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Cardi B will receive prestigious award from music industry group ASCAP
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers said Wednesday that Cardi B will receive the Voice of the Culture ...
19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided Pope Leo’s choice of name
The 19th-century pope refused to endorse either the capitalists’ wait-and-see promise of progress or the communists’ longing for a dictatorship of the proletariat. Instead, he offered a vision that ...
Making eye contact and small talk with strangers is more than just being polite − the social benefits of psychological generosity
Smiling and greeting someone you don’t know. Take the principle of “innocent until proven guilty” to the realm of social relations, by showing your willingness to welcome other people rather than ...
Why your electricity bill is so high and what Pennsylvania is doing about it
Retail price adjustments approved by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission for most electric distribution utilities effective December 2024 led to higher bills for many customers across the state ...
Rethinking engineering education: Why focusing on learning preferences matters for diversity
I argue that future studies need to consider the use of technologies such as adaptive learning applications to understand students’ learning preferences. Prioritizing diverse learning perspectives in ...
Habitat loss and climate change make it tough to be an amphibian. Some humans are helping
As he walks, he scans the pavement for spring peepers, toads, salamanders and newts making their slow way as they migrate to ...
After crossing the border for better schools, some parents are pulling their kids and leaving the US
At the 400-student Denver elementary school Andrea Rentería heads, at least two students have withdrawn since the ...
Gerry Connolly, a Democratic congressman and fixture of Virginia politics, dies at 75
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Gerald “Gerry” Connolly, an outspoken Democrat who sought key reforms in the federal ...
Justice Dept. investigating former New York Gov. Cuomo over pandemic testimony, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after ...
UK court orders singer Chris Brown freed on $6.7 million bail in assault case
LONDON (AP) — A British judge ordered Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown released on 5 million-pound ($6.7 million) bail on ...
Spike Lee on the collision of his two passions, the Knicks and cinema, in Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — There’s no sufficient way of explaining what it’s like to be around Spike Lee, but his new film, ...
Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee, activists and close friends, are working on a picture book
NEW YORK (AP) — Two giants of the women's rights movement, Gloria Steinem and Nobel laureate Leymah Gbowee, have teamed up ...