The indictment of Sen. Bob Menendez is full of lurid details – hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash stuffed into clothes among them. Will they tank Menendez’s career?
UAW members and leaders march in Detroit on Sept. 15, 2023 – the first day of the union’s strike.
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Building an auto industry for the future that serves the needs of workers, companies and consumers alike will require innovative partnerships between the union and management.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Joe Biden walk to the Oval Office on Sept. 21, 2023.
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India’s Chandrayaan-3 rover has found sulfur on the Moon’s surface at higher concentrations than previously seen. Sulfur, a useful resource, could pave the way for future Moon bases.
A new type of spyware means those online ads could go from annoying to menacing.
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You probably won’t be targeted by spyware, but if you are, odds are you won’t know about it. The latest spyware slips in unseen through online ads as you go about your digital life.
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a torn Achilles tendon after being sacked by Buffalo Bills defensive end Leonard Floyd.
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Two days after Rodgers’ injury, the NFL players union called on the league to convert all playing fields to natural grass.
Thousands of people attend a pro-Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden in New York in May 1934, with counterprotestors outside.
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Two social scientists analyzed periodicals from US religious leaders in 1935 to determine what factors influenced groups’ sympathy, ambivalence or outrage about Hitler and Nazi Germany.
What role will race play in determining who gets the job?
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People who object to affirmative action were more likely to discriminate against job candidates with Black-sounding names than those who supported it, whether or not they had to rush.
Young people often participate in a challenge to feel included among peers who have already done it.
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While President Joe Biden has low approval ratings, few other American presidents − with the exception of FDR and Warren Harding − have experienced such a run of good media luck.
Rupert Murdoch attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscars party on Feb. 24, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Rupert Murdoch is a major media figure, but he may not be as influential as most people think.
Country singer Adley Stump, a former contestant on NBC’s hit reality show ‘The Voice,’ performs at an Air Force base in Washington state.
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With the TV writers and actors strikes leaving networks with little scripted content, the fall 2023 lineup will be saturated with low-cost reality TV shows like ‘The Voice.’
Freed U.S. nationals released in a prisoner swap deal between the U.S. and Iran disembark from an airplane at Fort Belvoir, Va., on Sept. 19, 2023.
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States sometimes choose to pay for the release of their citizens held hostage abroad – but there could be profound, long-term costs involved.
‘Monkey: Journey To The West,’ a nine-act opera adaptation performed at the Chatelet Theater in France.
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There is a long tradition in China of associating monkeys with the mind – symbolism that has helped the novel’s most memorable character, the Monkey King, find universal resonance.
Rather than using AI to replace workers, companies can build teams that ethically integrate the technology.
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AI poses a variety of ethical conundrums, but the NASA teams working on Mars rovers exemplify an ethic of care and human-robot teamwork that could act as a blueprint for AI’s future.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
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An expert on Congress helps untangle the mess that is Kevin McCarthy’s life as speaker of the House right now.
A police officer pulls over and tickets a delivery person in the New York City borough of Queens on March 22, 2023.
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Research shows police officers issue more traffic tickets and judges impose more fines when their city gets the money and when the budget is tight.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, presents Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a tree sapling during the G20 summit in New Delhi.
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The G20 has its critics, but an expert on international politics explains why it still performs a useful function – particularly in this period of great geopolitical divisions.
Only 13% of principals believe suspensions reduce misbehavior, according to a national survey.
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Debates about school discipline have become polarized between proponents of restorative justice and those who believe a get-tough approach is required.
Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell is watching the data.
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Alarmingly, about half the people exposed to wildfires in Washington and Oregon were those least able to afford to protect their homes, evacuate safely and recover.
Deep brain stimulation can alleviate treatment-resistant depression for some patients.
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Deep brain stimulation can help some people with treatment-resistant depression feel better, but it can be unclear whether a bout of low mood is a relapse or a bad day.
Si viajas a Miami, puede que oigas a la gente decir “bájate del coche” en vez de “bájate del coche”.
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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”.
Children wave peace doves at a concert for peace in Bogota, Colombia, in August 2022.
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While Americans tend not to use the word “peace,” and instead opt for terms like “safety and security,” their desires and fears are not so different from what people in war-torn places express.