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Surgió del contacto continuado con hispanohablantes nativos que traducían directamente frases del español al inglés, una forma de préstamo lingüístico denominada “calcos”.
The scent emitted from your hands could offer clues about who you are.
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Human scent could one day be used as evidence in forensics and as diagnostic information in medicine.
United States and Chinese flags are set up before a July 8, 2023, meeting between officials of the two countries in Beijing.
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US foreign policy initiatives in the Indo-Pacific seem focused on containing China and its influence.
Teaching sex and gender more accurately can counter gender stereotypes and encourage all students to study STEM.
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‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills claim to use science to justify a binary definition of sex based on certain traits. But the biology of sex and gender is not so simple.
A satellite captured Tropical Storm Idalia’s convection as it gained strength off Cuba on Aug. 28, 2023.
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Executives and other high-level inside traders at US companies with global sales earned about three times as much in a month as the average investor, a new study found.
Dans de nombreux endroits du monde, les citoyens se mobilisent pour lutter contre le dérèglement climatique.
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L'affaire repose sur le droit constitutionnel du Montana à « un environnement propre et sain ». Un droit similaire existe dans d'autres États ; d'autres procès pourraient donc suivre.
Los jóvenes demandantes en el caso Held contra el Estado de Montana, de edades comprendidas entre los 5 y los 22 años, caminan hacia el tribunal con su abogado.
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El caso giraba en torno a la enmienda verde de Montana, que garantiza el derecho constitucional a un medio ambiente limpio y saludable. Otros estados tienen enmiendas similares, y hay más que las están considerando.
The young plaintiffs in Held v. State of Montana, ages 5 to 22, walk to the courthouse with their lawyer.
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The case hinged on Montana’s ‘green amendment,’ which guarantees a constitutional right to ‘a clean and healthful environment.’ Other states have similar amendments, and more are considering them.
Students with ADHD who get a daily report card had 4.5 fewer rule violations per 30-minute class than those without one, one study found.
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Traditional report cards sent home every few months are fine for most students. But for kids with behavioral issues, a daily report card can be a better option.
Money doesn’t grow on trees for governments either.
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A religion scholar argues that the communal nature of Islamic pilgrimage helps worshippers go through a physically demanding schedule and creates camaraderie that continues beyond the pilgrimage.
President Joe Biden claps for Evan Gershkovich at the White House correspondents’ dinner.
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The political status of Puerto Rico continues to be intensely contested, but measures to make the island the 51st state remain elusive.
La secretaria del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, Janet Yellen, llega al Aeropuerto Internacional de Pekín el 6 de julio de 2023.
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China planea construir en Cuba una base de espionaje e instalaciones de entrenamiento militar cerca de la estación naval estadounidense de la Bahía de Guantánamo.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, on July 6, 2023.
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L'Union africaine (UA) et les gouvernements africains responsables risquent d'être de plus en plus mécontents de la présence du groupe Wagner et de regretter de ne pas s'y être opposés.
Wagner has assisted rebel leader Khalifa Hiftar’s Libyan Arab Armed Forces.
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The African Union (AU) and responsible African governments are likely to grow to resent the Wagner Group’s presence and regret their failure to oppose it.
Seagrass meadows are an important part of the UK’s marine environment.
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