The Vietnam and Iraq wars were preceded by White House deception and lies -- and now Trump's case against Venezuela is eerily similar.
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Deception and lies from the White House to justify a war in Venezuela? We’ve seen this movie before in run-ups to wars in Vietnam and Iraq
Two US wars based on lies, in which tens of thousands of American troops and millions of civilians died, offer a cautionary tale about the rush to ...
Sudan's civil war has killed more than 150,000 people and displaced millions in just over two years, making it among the world's deadliest conflicts today. A historian provides a visual guide to help us understand what is going on and the toll it has taken on the Sudanese population.
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Sudan’s civil war: A visual guide to the brutal conflict
Since fighting broke out in April 2023, some 150,000 people have been killed in Sudan and an estimated 13.5 million displaced.
The partial release of the Epstein headlines keep asking who’s on the list? The better question: why aren’t the victims the focus? Have rules designed to protect victims of sexual violence actually pushed them to the side?
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Epstein’s victims deserve more attention than his ‘client list’
Powerful men connected to Jeffrey Epstein are named, dissected and speculated about. The survivors, unless they work hard to step forward, remain a...
The Quad partnership between the U.S., India, Australia and Japan was supposed to be "here to stay." A cancelled November summit suggests otherwise, with Trump's tariffs and India's warming ties to China creating diplomatic paralysis.
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Trump tariffs and warming India-China ties have silenced the Quad partnership … for now
A summit between the leaders of the US, India, Japan and Australia was expected in November. But it never happened.
Walking in nature reduces activity in the brain region linked to sadness and rumination. A psychologist on why active rest periods—not couch time—are what actually restore us during the holidays.
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Rest is essential during the holidays, but it may mean getting active, not crashing on the couch
Unwinding can be hard during the holidays for many reasons. Building in time to recharge through active leisure can help.
Scientific skepticism is a lot different from climate skepticism. Scientists ask questions and demand evidence. Those claiming climate change is a hoax despite overwhelming data are doing the opposite. One thing that helps: remind people of past beliefs disproved by science.
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Understanding climate change in America: Skepticism, dogmatism and personal experience
Real skeptics study the evidence and ask questions, rather than taking political dogma on faith. Experiencing disasters can open more eyes to the r...
Aryna Sabalenka will face Nick Kyrgios in December in a "Battle of the Sexes" tennis rematch. But the 2025 event has no stakes similar to Billie Jean King's 1973 victory, which advanced the feminist movement and women's equality in sports.
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Tennis is set for a ‘Battle of the Sexes’ sequel – with no movement behind it
Billie Jean King’s 1973 match was about social change. The upcoming Sabalenka-Kyrgios event – with its rules tweaks and its participants’ que...
The $4 billion school security industry can’t back up claims for its tech. The silver lining: That’s partly because there aren’t enough school shootings to study.
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There’s little evidence tech is much help stopping school shootings
The $4 billion school security industry can’t back up claims for its tech. The silver lining: That’s partly because there aren’t enough shoot...
Why is it so hard to tell whether a piece of text was written by AI? One thing that could make it easier is if the AI system intentionally embeds hidden markers in the text. But a statistics professor explains there’s no foolproof method:
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Why it’s so hard to tell if a piece of text was written by AI – even for AI
There are several methods for detecting whether a piece of text was written by AI. They all have limitations – and probably always will.
Wolves and coyotes feed on similar things – but their diets aren’t identical. An ecological researcher studied predator diets to find out the differences.
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With wolves absent from most of eastern North America, can coyotes replace them?
Wolves and coyotes feed on similar things – but their diets aren’t identical. A researcher studied predator diets to investigate their differen...