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☕ The EU is about to shake up the global #coffee trade. Beginning on January 1, every coffee bean sold there will need to be certified “deforestation-free,” a rule with far-reaching impacts for farmers and companies that sell you coffee.
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How Europe’s deforestation law could change the global coffee trade
Small farms will have the hardest time meeting the rules, giving big producers an edge. One potential solution: agroforestry, growing coffee plants...
 #News #FoodStr #CoffeeStr
Tens of millions of Americans are unhappy with both the Democratic and Republican parties. A public policy scholar looks at the structural barriers to giving voters a third choice — even when a billionaire like Elon Musk wants to start one.
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Elon Musk’s plans for a new political party will likely be derailed by a US political system hostile to new voices
The Republican and Democratic parties are united in protecting their chokehold on American politics, despite the view by America’s founders that ...
 #news #politics #politicssucks
A staggering 10-20% of Americans report a penicillin allergy, yet fewer than 1% actually have one. This misconception can lead to less effective treatments and increased antibiotic resistance, a pharmacist explains #news #health #medicine
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Are you really allergic to penicillin? A pharmacist explains why there’s a good chance you’re not − and how you can find out for sure
As many as 1 in 5 Americans believe they have a penicillin allergy, but just a tiny fraction actually do. In recent years, it’s gotten a lot easi...
#Israel isn’t the first country to target nuclear scientists to keep its enemies from getting the bomb. Two political scientists who have documented more than 100 cases say that, in addition to the ethical issues, it’s not clear that this is an effective strategy
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Nuclear scientists have long been targets in covert ops – Israel has brought that policy out of the shadows
Close to 100 scientists have been killed or abducted to stymie foreign nations’ nuclear programs since World War II. But the tactic has serious d...
 #News #Iran image
Over 95% of incarcerated people will eventually leave #prison. Criminologists warn older inmates face unique challenges in housing, health care and reintegration after release.
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Many more older people are leaving prison and face unmet needs for housing and health care − as well as a tangle of groups trying to help
Parolees over 50 tend to have health issues and strained family ties. They’re less likely to reoffend after prison but need more help getting bac...
 #News #Newstr #CriminalJustice
The fear of #deportation hangs over unauthorized workers trying to fight exploitation, but all workers in the U.S. have rights. A Latin American studies professor explores the complex reality for millions of undocumented #immigrants in the American workforce:
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The fear of deportation hangs over unauthorized workers trying to fight exploitation, but all workers in the US have rights
Workers can report violations to the government, regardless of their immigration status.
Is "restraint" a more useful framework for US foreign policy than #isolationism? It may offer a middle path between disengagement and unrestrained global activism. A foreign policy scholar explains:
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What is isolationism? The history and politics of an often-maligned foreign policy concept
Rather than clarifying American foreign policy, the term has long been used to tar critics or obfuscate legitimate international affairs questions.
 By Andrew Latham, Macalester College #diplomacy
“How are clouds’ shapes made?” asks Amanda, age 5, from Chile. In our latest Curious Kids column, University of Albany environmental sciences professor Ross Lazear answers this fascinating question.
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How are clouds’ shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast weather
Puffy to wispy, barely there or dark and menacing, clouds come in many shapes and sizes. Each tells a story about what’s going on in the atmosphere.
 #curiouskids #weather
In 14th-century Avignon, women worked as fruit-sellers, tailoresses, tavern-keepers, butchers, candlemakers, carpenters, and even sword-makers. In “The Manly Priest”, historian Jennifer Thibodeaux reminds us 15% of households were headed by women.
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Butchers, bakers, candlestick-makers − and prostitutes: The women working behind the scenes in papal Avignon
Women’s work may not have been glamorous, but it was vital to the workings of the pope’s court and surrounding city.
 #vatican #womenshistory
Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability. A new antioxidant material neutralizes brain-damaging molecules in mice, boosting recovery—offering hope for treatment. A materials science engineer explains:
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Traumatic brain injuries have toxic effects that last weeks after initial impact − an antioxidant material reduces this damage in mice
Addressing the harmful chemical processes that accompany blunt force trauma to the brain can reduce the risk of long-term disability.
 #BrainInjury #Neuroscience