolerating unfair treatment and poor work conditions.
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/ 10 months agoNazi genocides of Jews and Roma were entangled from the start – and so are their efforts at Holocaust remembrance today
Many young people today know little about the murder of European Jews during the Holocaust, and even less about the murder...
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/ 10 months agoIce storms, January downpours, heavy snow, no snow: Diagnosing ‘warming winter syndrome’
As the climate changes and weather warms, the freezing line is shifting, bringing rain and ice to regions not prepared for...
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/ 10 months agoFrom New York to Jakarta, land in many coastal cities is sinking faster than sea levels are rising
Land subsidence is a factor as preparations are made for rising sea levels and strengthening storms. Human infrastructure, including buildings and...
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/ 10 months agoHow to protect your data privacy: A digital media expert provides steps you can take and explains why you can’t go it alone
Your data privacy is under threat from hackers, data brokers and big tech. Here’s what you can do about it. Step...
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/ 10 months agoA newly identified ‘Hell chicken’ species suggests dinosaurs weren’t sliding toward extinction before the fateful asteroid hit
Rather than a juvenile of a known species, several fossilized bones represent a new species – and shed light on the...
