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Trump has often talked about leaving the World Trade Organization. An economist explains what it is and what would happen if the president had his way.
Total gifts from individual donors are rising, at least for now.
The Supreme Court struck down a California law requiring faith-based crisis pregnancy centers to post signs with information about family planning services.
Trainers and fitness gurus often tell their charges how to ‘burn fat.’ But what does that actually involve? Here’s a Speed Read on something that actually takes a fairly long time.
Generating less electricity with fossil fuels could help save lives.
The tilt of Earth’s axis as it orbits the sun results in the seasonal changes.
International law recognizes that women and LGBTQ people face unique forms of violence that may qualify them for asylum. The US now asserts that domestic abuse is a ‘private’ matter.
Social Security will have to dip into its trust fund to pay benefits this year for the first time since 1982. Should we be worried?
When you see a bolt of lightning, do you immediately start counting to see how far off a storm is? An atmospheric scientist parses the practice.
Kids often experience anxiety when separated from parents for short periods. Longer separations, happening with some immigrant children, is a different matter, a leading child psychiatrist explains.
Does your child hate their visits to the pediatrician? Do they psyche themselves into a panic that the shot will hurt? The best strategy to calm an anxious child may be to reframe their expectations.
The cartoon-turned-Broadway sensation is set in a place named after the Bikini islands, which has a dark history of forced removal and exile of native people from their land.
Poverty rates across the suburban landscape have increased by 50 percent since 1990. This suburbanization of poverty is one of the most important demographic trends of the last 50 years.
Pope Francis recently acknowledged that the Catholic Church is struggling to recruit new priests, endangering its very future. Why don’t people want to join the clergy?
Wine came to the US in the 16th century but didn’t make it to California – the leader in American winemaking – until the 19th century.
A Twitter account used for official purposes is a public forum protected by the First Amendment, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Since the Korean War, U.S. troops have helped South Korea with military training and planning. Our Speed Read describes the regular joint exercises designed to deter North Korean aggression.
The Trump administration wants China to cut its trade deficit with the US by more than half. An economist explains why that’s not going to happen.
In this Speed Read, learn the difference between 3G, 4G and 5G, and why it matters.
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