Pennsylvania will keep its divided legislature thanks to split-ticket voters
Despite the country’s stark political divide, some Pennsylvania voters in deep-red counties still genuinely vote for the ...
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Brazil has a serious drug problem. The country lies beside the largest coca plantations in the world in Peru and Colombia. A sizeable part of the cocaine used in Europe moves through its vast ...
Disaster survivors want to rebuild safer, more sustainable homes, but cost misperceptions often stand in the way
In interviews with residents and builders after disasters from Hawaii to Colorado to Puerto Rico, an engineer and policy ...
Strength training early in life can set up kids and adolescents for a lifetime of health and well-being
Strength training programs for young people can improve muscle tone, prevent obesity and develop good exercise habits that ...
Boeing workers secure big gains after strike, but the future for organized labor under Trump is uncertain
Restoring the defined-benefit pension plan the workers gave up in 2013 was a rallying cry. But the union didn’t get it back ...
Making friends with the enemy: what stories of soldiers’ unexpected battlefield meetings reveal about the trauma of war
I’ve researched the rare moments of intimacy during war, when enemies see the humanity in each other and forge unlikely ...
Cop29: world leaders must be held to account on climate with scientific evidence
Climate scientists call for global leaders to double down on efforts to cut emissions with their full attention and ...
The election is over − but what is a ‘lame duck’ anyway?
The lame-duck period in the US is longer than in other Western democracies, which tend to make the transition over a period ...
Trump’s plans to extend tax cuts and slash red tape will likely spur economic growth − but there’s a cost
Much of Trump’s 2017 tax law is set to expire at the end of 2025 – failing to extend it would hurt households and the economy ...
Most businesses won’t pay more national insurance. But the UK’s small employers still need support
But a significant proportion of those businesses are SMEs that are just about managing their balance sheets and will need ...
Is AI dominance inevitable? A technology ethicist says no, actually
AI is already widespread and garnering billions of dollars in investment. But that doesn’t mean its ubiquity is predetermined ...
What should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?
Historical examples abound of American news consumers being presented with verified facts about controversial figures or ...