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Fear, a psychiatrist writes, has roots deep within the human psyche, and demagogues have long exploited the emotion. In…
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Through "risk-sharing," colleges could be on the hook to help pay back student loans if too many students default.…
The 'used water' that flows from our showers, dishwashers and toilets isn't a waste to engineers – it contains…
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Through stories of redemption, a professor who oversees a Maryland prison education program says the time has come to restore…
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Devotees from many parts of the world are visiting the ailing 92-year-old monk, who has retired to a Buddhist temple. He…
Hawaii's fight for statehood was long and waged primarily against racist US lawmakers who feared admitting a majority…
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If undocumented immigrants choose not to fill out the questionnaire, then the official population of several states would…
An analysis of flight data shows that problems began at a point when the pilot would normally have engaged the autopilot…
Scientists worldwide are calling for a moratorium on gene editing in germline cells. But what is a germline cell? How does…
The revolution begun by Syrians exactly eight years ago has been won – by the murderous leader they rebelled against.…