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Disaster survivors want to rebuild safer, more sustainable homes, but cost misperceptions often stand in the way
In interviews with residents and builders after disasters from Hawaii to Colorado to Puerto Rico, an engineer and policy specialist found people often overestimating the cost of building back better.
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Compassion amid chaos − how one of America’s greatest poets became a lifeline for wounded soldiers
Lacking formal training in medicine or nursing, Walt Whitman nonetheless realized ‘the simple matter of personal presence, and emanating ordinary cheer and magnetism’ could go a long way.
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New Apostolic Reformation evangelicals see Trump as God’s warrior in their battle to win America from satanic forces and Christianize it
Many followers of the New Apostolic Reformation − a Christian religious movement − claim they receive divine guidance in reconstructing modern society based on Christian spiritual beliefs.
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Strength training early in life can set up kids and adolescents for a lifetime of health and well-being
Strength training programs for young people can improve muscle tone, prevent obesity and develop good exercise habits that last into adulthood.
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What’s the ‘standard deduction’? An accounting expert explains how it simplifies tax filing and saves most Americans money
What’s the ‘standard deduction’? An accounting expert explains how it simplifies tax filing and saves most Americans money ...
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Message from the Board Chair of the Academic Journalism Society regarding CEO|Editor-in-Chief opportunity for The Conversation Canada
The Conversation Canada contributes to the quality of explanatory journalism in this country, and the promise such journalism holds for democratic engagement, informed policy, and media innovation. It ...
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Trump’s plans to extend tax cuts and slash red tape will likely spur economic growth − but there’s a cost
Trump’s plans to extend tax cuts and slash red tape will likely spur economic growth − but there’s a cost ...
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What next for the special relationship? What Keir Starmer needs to navigate in a second Trump term
Keir Starmer may well have gone to bed on Tuesday night hoping to wake up on Wednesday morning to find himself teamed professionally with Kamala Harris – a fellow state prosecutor of the centre-left ...
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10 states had abortion measures on the ballot – where they passed, where they failed, and what it all means
Voters in 10 states decided on measures relating to abortion on Nov. 5, 2024, many of which sought to expand access to abortion or expressly recognize a right to abortion in the state’s constitution.
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Why the German government collapsed and what to expect now
The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has sacked his finance minister Christian Lindner escalating a long conflict in the German government and ultimately causing the fragile coalition between Social ...
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Secondhand clothes can be swimming in germs – what vintage shoppers need to know
Demand for secondhand and vintage clothing has surged within the last few years. Pre-owned fashion is seen by many consumers as a cheaper, more environmentally friendly way to expand their wardrobe.
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Leeches are making a medical comeback – here’s why we should celebrate it
As we tidy away the Dracula capes and glow-in-the-dark plastic fangs for another winter, one notorious blood sucker has had a particularly good year.