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Congress has pushed through its first gun control legislation in 30 years. Included in the legislation is a provision to expand a firearm ban to dating partners accused of domestic violence.
Entertainer and author Janelle Monáe performs during the 2019 Grammys flanked by android-like backup dancers.
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Even though Afrofuturist works are set in fictional worlds, they provide a blueprint for social, political and economic systems free from exploitation and oppression.
Photographing a bear in Yellowstone National Park at a distance the National Park Service calls safe – at least 100 yards from a predator.
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The recent goring of a tourist who approached within 10 feet of a bison in Yellowstone National Park is a reminder that wild animals can be dangerous and people should keep safe distances.
A teacher works with students in a computer lab.
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Without university-level programs to provide teacher training for advanced computer science, states will not be able to offer high-quality computer science education to all students.
Protons and neutrons in an atom’s nucleus can be arranged in different configurations, creating nuclear isomers.
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Nuclear isomers are rare versions of elements with properties that mystified physicists when first discovered. Isomers are now used in medicine and astronomy, and researchers are set to discover thousands more of them.
The preference for lighter skin has its roots in colonial histories.
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Twitter, plus que tout autre réseau social, permet de suivre et de commenter les événements en temps réel. L'acquisition de la plate-forme par Elon Musk pourrait radicalement changer la donne.
Elon Musk’s moment of triumph is a moment of uncertainty for the future of one of the world’s leading social media platforms.
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Twitter, more than other social media platforms, fosters real-time discussion about events as they unfold. That could change now that Musk has gained control of the company.
Twitter may not be a darling of Wall Street, but it occupies a unique place in the social media landscape.
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Twitter, more than other social media platforms, fosters real-time discussion about events as they unfold. That could change if Musk gains control of the company.
For some, promoting cryptocurrencies is political activism.
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Many people promoting cryptocurrencies are looking for something bigger than the future of financial transactions. They’re aiming to break free of governments and corporations.
Soldados ucranianos en las calles de Kiev en 1917.
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A historian looks back at a time when Ukrainians battled for control of the capital, but succumbed to a superior Soviet army.
En el metaverso, los objetos digitales que se pueden poseer - tu avatar y la ropa del avatar, por ejemplo - son ‘criptoactivos’.
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¿Blockchain? ¿Criptoactivos? Dos investigadores que estudian las redes sociales y la tecnología de los medios de comunicación explican la tecnología que hará posible el metaverso.
Is all forgiven after someone has served their time behind bars?
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Whether the cryptocurrency hype makes you crypto curious or crypto skeptical, there are many ways your life could be affected by crypto’s underlying technology, blockchain.
Allium schoenoprasum, better known as chives.
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Plants need light to feed themselves, so they grow in ways that help them collect as much of it as they can. Sometimes that’s straight up, but not always.
In the metaverse, your avatar, the clothes it wears and the things it carries belong to you thanks to blockchain.
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For the metaverse to work, people need to own their virtual bodies and possessions and be able to spend money. The same cryptographic technology behind bitcoin will make that possible.
Schools in Chicago have suffered days of disruption.
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A dispute between the Chicago Teachers Union and the school district over in-person learning has resulted in classes being canceled. An education policy expert explains what is at stake.