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Sensationalist claims about ultra-processed foods are misleading
A fair number of ultra-processed foods will have some unfavorable nutritional profiles -- but many don’t. File Photo by Gary C. Caskey/UPI | License Photo The perils of…
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Church without God: Secular congregations fill a need for the nonreligious
Shared testimonies, collective singing, silent meditation and baptism rituals -- these are all activities you might find at a Christian church service on a Sunday morning in the United…
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Iran begins new year with dizzying rate of executions
1 of 2 | A person places a candle during a demonstration in solidarity with Mahsa Amini and all the Iranian women victims of the repression of the Iranian regime in…
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In America we distrust: Foreign friends question U.S. reliability
1 of 2 | People abroad are asking how the 2024 presidential election could be be a repeat of the 2020 matchup between Joe Biden, shown here campaigning on Monday, and…
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South Korea’s gender imbalance brings bleak marriage prospects for men
A woman walks past a wedding dress shop in Seoul. The number of newly married couples fell more than 6% to around 1 million in 2022, and the proportion of the couples having no…
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Three devastating months in, no one is winning Israel-Hamas war
1 of 6 | A displaced Palestinian man sits among objects salvaged from a house that was used as a shelter by his extended family, many of whom were reported killed when…
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U.S. invented shopping malls, but China is writing their next chapter
1 of 4 | Chinese dancers dressed in colorful costumes perform for a crowd at an international fashion mall during the National Day holiday in Beijing on October 7,…
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Subtle misinformation can affect what we buy, trust in brands
What if our choices as consumers are shaped not only by deliberate misinformation campaigns but also by subtle, indirect false information? File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI |…
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Political forecast for America in 2024: bitter conditions
1 of 5 | Donald Trump is clearly unfit for any office in government and President Joe Biden is regarded by many Americans as too old, making for a bitter election…
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Cleaner air from plant-based diets could save 200,000 lives around world
Ingrid Newkirk, president of People for the Ethical Treatments of Animals, demonstrates outside the Supreme Court in 2022. Animal farming is a major source of ammonia emissions.…
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