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Like it or not, AI is now part and parcel of elections, from helping with mundane campaign functions to enabling politicians to speak to constituents in multiple languages at once.
Donald Trump watches a video of Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign rally in Las Vegas on Sept. 13, 2024.
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Americans have been hearing for years that democracy is being eroded and is literally at stake in the upcoming presidential election. But there is good news on the voting front as well.
Discrimination in the form of microaggressions, slights and overt racism take a toll on the body, including neural activity in the brain.
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Black women who are more frequently exposed to racism showed stronger connections in areas of the brain involved in rumination and heightened vigilance, both of which lead to faster biological aging.
All seeing, all powerful, all Xi.
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The anti-war protests that rocked college campuses across the US in spring 2024 may well erupt again in the fall. An expert on civil disobedience sets the bar high for deploying police.
HIV prevention and treatment have made great strides, but barriers created by stigma, laws and logistics remain.
The ICE Health Service Corps suffers from outdated systems and a lack of translation services, despite a federal mandate to provide them.
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ICE detention facilities suffer from outdated systems, a lack of translation services – and a penchant for releasing ailing detainees to reduce the death count.
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard and center Connor McDavid during a game against the Dallas Stars on May 25, 2024.
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Since the 1930s, the federal government has made payments to victims of financial hardships and social injustices. But for those suffering from the harms of slavery, the US remains silent.
Na imagem de microscópio eletrônico, os vírus causadores da Covid SARS-CoV-2 (amarelos) emergem da superfície de células (azuis e rosas) numa cultura de laboratório.
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Estudo internacional que contou com pesquisadores do Brasil revelou as estratégias surpreendentes empregadas pelo coronavírus para escapar do sistema imunológico, driblando as defesas naturais do organismo
An Indian AI media company maps Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s face.
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Campaigns used deepfakes to connect with voters rather than deception, and AI also helped them break through language barriers.
Democrats and Republicans are equally less likely to support a drug treatment clinic if it’s in their neighborhood.
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Theo Evans, The University of Western Australia and Qian Tang, Harvard University
Using DNA sequencing, the origins of one of the world’s most common insects, the German cockroach, have been traced back to Asia. Learning more about this urban pest can help us fight it effectively.