The Trump administration’s "Dear Colleague" letter warns schools they could lose federal funding if they don't eliminate DEI programs. But half of US states are pushing back, citing legal concerns and the existing laws against discrimination. https://buff.ly/BizPhpz
States are taking the lead on #AI regulation, with all 50 introducing AI-related legislation in 2025. Key focus areas for attempts to add guardrails: government use, healthcare, facial recognition and generative AI. https://buff.ly/JsS23Lk
#Wildfire season is starting weeks earlier in California (up to 2.5 months in some mountainous regions) and large fires have grown more frequent, according to a new analysis of 30 years of fire data. Hotter temperatures and dryer atmospheric conditions are responsible
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Wildfire season is starting weeks earlier in California – a new study shows how climate change is driving the expansion
Parts of California are seeing fire season start more than 10 weeks earlier now than in the 1990s.
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Research shows 1 in 3 kids experience anxiety when heading #backtoschool. Psychologists recommend maintaining routines, practicing coping strategies, and gradually exposing children to school-related activities.
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How parents can help kids deal with back-to-school anxiety
Here’s what signs parents can look out for, and what to do if their child is feeling overwhelmed.
Posting vacation pics, running marathons, building your “brand” – even our free time feels like work 🙄 Aristotle had a better idea: Use leisure to reflect, grow and build good habits. Not for show but for self-development.
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Why leisure matters for a good life, according to Aristotle
A philosopher argues that true leisure is when we can reflect on our real priorities, cultivate friendships and decide what kind of life we want to...
Finance researchers often assume data follows a neat bell curve. But real-world numbers are messy, skewed and full of outliers. Understanding what's "normal" in finance helps reduce risky decisions:
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When it comes to finance, ‘normal’ data is actually pretty weird
Statistics shows data is often grouped on a bell curve distribution, but a business study reveals that extreme outliers can skew research – with ...
Can school officials pray over the loudspeaker before football games? A Florida case may bring that question to the Supreme Court this fall, to be answered by a court increasingly friendly to #religion showing up in public spaces.
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Football and faith could return to the Supreme Court – this time, over loudspeakers
School lawyers are petitioning the Supreme Court to hear Cambridge Christian School v. Florida High School Athletic Association.
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The EPA’s rollback of vehicle emissions rules threatens to stall progress on EV adoption, even as the market proves cleaner cars are viable, public demand is growing, and the science is clearer than ever.
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EPA removal of vehicle emissions limits won’t stop the shift to electric vehicles, but will make it harder, slower and more expensive
The American public agrees that vehicle emissions are harmful and should be regulated, and has indicated strong preferences for cars that pollute l...
A tick bite today could make you allergic to red meat months later. Cases of alpha-gal syndrome are rising fast. Know the symptoms: hives, stomach pain or anaphylaxis hours after eating meat.
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A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – and the lone star tick isn’t the only alpha-gal carrier to worry about
Studies have linked ticks on 6 continents to alpha-gal syndrome and its unusual symptoms. An entomologist explains what this frustrating illness is.
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80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, survivors are still pleading… never again. As nuclear threats rise, the voices of the Hibakusha offer not only memory, but also moral clarity.
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Survivors’ voices 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki sound a warning and a call to action
The voices of the Hibakusha offer not only memory, but also moral clarity in an age of growing peril.
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