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Meta shift from fact-checking to crowdsourcing spotlights competing approaches in fight against misinformation and hate speech

Meta shift from fact-checking to crowdsourcing spotlights competing approaches in fight...

Joe Biden’s record on science and tech: Investments and regulation for vaccines, broadband, microchips and AI

Joe Biden’s record on science and tech: Investments and regulation for...

Biden’s move to remove Cuba from terror list continues ‘yo-yo’ policy likely to be reversed by Trump

Biden’s move to remove Cuba from terror list continues ‘yo-yo’ policy...

Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal: Why now and what next?

Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal: Why now and what next?

Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done

Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays...

Insurance for natural disasters is failing homeowners − I don’t have the answers, but I do know the right questions to ask

Insurance for natural disasters is failing homeowners − I don’t have...

This class uses museums to show law students the high art of curating ideas

This class uses museums to show law students the high art...

LA fires: Why fast-moving wildfires and those started by human activities are more destructive and harder to contain

LA fires: Why fast-moving wildfires and those started by human activities...

LA fires: Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is poorly understood − and a growing risk

LA fires: Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is poorly understood −...

A national, nonpartisan study of the Los Angeles fires could improve planning for future disasters

A national, nonpartisan study of the Los Angeles fires could improve...

Universities are mapping where local news outlets are still thriving − and where gaps persist

Universities are mapping where local news outlets are still thriving −...

What’s an H-1B visa A brief history of the controversial program for skilled foreign workers

What’s an H-1B visa A brief history of the controversial program...

Terrorist groups respond to verbal attacks and slights by governments with more violence against civilians

Terrorist groups respond to verbal attacks and slights by governments with...

Vaccine hesitancy among pet owners is growing – a public health expert explains why that matters

Vaccine hesitancy among pet owners is growing – a public health...

Why school police officers may not be the most effective way to prevent violence

Why school police officers may not be the most effective way...

Philadelphia students have a new reading and writing curriculum − a literacy expert explains what’s changing

Philadelphia students have a new reading and writing curriculum − a...

4 reasons why the US might want to buy Greenland – if it were for sale, which it isn’t

4 reasons why the US might want to buy Greenland –...

How the CIA director helps the US navigate a world of spies, threats and geopolitical turbulence

How the CIA director helps the US navigate a world of...

We study aging family business incumbents who refuse to let go − here’s why the 2024 race felt familiar

We study aging family business incumbents who refuse to let go...

Rents rise faster after disasters, but a federal program can help restrain excesses

Rents rise faster after disasters, but a federal program can help...

The Wanamaker organ has been a treasured piece of Philly history for over 100 years − a historian explains its illustrious past and uncertain future after Macy’s closes

The Wanamaker organ has been a treasured piece of Philly history...

Lightning strikes make collecting a parasitic fungus prized in traditional Chinese medicine a deadly pursuit

Lightning strikes make collecting a parasitic fungus prized in traditional Chinese...

Why does a rocket have to go 25,000 mph to escape Earth?

Why does a rocket have to go 25,000 mph to escape...

Trump’s canal canard obscures a truth: Panama just wants to run its shipping passage without interference from China or the US

Trump’s canal canard obscures a truth: Panama just wants to run...

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