The English assumed people they colonized would convert to their way of life, including Protestant Christianity – an assumption…
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As millions gather for Hajj, they will circle the Kaaba, which is draped in the black cloth known as the kiswah – a sacred…
Camden, New Jersey’s homicide rate in 2025 was four times the national average – still high, but a marked change from…
Efforts to use technology to police copyright evolved into companies using copyright law to lock people out of repairing…
Years of industrial expansion have boosted water demand, with no new sources coming online since 2016. Desalination and…
The Trump administration has made many threats against nonprofits whose missions it disagrees with.
Sensationalizing extreme behaviors like self-starvation and ‘bonesmashing’ rather than treating them as mental health…
Changes in how healthcare is managed have had a meaningful effect on what contraceptive options are available to women.
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Property tax reform in Detroit could boost homeownership and attract new residents and businesses.
Short-term humanitarian aid won’t go far in alleviating Cuba’s long-term energy crisis.
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Centuries-old habits shaped today’s fashion standards.