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We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest US companies and found that DEI officials really did have an influence
We analyzed racial justice statements from the 500 largest US companies and found that DEI officials really did have an influence In 2020, American businesses responded to an unprecedented wave of racial justice protests with an equally unprecedented surge in corporate commitments. Even as President Donald Trump was calling protesters “terrorists,” companies in industries across […]
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The solution to workplace isolation might be in the gap − the generation gap
The solution to workplace isolation might be in the gap − the generation gap The potential for friendships and mentorships between colleagues in different stages of life are often overlooked. OwenPrice/E+ via Getty Images Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the United States finds itself in the midst of another public health crisis. This […]
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Sudan’s civil war: What military advances mean, and where the country could be heading next
Sudan’s civil war: What military advances mean, and where the country could be heading next A Sudanese man celebrates as the military enters the central city of Wad Madani, pushing out the Rapid Support Forces in January 2025. AP Photo/Marwan Ali A series of advances by the Sudanese military has led some observers to posit […]
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NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-11 Assignments for Space Station Mission
NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-11 Assignments for Space Station Mission NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 members stand inside the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. From left are Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Commander NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos, and Pilot NASA […]
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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship NASA logo. NASA has awarded SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, a modification under the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to add Starship to their existing Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch service offerings. The NLS II contracts provide a broad range of commercial launch services for NASA’s […]
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Mississippi’s education miracle: A model for global literacy reform
Mississippi’s education miracle: A model for global literacy reform Mississippi's reforms have led to significant gains in reading and math, despite the state being one of the lowest spenders per pupil in the U.S. Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images In a surprising turnaround, Mississippi, once ranked near the bottom of U.S. education standings, has dramatically improved its […]
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Maritime truce would end a sorry war on the waves for Russia that set back its naval power ambitions
Maritime truce would end a sorry war on the waves for Russia that set back its naval power ambitions A warship is seen docked in the port of the Black Sea city of Sochi. Mikhail Mordasov/AFP via Getty Images Away from the grueling land battles and devastating airstrikes, the Ukraine war has from its outset […]
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Judge saves the CFPB, for now
Judge saves the CFPB, for now A court took action on Friday to keep the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from shutting down a consumer watchdog agency while its court case plays out. Judge Amy Berman Jackson granted a preliminary injunction to save the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from being […]
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How is classified information typically shared and can officials declassify secrets whenever they want? A national security expert explains
How is classified information typically shared and can officials declassify secrets whenever they want? A national security expert explains Director of Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on March 26, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on March 27, 2025, […]
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Egg prices soar as outdated supply chains crack under pressure
Egg prices soar as outdated supply chains crack under pressure Experts predict that egg prices will keep climbing in 2025. Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images There may be no kitchen table issue in America more critical than the price of food. So when the price of eggs rose over 40% from 2024 to […]
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Ecological disruptions are a risk to national security
Ecological disruptions are a risk to national security Illegal deforestation is one way terrorist groups fund their activities. Amaury Falt-Brown/AFP via Getty Images When the natural environment is stretched beyond its ability to meet basic human needs for food, clean air, drinkable water and shelter, it is not just a humanitarian concern for the world […]
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Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about − by dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone
Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about − by dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone A cnidarian is attached to a dead sponge stalk on a manganese nodule in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Diva Amon and Craig Smith, University of Hawaii at Mānoa Picture an ocean world so deep […]
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As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans
As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans Billy Frank Jr., left, a Nisqually tribal elder, was arrested dozens of times while trying to assert his native fishing rights during the 'Fish Wars' of the 1960s and 1970s. In this 2014 photo, he stands with Ed Johnstone of the Quinault […]
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Why the words in your job posting may attract rule-bending narcissists
Why the words in your job posting may attract rule-bending narcissists Posting a job opening? Take a close look at the language. Ronnie Kaufman/The Image Bank via Getty Images When companies advertise job openings, they often use buzzwords like “ambitious” and “self-reliant” to describe their ideal candidate. These traits sound appealing — what hiring manager […]
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Water cooperation is essential when countries share lakes and rivers – yet it’s been deteriorating in many places, with serious consequences
Water cooperation is essential when countries share lakes and rivers – yet it’s been deteriorating in many places, with serious consequences Lake Chad once provided adequate livelihoods for 20 million people in Africa, but it lost 90% of its surface area in 30 years. AP Photo/Christophe Ena Just over half the world’s population shares a […]
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The story of the Great Migration often overlooks Black businesses that built Detroit
The story of the Great Migration often overlooks Black businesses that built Detroit The flourishing Black business district in Detroit, Mich., photographed in 1942. Arthur S. Siegel via the Library of Congress, CC BY-ND Black businesses were essential to facilitating the Great Migration of African Americans out of the South between the 1910s and 1960s. […]
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Sharks are under serious threat, but these bans may help
Sharks are under serious threat, but these bans may help Sharks are dying at alarming rates, mostly due to fishing, but retention bans may help, researchers report. Despite the fear they may inspire in humans, sharks have far more reason to fear us. Nearly one-third of sharks are threatened with extinction globally, mostly as a […]
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Listen: How small actions can help you raise successful kids
Listen: How small actions can help you raise successful kids In a new podcast, a developmental psychologist explains how parents can best invest time to close the education gap. New federal data paints a stark picture: American children are falling behind in reading and test scores, with the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged kids growing […]
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Digital imperialism: How US social media firms are using American law to challenge global tech regulation
Digital imperialism: How US social media firms are using American law to challenge global tech regulation The CEOs of Meta, Amazon, Google and X — Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk — attend the inauguration of Donald Trump on Jan. 20, 2025. Photo by Ricky Carioti – Pool/Getty Images Social media platforms […]
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Defending humanitarian aid in terms of national security obscures its real purpose
Defending humanitarian aid in terms of national security obscures its real purpose A woman scoops up portions of wheat to be allocated to each waiting family after it was distributed in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia in 2021. AP Photo/Ben Curtis More than 305 million people require lifesaving humanitarian aid today. Most of them […]
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Colorado and other states have expanded access to abortion, but not for adolescents
Colorado and other states have expanded access to abortion, but not for adolescents Since 2022, Colorado and 10 other states have passed voter initiatives to protect or expand abortion access. Yet, seven of these states, including Colorado, require people under the age of 18 to get consent from or notify a parent prior to receiving […]
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Beatings, overcrowding and food deprivation: US deportees face distressing human rights conditions in El Salvador’s mega-prison
Beatings, overcrowding and food deprivation: US deportees face distressing human rights conditions in El Salvador’s mega-prison Shackled and bent over – some of the 250-plus deportees arriving in El Salvador. El Salvador Presidency / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images El Salvador President Nayib Bukele framed his offer to house “dangerous American criminals” and “criminals from any […]
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As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions
As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions Imja Lake, a glacial lake in the Mount Everest region of Nepal, began as meltwater ponds in 1962 and now contains 90 million cubic meters of water. Its water level was lowered to protect downstream communities. Alton Byers In mountain ranges around the […]
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5 years on, true counts of COVID-19 deaths remain elusive − and research is hobbled by lack of data
5 years on, true counts of COVID-19 deaths remain elusive − and research is hobbled by lack of data National COVID-19 memorial wall for the five-year anniversary on March 11, 2025, in London, England. Andrew Aitchison/In Pictures via Getty Images In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers struggled to grasp the rate of […]
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What’s the latest news on bird flu?
What’s the latest news on bird flu? The avian flu virus continues to affect poultry producers and dairy farms in 2025. In North Carolina alone, the virus has resulted in the loss of millions of birds on poultry farms. Meanwhile, less than a year after avian flu was first detected in dairy herds, a new […]
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What is a SLAPP suit? Legal experts explain how these lawsuits suppress free speech
What is a SLAPP suit? Legal experts explain how these lawsuits suppress free speech Greenpeace activists at a pipeline resistance training camp in Washington state, Aug. 26, 2017. Tim Exton/AFP via Getty Images Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPP suits, are civil claims brought against people or organizations who voice opinions publicly. These lawsuits […]
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US workers with remote-friendly jobs are still working from home nearly half the time, 5 years after the pandemic began
US workers with remote-friendly jobs are still working from home nearly half the time, 5 years after the pandemic began Where did everybody go? AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey CC BY-ND Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted office life, American workplaces are settling into a new rhythm. Employees in remote-friendly jobs now spend an average of […]
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US-Ukraine deal highlights Ukraine’s wealth of critical minerals, but extracting them isn’t so simple
US-Ukraine deal highlights Ukraine’s wealth of critical minerals, but extracting them isn’t so simple A dragline excavator mines rare earth materials in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine on Feb. 25, 2025. Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images Ukraine’s mineral wealth has been a key factor in its negotiations with the U.S. as the two countries work out details […]
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Pennsylvania’s mushroom industry faces urgent labor shortage − and latest immigration policies will likely make it worse
Pennsylvania’s mushroom industry faces urgent labor shortage − and latest immigration policies will likely make it worse Pennsylvania's mushroom farmers have been struggling for decades to recruit and retain workers. John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images “I had never worked with mushrooms before,” Luis said, reflecting on his time in Chester County’s mushroom industry. “But my […]
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Mass layoffs at Education Department signal Trump’s plan to gut the agency
Mass layoffs at Education Department signal Trump’s plan to gut the agency The Department of Education is seen on Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images The Trump administration on Tuesday slashed staff at the Department of Education – firing roughly 1,300 employees – as part of its long-planned effort to eliminate the […]
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