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How a candidate's military service can help or hurt their campaign
By most measures, the new Democratic ticket has had an impressively smooth launch.
But there is one caveat to that — controversy over how vice preside…
1 year, 6 months ago
Young people are dying of opioid overdoses. Are students and campuses prepared?
Overdose death rates have spiked dramatically for young adults, rising 34 percent between 2018 and 2022, according to recent data from the Centers fo…
1 year, 6 months ago
How is the plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert related to ISIS-K?
Three Taylor Swift concerts were canceled in Austria this week, after authorities foiled planned attacks on the venue.
Three young men are now in cus…
1 year, 6 months ago
How Team U.S.A. weightlifter Olivia Reeves became a gold-medal favorite
Ever since women began competing in weightlifting in the Olympics, in the year 2000, only one American woman has won a gold medal.
This year, there ar…
1 year, 6 months ago
How Nancy Pelosi came to call the shots
Speaker of the House Emerita Nancy Pelosi once told Washington Post Columnist Karen Tumulty quote "Nobody ever gives away power. If you want to achie…
1 year, 6 months ago
Can Tim Walz secure Midwestern swing states?
Kamala Harris has tapped Minnesota governor Tim Walz to be her running mate. Democrats hope he can secure Midwestern swing states.
Learn more about sp…
1 year, 6 months ago
They are Olympic athletes — and refugees
There are some 43 million refugees in the world, according to the U.N.'s refugee agency.
The 37 of them competing in Paris as the Refugee Olympic Team…
1 year, 6 months ago
A proposal to tax the rich is gaining traction. But is it feasible?
Over the last decade, calls to tax the rich have grown louder around the world — but the needle hasn't exactly moved.
Now, the Brazilian government h…
1 year, 6 months ago
Leaner, lighter... lethal? Sport climbing's problem with eating disorders
Sport Climbing kicks off at the Olympics in Paris next week.
It's a strength-to-weight ratio sport. Meaning, aside from your technique or mental game…
1 year, 7 months ago
Video game performers are on strike — and AI is the sticking point
If you're not entrenched in the world of video games, you might not realize how much real actors have to do with modern gaming.
They provide everythin…
1 year, 7 months ago