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Trump Claims Democrats Are Blocking SNAP Funding. Heres the Truth.
Edith Olmsted
Trump then went on to brag about his IQ, claiming that aptitude tests he received at Walter Reed proved he was superior to his political opponentsespecially compared to a couple of healthy young wome ...[Continue Reading]
The New Republic
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Colonel says US watered down report on Shireen Abu Aklehs killing
Joseph Stepansky
A former United States colonel who worked on a team that compiled a report on the Israeli militarys killing of Al Jazeera journalist and US citizen Shireen Abu Akleh has accused the administration of ...[Continue Reading]
Al Jazeera English
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AI chatbots routinely violate mental health ethics standards
Kevin Stacey-Brown
As more people turn to ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) for mental health advice, a new study details how these chatbotseven when prompted to use evidence-based psychotherapy techniques ...[Continue Reading]
Futurity: Research News
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More friends, more division: Study finds growing social circles may fuel polarization
Complexity Science Hub Vienna
Between 2008 and 2010, polarization in society increased dramatically alongside a significant shift in social behavior: the number of close social contacts rose from an average of two to four or five ...[Continue Reading]
Phys.Org
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Watch: How Halloween became the holiday it is today
John Boccacino-Syracuse U.
Before Halloween became a holiday for candy and costumes, it was a night for mayhem. In late 19th-century America, egged houses, trees draped in toilet paper and worse types of vandalism were the no ...[Continue Reading]
Futurity: Research News
1 day ago
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No stadium, new location. MSU trustees to vote on scaled-back Spartan Gateway plan
Karly Graham, Lansing State Journal
EAST LANSING Months after approving a plan to build a$150 million Olympic sports arenaand partner with a developer to build a hotel, private housing, restaurants and office space on the western edg ...[Continue Reading]
Lansing State Journal
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