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Survey shows immigrants in Florida – even US citizens – are less likely to seek health care after passage of anti-immigrant laws
Elizabeth Vaquera, Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Policy & Public Administration, George Washington University Emely Matos Pichardo, Ph.D. Student, Department of Sociology, University of ...
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Colliding plasma ejections from the Sun generate huge geomagnetic storms − studying them will help scientists monitor future space weather
The Sun periodically ejects huge bubbles of plasma from its surface that contain an intense magnetic field. These events are called coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. When two of these ejections collide ...
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Brazil coup charges could end Bolsonaro’s political career − but they won’t extinguish Bolsonarismo
The South American country’s attorney general filed five criminal charges against former President Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others in its Supreme Court on Feb. 18, 2025, detonating political shock waves.
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I’m Still Here: a vibrant testament to female resilience that mourns Brazil’s dark past
~ YouTube was born from a failed dating site – 20 years on, the world’s biggest video platform faces new challenges ...
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We study mass surveillance for social control, and we see Trump laying the groundwork to ‘contain’ people of color and immigrants
Raquel Delerme, PhD candidate, Department of Sociology, University of Southern California Create a moral panic. Blame it on certain people. Commence monitoring. Deploy droves of security agents.
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YouTube was born from a failed dating site – 20 years on, the world’s biggest video platform faces new challenges
When that concept failed, the founders opened the site up to any type of video – and transformed the way we consume and create media.
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China: Xi Jinping has learned from Trump’s first trade war and is ready to fight back
The start of 2025 has been good for China and its reputation as a high-tech innovator. The unveiling of the Chinese-made artificial intelligence (AI) tool, DeepSeek, caused consternation on the US ...
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An explosion of colour and the downfall of an Instagram darling – what to see and watch this week
Meet the Scottish colourists, stop and smell the flowers and follow the story of the cancer-journey influencer who was a fraud, as we bring you this week’s cultural highlights.
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Trump’s moves to strip employment protections from federal workers threaten to make government function worse – not better
It might sound right that if you do what your boss says, you’re doing a good job. But it’s different if your obligations are to the public interest and the Constitution.
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A Palestinian film is an Oscars favorite − so why is it so hard to see?
Despite winning awards at festival after festival, the film has been unable to find a company to distribute it in the US.
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Making sex deadly for insects could control pests that carry disease and harm crops
Mosquitoes cause around a million deaths per year. So, scientists are coming up with genetic engineering techniques that could lower their numbers.
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Your pupils change size as you breathe – here’s why this new discovery is important
It was previously believed that our pupil size was only affected by three things: light, focusing on nearby objects and cognitive effects.