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Nigerian Catholic priest who had recently served in the US abducted by extremists, church says
Church officials say a Nigerian Catholic priest who recently served the United States has been abducted by extremists along with other travelers in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state. Bishop John ...
‘Who controls the present controls the past’: What Orwell’s ‘1984’ explains about the twisting of history to control the public
Power, Orwell appreciated, allowed those who possessed it to create their own historical narrative. It also allowed those in power to silence or censor opposing narratives, quashing the possibility of ...
If people stopped having babies, how long would it be before humans were all gone?
Very few people live beyond a century. So, if no one had babies anymore, there would probably be no humans left on Earth within 100 years. But first, the population would shrink as older folks died ...
Your brain learns from rejection − here’s how it becomes your compass for connection
Together, these findings suggest that the brain is doing more than reacting to rejection or reward – it’s in fact learning from it. Each social interaction helps people update internal models of who ...
Americans still have faith in local news − but few are willing to pay for it
Despite their trust in local news, many Americans are not willing to pay for it. Only 23% of Americans who say they pay for online news report paying for a local or regional newspaper.
NCAA will pay its current and former athletes in an agreement that will transform college sports
After a lengthy litigation process, the NCAA has agreed to provide US$2.8 billion in back pay to former and current college athletes, while allowing schools to directly pay athletes for the first time ...
How school choice policies evolved from supporting Black students to subsidizing middle-class families
Over time, as school voucher policies grew in popularity, they evolved into subsidies for middle-class families to send their children to private and parochial schools. School choice policies have ...
Police: 2 people killed in shooting on Las Vegas strip
Police are investigating the gunshot deaths of two people on the Las Vegas strip. The gunfire happened not far from the landmark fountain at the Bellagio Resort & Casino. Las Vegas Metropolitan ...
Getty Images and Stability AI face off in British copyright trial that will test AI industry
Getty Images is facing off against artificial intelligence company Stability AI in a London courtroom for the first major ...
The Latest: Trump’s travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement
President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries has ...
NIH scientists go public to criticize Trump's deep cuts in public health research
Scores of National Institutes of Health researchers and staffers have come forward to send their Trump-appointed leader a ...
Alert: Scores of NIH scientists go public to declare their dissent from Trump's deep program cuts and upheaval at their agency
Scores of NIH scientists go public to declare their dissent from Trump's deep program cuts and upheaval at their agency.