For Americans in so-called ‘banking deserts,’ ending paper tax refund checks could be a costly move.
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The claim that national security can justify territorial acquisition marks a sharp break from the principles the US championed…
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During the Cold War, projecting a readiness to act erratically may have served a purpose. But it has diminishing returns…
Despite Brazil’s recent expansions of protected areas, research shows that the favorite habitats of whales and dolphins…
Plants need phosphorus, and other nutrients, to grow. But soil tests can’t tell if there’s too much.
The atmosphere is a complicated place. Warm temperatures in one spot can contribute to brutally cold storms somewhere else.
Militarized immigration enforcement used to be confined to near the US-Mexico border, far away from most Americans’ front…
Since the republic’s beginning, it has been uncontested law that to invade someone’s home, the government needs a warrant…
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The decision to bring a dog into the family should recognize that, like other family members, they will require medical…
With solo living on the rise, more consumers are dining, traveling and spending on their own. Yet most brands still design…
Philosophers from Aristotle to Nietzsche have debated whether being virtuous only helps others, or if it benefits the virtuous…