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Walking is a common way of getting around in most African cities
President Joe Biden referred to Donald Trump as ‘my predecessor’ 13 times during the 2024 State of the Union.
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About two-thirds of students admit to plagiarizing material. Faculty are expected to know better, but they do it, too. How should universities respond?
According to the publisher’s editor-at-large, 2023 represented ‘a kind of crisis of authenticity.’
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Innovations in AI seem to be spurring interest in what is or isn’t real, accurate and human.
Crianças sentadas perto de suas casas no campo de refugiados palestinos de al-Shati, na região central da Faixa de Gaza, em 20 de junho de 2020.
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Um acadêmico que estuda os refugiados palestinos há 20 anos explica a história de seu deslocamento e os riscos envolvidos para aqueles que vivem em um exílio indefinido.
Children sitting near their home at al-Shati camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on June 20, 2020.
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A scholar who has studied Palestinian refugees for 20 years explains the history of their displacement and the stakes involved for those living in an indefinite exile.
Residents of Accra were given financial aid during the pandemic.
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3HO was founded in 1969, and SDI followed five years later. What are they, and what is the significance of the 2023 summer solstice for their followers?
Market fires cause significant upheavals in the heavily informal Ghanaian economy.
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Fire risk communication strategies must not only be supported by formal institutions such as government agencies but also be rooted in and sensitive to each market’s socio-cultural dynamics.
Reading becomes faster when you don’t have to say each word out loud.
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Hand gestures are notoriously prone to misinterpretation.
Thurgood Marshall, left, had a very different view of the purpose of the Supreme Court than his successor, Clarence Thomas.
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Throughout Thomas’ tenure on the court, he has pushed the Supreme Court to replace Marshall’s vision with one more amenable to the powerful than the powerless.
Social media algorithms are programmed to swoop in and flag certain words.
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Though some LGBTQ+ health care providers may try to separate their personal and professional identities, the prejudice they experience highlights their queerness in the clinic.