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New study finds household plastics linked to heart disease deaths worldwide
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Voices - Remembering a short-lived Jewish state in New York - To be called Ararat, a tract of land on nearby Grand Island that was intended in 1825 to be the first autonomous Jewish city-state in almost 1,800 years.21 hours ago
Vietnam's environment still bears the scars of war -- and signals a dark future for Gaza, Ukraine21 hours ago
Trump's aggressive actions against free speech speak far louder than his words defending it1 day ago
Business effects of Trump's anti-DEI and anti-trans agendas run deep4 days ago
Trump's policies will create Russian, Chinese strategic, economic coups -- Why has President Donald Trump given Russia and China an opportunity for what could be unintended strategic and economic coups?21 hours ago
Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone -- Communities already facing pollution and failing infrastructure can become even more vulnerable when federal protections are stripped away.1 day ago
Pope Francis tried to change the Catholic Church for women, with mixed success -- Changes during Pope Francis' tenure changes barely scratched the surface of securing full equality for women in the Catholic Church.4 days ago
Francis a pope who cared deeply for the poor, opened up the Catholic Church -- The changes Francis brought to the papacy were more than skin deep. He opened the church to the outside world in ways none of his predecessors had done before.5 days ago
Indicators of alien life may have been found -- what the new research means -- A new research paper in the Astrophysical Journal suggests that Cambridge scientists have managed to find emissions from bacteria or other tiny organisms in space, but it doesn't confirm alien life.7 days ago
If international students stay home, the U.S. economy will suffer greatly -- If these global scholars stay home because of fears of action against them by the Trump administration, that's bad economic news for cities and towns across the United States.7 days ago
NATO perhaps faces its biggest crossroads -- The bond that was the irreplaceable glue for the NATO alliance is not only being eroded, but it also is being removed.8 days ago
History shows tariffs like Trump's come with painful pitfalls -- History shows that tariffs to revive U.S. manufacturing, reclaim jobs and counter allegedly unfair trade practices rarely succeed. In today's interconnected world, they're more likely to provoke painful retaliation.8 days ago
Social Security's trust fund could be depleted sooner than expected -- Within a decade, Social Security could run short on funds to pay the full benefits Americans are counting on.11 days ago
AI-generated images can exploit how your mind works -- With my understanding of how people process images and notice -− or don't notice -− detail, it's not surprising to me that people aren't tuning in to the fact that many images are AI-generated.12 days ago
Think twice before using shorthand like 'thx' and 'k' in your texts -- As we gathered data, surveyed people and set up experiments, it became clear that those tiny shortcuts -- sometimes hailed as a hallmark of efficient communication -- undermine relationships instead of simplifying them.14 days ago
Child sexual exploitation, abuse a multibillion-dollar industry -- report shows who benefits -- The sexual exploitation and abuse of children has become a multibillion-dollar global trade. The chilling reality of this profit-driven industry is laid bare by new findings from the University of Edinburgh.14 days ago
Trump's tariff blunder will generate retaliation, retribution against an isolated U.S. -- Whether President George W. Bush's ill-fated decision to invade Iraq in 2003 was America's worst geostrategic blunder since World War II and Vietnam or not, Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs may prove worse.15 days ago
Trump misreading a sign of American economic strength -- trade deficits -- as a weakness -- Tis persistent trade deficit is actually a sign of America's financial and technological dominance.18 days ago
The big problem with Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center isn't the possibility of 'Cats' -- Rather than ridiculing President's Trump's taste, responses to the Kennedy Center takeover would be better placed focusing on more fundamental questions about the role of U.S. government in the nation's artistic life.20 days ago
Is there a way out of South Korea's political impasse? An interview with Rev. Jin-Hong Kim -- Rev. Kim Jin-hong discusses changes to bolster the Korean conservative movement.20 days ago
Gazans suffer amid blockade as IDF accuses Hamas of stealing aid11 hours ago
1st of 3 accusers takes stand at Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial in Manhattan8 hours ago
Patricia Heaton says late Linda Lavin inspired her 'Unbreakable Boy' mom performance12 hours ago
Florida lawmakers propose end to fluoridated water3 hours ago