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‘Airport malaria’ is rare, but can be deadly when doctors don’t expect it
Doctors outside malaria zones often don’t think to test for it, while symptoms, rapid tests and drug resistance can all complicate diagnosis and treatment.
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Jonathan Cook: The West wants Netanyahu gone – so Palestinians can be killed more quietly again
DOnald Trump, nosediving in the polls and bristling over a disastrous war on Iran, needs a scapegoat — and the Israeli prime minister best fits the bill, writes Jonathan Cook. COMMENTARY: By Jonathan Cook Benjamin Netanyahu’s whirlwind visit to the United States late last month to address the United Nations General Assembly was further evidence
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How Jim Bakker became the Johnny Carson of Christian TV
Bakker’s ‘PTL Club’ existed at the nexus of evangelical Christianity and American pop culture.
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AI is changing pilgrims’ journeys, but sacred journeys have always adapted to new technology
From the printing press to smartphone apps, technology has continually transformed the experience of sacred journeys. A scholar of trails and walking explains the history.
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Leap seconds have helped keep clocks synchronized with Earth’s rotation, but their time may be over – here’s why
If you think about leap years, it may seem like humans have a very odd way of measuring time. Sometimes, timekeepers even have to add extra seconds to clocks.
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‘Make this face look gay’: AI models alter faces to give people stereotypical ‘gay,’ ‘straight’ or ‘criminal’ features
AI models will refuse to say whether a person’s face looks gay or straight, but they will alter images of faces to fit stereotypes of gay and straight.
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Meet the ‘independent voters’ who will likely decide which party triumphs in the 2026 midterm elections
Republicans and Democrats need to make inroads with independent voters. But the themes that motivate the party faithful may not sit well with independents, who tend to recoil against partisan rancor.
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What the law says about armed officers at polling places
What does the law say about armed officials at the polls? That’s one of four questions that a legal scholar answers as Trump administration threats have piled up about voting in the midterms.
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Why the assault weapons debate is a culture debate
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear two assault weapons cases caps a multi-decade dispute over restricting assault weapons that extends far beyond legal arguments.
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A biologist queries whether AI ‘borrowed’ his work to make major discovery – an expert explains the rules
Are there risks for scientists who share unpublished work with AI chatbots?
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Anne Carson wins Nobel prize in literature – how she discovered new possibilities within language
At a time when scholarship and creative writing are often treated as separate pursuits, Carson has shown how deeply they belong together.
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Grief, anger and elections: Israel marks three years since October 7 attacks as nation prepares to vote
Accountability for the Hamas attacks and security are emerging as key issues in the election campaign.