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Alaska Senate candidate denies knowing about alleged plot to put two Dan Sullivans on ballot
BBC News
US tech stocks see sharp falls as AI spending nears $1tn
BBC News
Zombies are real – just ask the parasites taking over the bodies and brains of insects and rodents, leading them to their doom
Parasitic fungi, wasps, worms and amoeba can control the behavior of their hosts in various horrifying ways.
The Conversation
G20 'family photo' cancelled after protests over presence of Russian minister
BBC News
G20 'family photo' cancelled after protests over presence of Russian minister
BBC News
From 18th-century false ballots to the second JFK to double Dan Sullivans, a brief history of spoiler candidates and the unsuccessful legal challenges to them
The spoiler candidate is one of the oldest tricks in the American campaign toolbox, and the law has rarely touched it.
The Conversation
US inmate Christa Pike says she woke up 'confused and in pain' after failed execution
BBC News
Canada stops using 'avalanche dogs' for rescues in Rocky Mountains, stirring outrage
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Canada stops using 'avalanche dogs' for rescues in Rocky Mountains, stirring outrage
BBC News
US tech stocks see sharp falls over AI cost fears
BBC News
Democratic senator blames Egypt press crackdown on US military aid decision
BBC News
Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election
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Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a US election
BBC News
Alaska Senate candidate denies knowing about alleged plot to put two Dan Sullivans on ballot
BBC News
US inmate Christa Pike says she woke up 'confused and in pain' after failed execution
BBC News
Sir Ian McKellen leads tributes to 'beloved actor' Sir Patrick Stewart after his death at 86
BBC News
Allegheny County is reassessing every property – here’s how your tax bill is calculated now
A court has ordered Allegheny County’s first full reassessment since 2012. A finance scholar explains how assessed values and millage rates add up to your tax bill.
The Conversation
Why achieving your goals can leave you feeling so empty
There is an irony in Anne Carson’s Nobel win: The highest award in literature has gone to a writer who has spent her career exploring the emptiness of a desire fulfilled.
The Conversation
Florida Department of Health considers dropping 4 school vaccine requirements – here’s what that could mean for kids
Most parents of young children today haven’t experienced the devastating childhood diseases that used to be common before vaccines were developed.
The Conversation
Figuring out where cosmic neutrinos come from is tricky - radio telescopes could help find where these ‘ghost particles’ originate
A researcher just won a Nobel Prize for detecting tiny particles from space. Scientists now want to get better at figuring out where in the cosmos they come from.
The Conversation
How moving civil rights enforcement out of the US Department of Education threatens students’ protections from race, sex and disability discrimination
A reorganization of civil rights investigations in education likely means many complaints will never be investigated and others will take years to solve.
The Conversation
Are American voters actually gloomy about the economy, or is something else going on?
Many standard measures of economic health are strong, but voters in both parties are increasingly pessimistic.
The Conversation
Fascism mixed into cringey online content is easy to mock – but no less dangerous
Cringe can generate enthusiasm among conservative voters by trolling the left while reducing serious policy debates to the level of online memes.
The Conversation
Presidents of both parties defended libraries as allies of democracy for a century – until Trump
An information science scholar analyzed statements by 17 presidents and found that Trump has rarely spoken of libraries at all – and when he has, he’s dismissed their importance.
The Conversation
Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences just closed – a blow for budding young scientists like me
Generations of young Philadelphians experienced science firsthand by wandering through Dinosaur Hall, examining dozens of wildlife dioramas or visiting the butterfly garden.
The Conversation
What the Cornell 7 sexual assault allegations reveal about how parents talk to their kids about rape
Repeatedly talking about consent with teenagers and young adults is necessary to help them understand the risks of sexual assault.
The Conversation
Google value plunges by $500bn as its own AI search hits ad sales
BBC News
What's at stake for Trump in the US midterms?
BBC News
What's at stake for Trump in the US midterms?
BBC News
What's at stake for Trump in the US midterms?
BBC News