Frank Gehry, the architect of the unconventional, the accidental, and the inspiring, has died at 96
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Frank Gehry, the architect of the unconventional, the accidental, and the inspiring, has died at 96
Frank Gehry, who has died at 96, leaves a powerful legacy, visible in many major cities, in the media, in galleries and in popular culture.
Sanctuary policies have tripled since 2016, yet body camera videos from Chicago to California show local police acting as #immigration enforcers anyway. A law professor explains why the gap between what sanctuary laws promise and what actually happens on the ground is so wide.
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Are sanctuary policing policies no more than a public relations facade?
In a new book based on hours of body-cam footage, a legal scholar shows how local police in sanctuary jurisdictions still help ICE − and why true...
Vaccine committee votes to scrap universal hepatitis B shots for newborns despite outcry from children’s health experts
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Vaccine committee votes to scrap universal hepatitis B shots for newborns despite outcry from children’s health experts
The decision undoes a highly effective 34-year prevention strategy that has nearly eliminated early childhood hepatitis B infections in the U.S.
Are sanctuary policing policies no more than a public relations facade?
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Are sanctuary policing policies no more than a public relations facade?
In a new book based on hours of body-cam footage, a legal scholar shows how local police in sanctuary jurisdictions still help ICE − and why true...
Netflix-Warner deal would drive streaming market further down the road of ‘Big 3’ domination
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Netflix-Warner deal would drive streaming market further down the road of ‘Big 3’ domination
US industries have traditionally consolidated into 3 to 5 main players. When it comes to streaming, Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney are the top trio.
Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one key phrase
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Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation of one key phrase
Advocates for each side will provide a different explanation for who falls under ‘the jurisdiction’ of the United States.
Brand new research shows U.S. health insurance premiums climbed 3x faster than worker earnings since 1999. And premiums are set to jump again in the new year.
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Health insurance premiums rose nearly 3x the rate of worker earnings over the past 25 years
While hospital CEO salaries and health insurance premiums have increased, health care quality has not.
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We put up #Christmas trees because… ancient solstice celebrations did it first 🎄 Evergreens symbolized life during winter darkness for Egyptians, Romans, Hopi, Persians and others. Christians adopted the tree centuries later, and Queen Victoria made it a worldwide trend.
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The Christmas tree is a tradition older than Christmas
Evergreens have long served as symbols of life during the bleakness of winter. But Queen Victoria spurred the tradition that has become a global ph...
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Though “Silent Night” is now translated into 300+ languages, the beloved carol began in much simpler form, in a small Alpine town in rural Austria.
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The humble origins of ‘Silent Night’
Over 200 years ago, an Austrian priest teamed up with a schoolteacher to perform the first rendition of ‘Silent Night.’ Little did they know th...
As we mark #PearlHarborDay, it’s worth remembering those whose suffering faded from view: Japanese Americans in Hawaii, many of whom were detained, displaced or denied full redress after the outbreak of war. Their incarceration remains one of WWII’s most overlooked injustices.
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The overlooked story of the incarceration of Japanese Americans from Hawaii during World War II
When US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, he paved the way for the incarceration of Japanese Americans on the mainland a...
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