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Ron DeSantis became governor after winning Florida by just over 30,000 votes. Eight years later, he leaves behind a state transformed by conservative policies and an expansion of the governor’s power.
More about how he reshaped Florida:
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Ivermectin, a drug developed to fight river blindness in sub-Saharan Africa, doesn’t cure Covid but it does help many Americans with eyelid inflammation, dry eyes and rosacea.
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From shingles vaccines to cancer treatments, global health research has delivered numerous benefits here at home, all while generating billions for the U.S. economy.
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Psychiatrist Dr. Andrew McLean of the University of North Dakota wrote for us about what “overuse” really means and whether antidepressants are always the right treatment.
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Antarctica is going to lose ice this century, even if the world hits its most ambitious climate goals.
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The fruitful creative partnership between singer Nina Simone and poet Langston Hughes that helped shape Simone’s sound is getting new attention.
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The Supreme Court is hearing its fourth case in a decade about Colorado's antidiscrimination laws, this time challenging a preschool funding requirement that protects LGBTQ students and families.
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Women are increasingly taking on training and recruiting roles in the Islamic State group and other militant organizations. A terrorism researcher who studies how militant groups organize explains the evolution:
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Dan Rather anchored the “CBS Evening News” for more than 20 years, beginning in 1981, and now has a Substack. But as Rather approaches his 95th birthday, a communications scholar says Rather has always seemed more at home as a reporter.
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Want to use AI to improve your work? Have it disagree with you
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In-flight fights between pilots are exceedingly rare.
An aviation security expert with 40 years experience explains the protocols in place to prevent them:
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Redevelopment without gentrification? A decade of research on Pittsburgh's Hazelwood neighborhood finds that the major riverfront investment was done without pushing out longtime residents.
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Justice Antonin Scalia called originalism “the lesser evil.”
It asks judges to interpret the Constitution as it was understood when written – not as they think it should work today – and to let elected officials pass amendments or laws to change it.
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Hunter-gatherers do not always seek total equality, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t egalitarian.
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Hawaii rarely sees significant hurricane damage. But in just over a month, the islands felt the effects of three major hurricanes.
Nolo, Lowell and Lala all reached Category 4 strength or higher.
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When AI “goes rogue,” is the AI really to blame?
Computer scientists have known for decades what can happen when software is given a goal without enough limits.
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Christa Pike is the latest in a small group of people to survive failed executions in the U.S. — raising a question courts have wrestled with for decades: Can the state try again?
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