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The nation needs a more comprehensive approach to family leave and relief for parents with child care expenses. But the…
A new report calls U.S. forests an undervalued asset for slowing climate change. It warns that they are being degraded by…
Injuries to the throwing arm of young baseball players have been increasing for years. Studies that assess pitch count are…
Rouhani's conservative rivals are exploiting growing pessimism about the economy, increasing the odds that someone more…
In Germany – a country where going to the theater is a deeply ingrained cultural tradition – the stage is a place to…
The recently translated letters of Latvian poet and journalist Arsenii Formakov depict everyday life – and suffering –…
What legal rules must colleges and universities follow when it comes to speech on campus? And, beyond legal requirements,…
Islamic fashion is a rapidly growing industry: Muslim spending on fashion is expected to reach US$488 billion by 2019. What…
'Doom and gloom' messages about nature are less effective than positive ones. The Lost & Found project tells…
Black jockeys won more than half of the first 25 runnings of the Kentucky Derby. Then they started losing their jobs.
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There are over eight million Jehovah's Witnesses in 240 countries worldwide. They have no political affiliations and…
President Trump wants to renegotiate or eliminate NAFTA because of its impact on U.S. trade, but the accord is also a cornerstone…