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Turning waste into buildings
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Turning waste into buildings

Insect shells, rice husks, water bottles, and bamboo charcoal might not be the first things that come to mind when you think of high-performance building products.

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November 25, 2024
Using AI for natural-disaster responses
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Using AI for natural-disaster responses

THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING IN URBAN AREAS HAS tripled in the past 50 years, meaning that when a major natural disaster like an earthquake strikes a city, more lives are in danger. Meanwhile, the strength and frequency of extreme weather events has increased-a trend set to continue as the climate warms.

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November 25, 2024
Quincy Jones
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Quincy Jones

QUINCY JONES, ONE OF THE most important drivers of 20th century pop culture, died on Nov. 3 at 91. A music producer, composer, and executive, Jones served as the connective tissue between many eras and styles of music, from Ella Fitzgerald to Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson to Amy Winehouse.

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November 25, 2024
Why are sit-down chain restaurants struggling?
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Why are sit-down chain restaurants struggling?

RED LOBSTER FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY IN MAY. TGI FRIdays closed nearly 50 locations abruptly in October, then filed for bankruptcy in early November. Hooters shut down dozens of stores in June, while Buca di Beppo declared bankruptcy in August.

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November 25, 2024
BLAME GAME
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BLAME GAME

Among Democrats, the soul-searching and finger-pointing has begun

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November 25, 2024
Larry Hogan's Ethics Issue - On Jan. 27, 2021, then-governor Larry Hogan had good news for affordable housing in Maryland: nearly $40 million in competitive awards to spur construction of 18 low-income housing projects.
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Larry Hogan's Ethics Issue - On Jan. 27, 2021, then-governor Larry Hogan had good news for affordable housing in Maryland: nearly $40 million in competitive awards to spur construction of 18 low-income housing projects.

On Jan. 27, 2021, then-governor Larry Hogan had good news for affordable housing in Maryland: nearly $40 million in competitive awards to spur construction of 18 low-income housing projects. “During our administration,” Hogan said, “the State of Maryland has provided financing and tax credits to create or preserve more than 20,000 affordable rental units across the state.” But there was one detail Hogan didn’t mention: one of the projects was being developed on his own family’s property.

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November 11, 2024
A Filmmaker's Quest to Unmask Bitcoin's Creator - Who is Bitcoin's founder, Satoshi Nakamoto? the question has perplexed and excited cryptocurrency fans ever since Bitcoin was created by someone with that username in 2009.
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A Filmmaker's Quest to Unmask Bitcoin's Creator - Who is Bitcoin's founder, Satoshi Nakamoto? the question has perplexed and excited cryptocurrency fans ever since Bitcoin was created by someone with that username in 2009.

Who is Bitcoin’s founder, Satoshi Nakamoto? the question has perplexed and excited cryptocurrency fans ever since Bitcoin was created by someone with that username in 2009.

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November 11, 2024
Unmasking prediabetes - Type 2 diabetes doesn't always arrive with a bang. It can develop slowly but eventually result in marked side effects like extreme thirst and hunger, frequent urination, blurry vision, tingling sensations, and fatigue.
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Unmasking prediabetes - Type 2 diabetes doesn't always arrive with a bang. It can develop slowly but eventually result in marked side effects like extreme thirst and hunger, frequent urination, blurry vision, tingling sensations, and fatigue.

Type 2 diabetes doesn’t always arrive with a bang. It can develop slowly but eventually result in marked side effects like extreme thirst and hunger, frequent urination, blurry vision, tingling sensations, and fatigue.

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November 11, 2024
Animals understand death too - In 2018, field researchers in Uganda came across an unusual sight: a female chimpanzee carrying an infant she had recently given birth to that was affected by albinism, an extremely uncommon condition in this species that gives their fur a striking white color.
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Animals understand death too - In 2018, field researchers in Uganda came across an unusual sight: a female chimpanzee carrying an infant she had recently given birth to that was affected by albinism, an extremely uncommon condition in this species that gives their fur a striking white color.

In 2018, field researchers in Uganda came across an unusual sight: a female chimpanzee carrying an infant she had recently given birth to that was affected by albinism, an extremely uncommon condition in this species that gives their fur a striking white color.

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November 11, 2024
The Petro State - Colombia's first leftist leader wants to end oil
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The Petro State - Colombia's first leftist leader wants to end oil

Last year, Colombian president Gustavo Petro watched in dismay as a political and economic crisis unfolded on the other side of his country’s eastern border. Global powers had imposed sanctions on Venezuela’s oil exports after the country’s autocratic leader, Nicolás Maduro, allegedly A his re-election. As hyperinflation fueled turmoil, millions of refugees poured into Colombia to escape.

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November 11, 2024
Fortress Democracy - Despite efforts at home and abroad to undermine faith in U.S. elections, this year's vote is set to be the most secure and reliable ever. Thank new laws, fail-safes, and courageous election officials
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Fortress Democracy - Despite efforts at home and abroad to undermine faith in U.S. elections, this year's vote is set to be the most secure and reliable ever. Thank new laws, fail-safes, and courageous election officials

Despite efforts at home and abroad to undermine faith in U.S. elections, this year’s vote is set to be the most secure and reliable ever. Thank new laws, fail-safes, and courageous election officials

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November 11, 2024
The Beauty of Being Alone - There's a lot of fear around spending time alone. Alone time can make people itchy with boredom.
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The Beauty of Being Alone - There's a lot of fear around spending time alone. Alone time can make people itchy with boredom.

Recent articles and studies warn us about the dangers of loneliness—one 2017 study by Julianne Holt- Lunstad at BYU’s Social Connection and Health Lab claims loneliness is as bad as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. In 2023, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy published an advisory all about the epidemic of loneliness in America. It details the genuine risks of chronic loneliness, such as increased rates of anxiety and depression, as well as dementia in older adults

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November 11, 2024
What is 'American Malaria' and Are You at Risk? - Few things will leave you feeling quite so icky as returning from a jaunt outside and finding a tick clinging to your skin
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What is 'American Malaria' and Are You at Risk? - Few things will leave you feeling quite so icky as returning from a jaunt outside and finding a tick clinging to your skin

Babesiosis, is causing particular concern. The disease is colloquially known as “American malaria,” partly because of its widening spread and partly because of its clinical profile. Like malaria, it can lead to headache, fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, altered mental state, anemia, low blood pressure, respiratory distress, and more.

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November 11, 2024
A strip-club fairy tale with a generous heart
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A strip-club fairy tale with a generous heart

THERE ARE FEW FILMMAKERS AS OPENHEARTED, as stone-soup inventive, as Sean Baker.

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November 11, 2024
Fanfare for the gentle man
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Fanfare for the gentle man

IN WE LIVE IN TIME, THE ROMANTIC drama whose slow October rollout has swept up moviegoers in a tidal wave of tears, Andrew Garfield plays a divorced man who finds love in a hopeless place.

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November 11, 2024
On fathers, and the limits of forgiveness
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On fathers, and the limits of forgiveness

IN 2016, TITUS KAPHAR MADE THE Jerome Project, a short documentary in which he confronts how his father’s abuse and drug use harmed his childhood.

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November 11, 2024
RECONSIDERING MARTHA
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RECONSIDERING MARTHA

Anew Netflix documentary assays how Martha Stewart has made us feel across a five-decade career

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November 11, 2024
MEL ROBBINS WILL MAKE YOU DO IT
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MEL ROBBINS WILL MAKE YOU DO IT

HOW THE PODCASTER AND AUTHOR ROSE TO THE TOP BY STATING THE OBVIOUS

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November 11, 2024
IT'S TIME TO SET BOUNDARIES
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IT'S TIME TO SET BOUNDARIES

Here’s the thing: kids have always pushed limits and asked for things that aren’t good for them; in fact, this is part of kids doing their job, as they're meant to explore the world and figure out the edges” or limits. And while kids continue to do their job, parents are really struggling to do theirs—and as a result, the family system is off-balance and mental health is suffering.

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November 11, 2024
AFTER SINWAR
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AFTER SINWAR

The architect of Oct. 7 put the Palestinian cause back on the global agenda, but written in blood

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November 11, 2024
NEXT GENERATION LEADERS
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NEXT GENERATION LEADERS

11 trailblazers who are challenging the status quo, leading with empathy, and forging solutions for a brighter future

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October 28, 2024
Young Americans get a taste of China
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Young Americans get a taste of China

Rich and vibrant culture is what has deeply impressed a delegation of high school students from the United States who completed on Sept. 24 a 10-day trip to China that took them to Guizhou, Sichuan and Shandong provinces.

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October 28, 2024
INTO THE HEART OF DARKNESS
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INTO THE HEART OF DARKNESS

Jeremy Strong tackles another morally complex character, playing the power broker behind Donald Trump's rise

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October 28, 2024
The nostalgic comforts of a goth-girl autumn
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The nostalgic comforts of a goth-girl autumn

AUTUMN MAY BE THE MOST ATMOSPHERIC SEASON, tantalizing the senses with soft sweaters and warm beverages and the crunch of colorful leaves underfoot.

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October 28, 2024
The Chosen One
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The Chosen One

ELECTED PRESIDENT WITH MORE VOTES THAN ANYONE ELSE IN HISTORY, PRABOWO SUBIANTO AIMS TO KEEP INDONESIA ON A TIGHTROPE BETWEEN WORLD POWERS

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October 28, 2024
THE HARRIS PLAN
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THE HARRIS PLAN

WHAT KIND OF PRESIDENT WOULD SHE BE?

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October 28, 2024
I quit teaching because of ChatGPT
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I quit teaching because of ChatGPT

THIS FALL IS THE FIRST IN NEARLY 20 YEARS THAT I AM not returning to the classroom.

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October 28, 2024
The D.C. Brief
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The D.C. Brief

KAMALA HARRIS MAY BE LEADING in many national polls, but a deeper look tells a less rosy story for her party.

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October 28, 2024
CO₂ Leadership Brief
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CO₂ Leadership Brief

Hurricane Helene was a significant human tragedy, with more than 200 deaths reported as of Oct. 9 and thousands more left homeless; Hurricane Milton, close on its heels, brought more devastation.

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October 28, 2024
Sharing power is working in South Africa
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Sharing power is working in South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA HAS had a hard time of it lately.

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October 28, 2024