Rural high school students are more likely than city kids to get their diplomas, but they remain les
1 in 5 students in the US are living in rural areas.
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Stalin’s postwar terror targeted Soviet Jews – in the name of ‘anti-cosmopolitanism’
Thirteen Jewish leaders and artists were killed on the ‘Night of the Murdered Poets,’ one of the campaign’s most infamous…
December 1, 2025
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Texas cities have some of the highest preterm birth rates in the US, highlighting maternal health cr
Rates of preterm births, maternal deaths and other adverse birth outcomes are abysmal across the US, but there are clear…
December 1, 2025
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Why do people get headaches and migraines? A child neurologist explains the science of head pain and
Many different types of stress can trigger a headache. Luckily, there are treatments that can help stop your head from pounding.
December 1, 2025
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New York’s wealthy warn of a tax exodus after Mamdani’s win – but the data says otherwise
Research on millionaire migration reveals that social and professional ties matter far more than marginal tax rates.
December 1, 2025
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Speaker Johnson’s choice to lead by following the president goes against 200 years of House speakers
The founders’ vision of the speaker of the House – a nonpartisan moderator and referee – has yielded to a far more…
December 1, 2025
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When the world’s largest battery power plant caught fire, toxic metals rained down – wetlands captur
The Moss Landing battery fire became an unintended experiment – showing how burning lithium-ion cells scattered nickel,…
December 1, 2025
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Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how T
Iran’s sprawling cities and irrigated agriculture, along with tight market controls, have left the country vulnerable…
December 1, 2025
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Guinea-Bissau’s military takeover highlights the nation’s sorry history of coups and a deepening cri
The takeover was the 11th successful coup d'etat in Africa since just 2020, and the latest destabilizing event in a country…
December 1, 2025
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