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Returning to a 9-to-5 job is more challenging than many expect.
The Supreme Court rejected President Joe Biden’s student loan program that aimed at delivering up to $20,000 of relief per borrower.
An aggressive, antifungal-resistant form of tinea, a contagious ringworm fungal infection, has appeared in the US, likely driven by overuse and misuse of antifungal medications.
And you thought you were just going out for a beer.
How did blockbuster horror films such as ‘The Exorcist’ help the church warm to the controversial ritual?
Willie Nelson is an icon who rose to the top of an industry by challenging it – showing that you can be a counterculture figure and activist while remaining as American as apple pie.
SVB, as it’s known, collapsed with lightning speed following a run on its deposits.
Lab testing provides doctors with essential information to help them diagnose and treat disease. Here’s what happens behind the scenes after you roll up your sleeve for a blood draw.
Kids need to learn when little lies are the right choice. But research suggests parents may not be clear in the messages they send about how they value the truth.
The Fed lifted its benchmark interest rate just 0.25 percentage point following a series of much more aggressive rate hikes in 2022.
À l’occasion du bicentenaire de sa naissance, il est important de rappeler l’impact fondamental de Louis Pasteur : médecine, biologie… ont été bouleversées par son esprit curieux et ses expériences.
A finance expert explains why President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program got blocked – and what’s next for student loan borrowers in search of relief.
Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he will end land clearance in Brazil’s Amazon region. But powerful forces profit from rainforest destruction.
Voter demographics and policy priorities are two recurrent, big issues on Election Day – but shifts in election administration and voting laws are new challenges influencing the midterms.
Many voters say inflation is the issue that matters to them most as they head to the polls. The problem is, the people they choose can’t do much about it.
On World Rabies Day – which is also the anniversary of French microbiologist Louis Pasteur’s death – a virologist reflects on the achievements of this visionary scientist.
Academics and religious leaders address the role of faith and community in managing mental health issues in young people and society as a whole.
A combination of irrelevancy, powerlessness and derision is in store for a president who chooses not to run for reelection.
Policymakers often think of their decisions about nuclear weapons as moral, a nuclear ethicist explains – which is key to understanding their motives.
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Associate Professor of Geography, Texas State University
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Assistant Professor of Management, Texas State University
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Director of the Center for Texas Music History, Texas State University
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Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, Texas State University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Associate Professor of English, Texas State University
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Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Texas State University
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Assistant Professor of Animal Science, Texas State University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas State University
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Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Regents' Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
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Lecturer in Post-Soviet Government and Politics, Texas State University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas State University
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Professor of Psychology, Texas State University
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Associate Professor of Finance, Texas State University
