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Comment: RFK Jr.’s outrage machine runs on scientific half-truths
Kennedy shares just enough that’s true to draw conclusions that prompt conspiracy and inaccuracy.
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Comment: Will ‘Oppenheimer’ elicit debate in non-nuke-armed Japan?
While the U.S. continues to ask historical questions, Japan may take up discussion of its future.
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Comment: To save Amazon, clarify who owns the property
Land equal to twice the area of Texas has uncertain ownership, leaving it open to deforestation.
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Comment: How climate deniers are costing taxpayers millions
Politicians pushing anti-ESG investment practices are forcing higher interest rates and other costs.
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Comment: Inflation’s direction behind optimism of ‘Bidenomics’
Biden is counting on cooling inflation to lift his poll numbers. Here’s why that seems like a good…
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Comment: A 1-minute gun safety video may help keep kids safe
A new study shows kids were less likely to play with a discovered gun if they had seen…
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Comment: How to reclaim downtowns for people, not cars
Developers can be enlisted by reducing parking mandates and providing space for walking and biking.
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Comment: Another inconvenient truth; we’re using more oil than ever
Global demand for crude oil is set to surpass the peak set in 2019 and may not drop…
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Comment; Musk’s ‘X’ marks a spot to be determined; maybe
His rebranding of Twitter preceeds his plans for a ‘super app,’ but few may want an app for…
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Comment: Russia’s halt to grain deal could hit Ukraine hard
It won’t result in worldwide grain shortages, but it does cut into important revenue for Ukraine.
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Comment: Message clear in Aldean’s ‘Small Town’ dog whistle
Despite the country star’s denial, the threat to those other than rural white people rises above screeching guitars.
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Comment: We haven’t hit climate tipping point; but it’s closer
We’re flirting with the point where climate elements are pushed into a collapse that will quickly accelerate.
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Comment: The heat — and humidity — are on and rising
Research is providing new information on our bodies’ abilities to tolerate rising heat and humidity.
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Comment: The Eco-nomics of preventing climate disaster
Considering costs and benefits, it’s cheaper to save the planet than it is to keep hastening its end.
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Comment: Why it’s too early to let down guard over a recession
While some think recession is diminishing as a concern, the economy still is vulnerable to unexpected shocks.
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Comment: An EV laggard, Toyota may have battery breakthrough
The Japanese automaker says it has a solid-state lithium battery, with better range and faster charging.
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Comment: Do we really like it when politics get nasty?
No, or so polls are telling us, but politicians still believe invective is effective in getting attention.
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Comment: Threads is the ‘live, laugh, love’ of social networks
Meta created a friendly — and boring — space. If Twitter dies, this is not what’s needed to…
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Comment: Kids, like adults, underestimate impact of kind acts
An experiment surveyed responses to an act of kindness to strangers, showing small things are a big deal.
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Comment: Why can’t right-wing bubble drop Ray Epps obsession?
Ignoring all evidence, Fox News latched on to a theory Epps was a government plant on Jan. 6.…