Lebanon's new president aims to disarm Hezbollah, a key step for recovery. But recent Israeli airstrikes violating the ceasefire complicate this task and bolster Hezbollah's claim that only it can protect Lebanon.
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Disarming Hezbollah is key to Lebanon’s recovery − but the task is complicated by regional shifts, ceasefire violations
A shaky truce is still in place in Lebanon. But the country remains on a tenuous footing with Israeli forces in the country’s south and Hezbollah...
Modern algebra can help solve a scrambled Rubik's cube. It's not just about equations, but studying objects and how they behave when combined in different ways.
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Algebra is more than alphabet soup – it’s the language of algorithms and relationships
What do Sudoku, AI, Rubik’s cubes, clocks and molecules have in common? They can all be reimagined as algebraic equations.
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Trump & House Republicans are proposing deep budget cuts to programs that keep kids fed, housed and safe. Child welfare researchers write “We are alarmed…. The proposed budget cuts could cost all taxpayers down the line because child abuse and neglect is costly for not only the people who are mistreated as kids but also for society.”
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US safety net helps protect children from abuse and neglect, and some of those programs are threatened by proposed budget cuts
Society as a whole can benefit from programs that protect kids because the harms experienced in childhood can last a lifetime.
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What a law professor thinks you (and Stephen Miller) should know about habeas corpus, an ancient civil right limiting the power of the government to hold prisoners buff.ly/ShY4ajA #habeascorpus #immigration
Lady Gaga bomb plot: Thwarted plan lifts veil on the gamification of hate and gendered nature of online radicalization
Republicans are pushing $880 billion in healthcare cuts, targeting #Medicaid which covers 82 million low-income Americans. Researchers studied 6000 people on Medicare who lost Medicaid, and found: - worse health - higher hospital use - higher death rates
As summer travel begins, Congress is considering a bill that could sell off parts of protected wilderness in NV & UT, threatening lands once called America’s “geography of hope.” Writer Wallace Stegner once warned: lose wilderness, and we lose part of ourselves.
Discord hosts thousands of servers linked to neo-Nazi, misogynistic, and racist discourse, with over 850,000 active members. These networks function as recruitment hubs for young people, especially boys.
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Lady Gaga bomb plot: Thwarted plan lifts veil on the gamification of hate and gendered nature of online radicalization
Instead of promoting diversity, many social networks and other popular digital platforms function as machines for the production and circulation of...
The Trump administration has begun the process of undoing regulations for energy efficiency in American household appliances. A scholar of environmental regulations says these regulations are supported by consumers and companies, who have saved billions in electric bills: https://buff.ly/L9Xvoep
“The pope is Peruvian!” A history professor explores how 2 decades in the South American country shaped the vision of Pope Leo XIV:
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‘The pope is Peruvian!’ How 2 decades in South America shaped the vision of Pope Leo XIV
Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his 2 decades of service in the South American country.
 #religion #PopeLeo Matthew Casey-Pariseault, Arizona State University