#HBD / Happy Birthday to Jimmy Carter, who turns 100 today. Whether you liked his presidency or took issue with it, one thing is certain, according to the people who knew him best: His Christian faith is real to him, and his presidency embodied a commitment to a vision of the nation that aligned with his views of Jesus’ teachings on human rights and public service.
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How Jimmy Carter integrated his evangelical Christian faith into his political work, despite mockery and misunderstanding
A media scholar who studied Carter and interviewed him explains how he attempted to translate Jesus’ teachings into action through his life of pu...
With more satellites in orbit than ever, companies and government agencies would benefit from looking at companies like Amazon and FedEx who do well managing complex fleets, coordinating operations and dealing with breakdowns.
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Space missions are getting more complex − lessons from Amazon and FedEx can inform satellite and spacecraft management in orbit
The space missions of the future will need to coordinate multiple satellites and spacecraft − and figure out how to refuel, repair and even repla...
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What is Hezbollah and what exactly is its role in Lebanon? And how big a blow is the Israeli killing of its longstanding leader, Hassan Nasrallah’s death? The Conversation turned to Mireille Rebeiz, a #Lebanon expert at Dickinson College who is writing her second book on Hezbollah, to give essential background.
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Does Hezbollah represent Lebanon? And what impact will the death of longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah have?
Israeli strikes have wiped out much of the leadership of a group that has huge influence – if not popularity – within Lebanon.
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How playing a record parallels other forms of the sacred in everyday life:
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Putting a spiritual spin on my love affair with vinyl
A scholar explains why some people see their vinyl records as a sacred collection.
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Welcome to this week's #News #quiz – go 8 for 8 and award yourself a gold star ⭐ First question is about current vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz. He was elected governor of Minnesota as a member of what political party? A. Republican Party B. Democratic Party C. Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party D. Communist-Socialist-Marxist Party Check your answer (hint: it's not the obvious one) and try the whole quiz:
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The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz
Test your knowledge with a weekly quiz drawn from some of our favorite stories.
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From Disney’s “Coco” to Nike Day of the Dead shoes, Día de los Muertos is more mainstream than ever.The popularization of this Mexican holiday is giving a new generation a chance to be proud of their culture.
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How commercialization over the centuries transformed the Day of the Dead
A Mexican-American scholar writes that in the 1700s, Day of the Dead generated the largest annual market in Mexico City.
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Pennsylvania – known since the 1800s as the “Keystone State” – because of its central status has received a lot of love this election cycle. But why is Pennsylvania so important? A political scientist breaks down Harris’ and Trump’s possible routes to victory:
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Why Pennsylvania is the key to a Harris or Trump Electoral College victory
Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are spending an awful lot of time in Pennsylvania. Why? Because Pennsylvania voters hold one set of keys to the...
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As steel mill after mill shuttered in the last two decades of the 20th century, people began to leave the communities to find new work – mostly service jobs in larger cities. But why did so many others stay even as the local economy collapsed?
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Why people stay after local economies collapse − a story of home among the ghosts of shuttered steel mills
When southeast Chicago’s steel industry collapsed, the loss reverberated through neighborhoods built around the mills. Former mill workers explai...
Harris and Trump have starkly contrasting records on #healthcare. We have an analysis of their differing approaches to Medicare, the ACA, drug prices and other public health efforts:
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Health care under Harris versus Trump: A public health historian sizes up their records
Harris and Trump have starkly contrasting records on health care. This analysis examines their differing approaches to Medicare, the ACA, drug pric...
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Chronic drinking by both mice parents before conception has a lasting effect on the next generation, causing a 3x increase in age-related liver scarring in offspring.
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Drinking alcohol before conceiving a child could accelerate their aging – new research in mice
Researchers are uncovering the ways by which dad, mom or both parents drinking can result in fetal alcohol syndrome and other lifelong effects on c...