The Trump administration’s ending funding for SNAP during the government shutdown sent calls to 211 helplines for food assistance up 4x.
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National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in a matter of days, a magnitude typically seen during disasters
As the government shutdown wore on in October, calls began surging, signaling that Americans are very concerned about paying their bills and feedin...
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Obama's 2011 roast of Trump at the White House correspondents' dinner humiliated the future president so visibly that observers say it motivated his 2016 run. And part of the roast were jokes about how Trump would reshape the White House.
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Trump’s White House renovations fulfill Obama’s prediction, kind of
President Barack Obama’s mockery of Donald Trump in 2011 may have fueled the former real estate mogul’s run for president and his desire to lea...
People with dementia can understand tone of voice, body language and touch even in late stages of the disease. A communication researcher explains how caregivers can preserve their loved one's sense of personhood through everyday conversations.
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How to keep dementia from robbing your loved ones of their sense of personhood – tips for caregivers
Treating people with dementia as full, thriving human beings requires awareness of stigma and simple communication strategies.
Breweries produce 30 million tons of spent grain waste annually. Researchers are now upcycling this waste into nanoparticles that kill bacteria like E. coli, potentially leading to new antibacterial drugs while solving an environmental problem.
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Brewery waste can be repurposed to make nanoparticles that can fight bacteria
Breweries nationwide create waste at several stages of the beer-making process. Repurposing parts of this waste could improve antibacterial drugs.
Over a quarter of Amazon delivery drivers reported going hungry in the past month, according to social policy experts who did a large-scale study of delivery workers. They found how Amazon's nonemployee model is a lot worse for its drivers than for employees of its unionized competitors.
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The unraveling of workplace protections for delivery drivers: A tale of 2 workplace models
A first-of-its-kind study finds Amazon’s delivery drivers earn less and face more instability than their unionized counterparts.
The Supreme Court is hearing a religious freedom case that has united church-state separation advocates and religious liberty defenders. At stake: whether incarcerated people can seek damages when officials violate their religious rights.
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Supreme Court soon to hear a religious freedom case that’s united both sides of the church-state divide
Landor v. Louisiana, one of this year’s highest-profile religious freedom cases, underscores how complex legal protections for free exercise are ...
When it comes to purchases that make people feel embarrassed, like diarrhea medication, over 80% of shoppers looking to buy products prefer chatbots over human pharmacists. Making chatbots look human actually made people less likely to seek help.
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Chatbots don’t judge! Customers prefer robots over humans when it comes to those ’um, you know’ purchases
When it comes to buying sex toys, diarrhea medication and acne cream, consumers like the impersonal touch.
How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled
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How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled
A fast drop in coal use played a big role, but there was more, as these charts show.
China’s new 5-year plan is a high-stakes bet on self-reliance that won’t fix an unbalanced economy, explains an expert on China’s political economy.
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China’s new 5-year plan: A high-stakes bet on self-reliance that won’t fix an unbalanced economy
The latest blueprint from Beijing stresses ‘self-reliance’ and ‘high-quality development.’ But is that enough to offset weak domestic growt...
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