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Why Hezbollah chose low-tech pagers, walkie-talkies over cellphones
By shifting to relatively low-tech communication devices, including pagers and walkie-talkies, Hezbollah apparently sought an advantage against Israel's well-known sophistication in…
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Does America need a shrink? The irrationality of the 2024 election
Has American behavior, certainly regarding the November presidential election, become so irrational and inexplicable that clinical help, if it were available, is urgently needed?…
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Healthcare under Harris versus Trump: An expert compares the candidates’ records
Healthcare is a defining issue in the 2024 election -- Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican contender Donald Trump have starkly different records on the…
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America’s dairy farms disappearing amid rising costs, pricing issues
The number of dairy farms in the United States has declined 95% since the 1970s, with factors including rising costs of production and milk price rules. Photo by cottonbro…
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Contracts, copyrights help protect creatives after death
Contracts, copyrights and publicity rights help protect the legacy of creatives and may allow them to control what we see and hear after their death. Photo by Pixabay/Pexels…
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Taylor Swift endorsing Kamala Harris shows importance of music in 2024 election
Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris for president in a statement Tuesday on social media. Photo by Derek C. French/UPI | License Photo Music generates passion and…
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Is it time to deep six nuclear power in the U.S. Navy?
The nuclear-powered USS Nimitz aircraft carrier is docked in Busan, South Korea, in 2023. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI | License Photo Is there a greater naval…
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Medieval theology gives old take on new problem — AI responsibility
Present-day theories of moral responsibility simply do not seem appropriate for understanding situations involving autonomous or semi-autonomous AI systems. Photo by cottonbro…
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Next U.S. president needs radical reset on North Korea policy
Messages of peace written by vistors hang from a tree in the exhibition center of Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo, South Korea, in February. File Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI |…
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Politicians often warn of American decline — and voters buy into it
Politicians' warnings of decline persist because they invoke fear for the country's security, anxiety about another country gaining more power and anger about the United States'…
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