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In the US, black children wait longer to be adopted and cost less to adopt than white children.
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Numbers alone don't relay the importance of people seeing their own experiences and lives mirrored in popular culture.
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The transition to parenthood comes with plenty of stress. A psychology researcher suggests that paid family leave could…
In a global economy, passing laws to conserve forests, fisheries or other natural resources can simply shift demand for…
It will be hard and complicated to replace Venezuela's heavy sour crude.
The causes of most inherited forms of blindness are unknown. Now more than 260 genes never before linked to eye development…
Iraq beat the Islamic State. Now, its Shia government is jailing and even executing all suspected terrorists – most of…
The majority of US state legislatures are controlled by Republicans because legislative districts are drawn to favor them.…
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