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Our research found that while ShotSpotter may have benefits for improved detection and response, it offers little benefit for enforcement and clearance and did not reduce gunshot victimization.
Philippine troops watch as a missile hits a target during a live-fire joint U.S.-Philippines exercise.
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US Marines and Philippine forces are taking part in joint military exercises just 100 miles off the southern tip of Taiwan.
Al-Ghazali’s book ‘Alchemy of Happiness,’ held in the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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In religious traditions, patience is more than waiting, or even more than enduring a hardship. But what does patience look like? And when should we not exercise patience?
Local newspapers have been shuttering at an alarming rate for more than a decade.
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As digital news pioneers observed, ‘local doesn’t scale.’ Any solution to the local news crisis is going to involve reporters and editors who are creative and smart about what works for their readers.
O estudo sobre os RNAs não codificantes aumenta em 46% a leitura de genes associados a doenças e em 107% a observação de interações celulares.
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A focus on economic stability in the near-term makes the climate crisis worse in the long-term.
Russian riot police detain gay rights activists during World Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia in St. Petersburg in 2019.
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Far-right American Christians once viewed Soviet culture as a menace to their values. Today, some authoritarian-leaning admirers wish their country were more like Putin’s Russia.
Louisa May Alcott took part in a 19th-century literary culture of anonymity and guessing games.
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By disguising her name, Alcott could publish in less prestigious venues without worrying about tarnishing her literary reputation.
A wildfire during hot, dry conditions in August 2023 destroyed Lahaina, Hawaii, and devastated Maui’s tourism industry – the heart of its economy.
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell bristles at talk of managing climate change, but the damage it is doing the US economy is hard to ignore, as the latest National Climate Assessment shows.
Burberry was one of the first Western companies to announce it was suspending sales in Russia after the invasion.
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A new study found that a CEO’s political ideology was correlated with the decision of whether to leave or suspend operations in Russia following the 2022 invasion.
Dead soldiers lie on the battlefield at Gettysburg in July of 1863.
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On the 160th anniversary of the Civil War’s Battle of Gettysburg, a political scientist finds that residents of formerly Confederate states express greater support for political violence than others.
Maman Creppy, l’une des premières Nana Benz du Togo, a créé un puissant empire de tissus wax.
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En 2025, le Musée de l’homme à Paris présente une exposition sur le wax, mettant en avant les Nana Benz, les commerçantes du Togo, dont Maman Creppy, figure clé du succès du tissu africain.
Manufacturers don’t usually have to disclose what’s in products like shampoo and household cleaners, but a new study finds that these products can contain hazardous ingredients.
There’s a more sophisticated way to understand how Americans divide themselves politically.
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We often talk about the American political landscape as if it were a line – Democrats on the left, Republicans on the right. Two political scientists say that view doesn’t reflect reality.
A deep injection well used for disposal of fracking wastewater in Kern County, Calif.
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Fracking for oil and gas uses millions of pounds of chemicals, some of which are toxic or carcinogenic. Two researchers summarize what companies have disclosed and call for more transparency.
Medical research is one of the keys in providing health care.
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