Hindu devotees prepare to scatter ashes of the deceased into the sea as part of Ngaben, a mass cremation ceremony, in Surabaya, Indonesia.
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Across cultures, death rituals give mourners a chance to grieve. But they also offer one last opportunity to help the deceased as they transition to the next stage of existence.
In Bach’s era, the pipe organ was one of the world’s most technologically advanced instruments.
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The famous composer certainly didn’t have haunted houses in mind when he wrote the piece.
Palestinians fill drinking water containers at a distribution site in Khan Yunis, south Gaza, on Oct. 8, 2023.
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As the war between Hamas and Israel grinds forward, two experts explain how Israelis and Palestinians have cooperated to tackle their region’s water challenges.
A house in a kibbutz In Be'eri, Israel, was the scene of part of the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023.
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Many people who aren’t Jewish are responding as if what’s been taking place is just another episode of Israeli-Palestinian violence. But it’s different for many Jews.
Both Palestinian children in Gaza, as shown on left, and Israeli children, as seen on the right, have been hurt, killed and kidnapped in the Israel-Hamas war.
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For Jewish people, Hamas’ violence against children was reminiscent of the Holocaust. For Palestinians, The Israel Defense Force’s killing their children reminds them of a painful past, too.
Children trick or treat and wear Halloween costumes for a full week during Day of the Dead season in Mexico.
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Halloween’s influence is transforming popular festivities around Día de los Muertos and its ceremonial customs in rural and urban areas of Mexico in some fascinating ways.
Children at an Orthodox Christmas Mass at the Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City on Jan. 7, 2023.
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Many Christian and Muslim families in Gaza today were displaced following the creation of new Arab and Jewish states. Today, Palestinian Christians occupy a complicated place in this region.
More than 5,000 Black people have been lynched in the US.
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Rank-and-file union members employed by the automakers have to ratify the new contracts before they become official.
Images of devastation, like the one shown here following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip, can take a heavy mental toll.
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People, including children and adolescents, are being exposed to horrifying imagery in the news and on social media. But there are ways to stay informed without overconsuming harmful content.
Social media is often used during times of conflict to spread fake news.
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A human rights scholar explains how social media users can take charge of what content comes into their feed and reduce the risk of receiving misinformation.
Doctors have struggled to find the balance between effective pain management and the very real addiction risks that come with prescription pain medication.
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Does Louisiana’s requirement for public schools to post ‘In God We Trust’ in all classrooms violate the doctrine of separation of church and state? A legal scholar weighs in.
X CEO Elon Musk has argued that his social media platform allows users to ‘be their true selves.’
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Scientists have been searching Earth’s surface for superheavy elements too difficult to make in the lab, but now, many are looking to the skies instead.
The Boston Globe detailed the Hecht House attacks in its Nov. 3, 1950, edition.
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If a business is run by an AI and it causes you harm, could you sue the AI?
Israelis whose relatives are being held hostage demonstrate on October 26, 2023 in front of the Defense Ministry building in Tel Aviv, demanding the government to bring back their loved ones.
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No government wants to have to deal with a hostage crisis. A former US national security official explains that there is no winning without losing in such situations.
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, left, and then-Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin participate in a debate on Sept. 28, 2021.
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With control over the Virginia Legislature at stake in the Nov. 7 election, the historic battle over what is taught in public schools remains a priority for both Democrats and Republicans.
Corporate investors own nearly one-third of all single-family rental properties in Atlanta.
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Black would-be homeowners pay the price when big investors buy up the neighborhood.
A Palestinian boy sits in a World Health Organization truck near a hospital in the southern area of the Gaza Strip.
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Government sanctions against Hamas, which the US and the European Union consider a terrorist group, mean that aid groups are not able to directly work with Hamas.
Reading ingredient labels closely will help consumers make more informed decisions.
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