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Rajiv Prabhakar

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Having a Hard Christmas? Jesus Did, Too

Opinion | Having a Hard Christmas? Jesus Did Too

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We Have Accepted Government Surveillance

We Have Accepted Government Surveillance

It has been 7 months since Edward Snowden’s revelations that the US government is spying on every single person in the world with internet access. Every phone call we send, and every email we compo…

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'It's a bit like musical chairs right now': Big employers like Google, IBM no longer require college degrees in a tight job market, but experts warn that may not last

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'It's a bit like musical chairs right now': Big employers like Google, IBM no longer require...

Should you still plan to send your kids off to college?

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Why Dickens Haunts Us

Opinion | Why Dickens Haunts Us

He is the man who brought fantasy to Christmas.

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They Traveled From South Korea. They Got Stranded Near Buffalo.

They Traveled From South Korea. They Got Stranded Near Buffalo.

A South Korean tour group’s van became stuck in the snow outside a house in Williamsville, N.Y. They spent the weekend with the homeowners — who luckily had a well-stocked kitchen.

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To gift of not to gift, a philosopher's dilemma | Attentiveness, the kind that cuts through the indiscriminate busyness that besets modern life, is the greatest and hardest gift to give (Skye Cleary, John Kaag

To Gift or Not to Gift? A Philosopher's Dilemma

The holidays are supposed to be about reconnecting with family, generosity, and celebrating Santa’s birthday. Or Jesus’s. For others, it’s supposed to be about the rededication of, and to, a sacred...

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Biden makes 4.6% pay raise official for civilian employees ahead of holiday weekend

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Biden makes 4.6% pay raise official for civilian employees ahead of holiday weekend | Federal News...

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Dec. 23 to make the average 4.6% federal pay raise official for civilian employees. But the exact raise you get depends on where you work.

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Individuals who are bullied in the workplace become more vulnerable to conspiracy theories, study finds

Individuals who are bullied in the workplace become more vulnerable to conspiracy theories, study...

A new study published in Social Psychology investigated if there was a relationship between workplace bullying and belief in conspiracy theories. In a two-part study, one part correlational and one...

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O Come All Ye Faithful, Except When Christmas Falls on a Sunday

O Come All Ye Faithful, Except When Christmas Falls on a Sunday

Worried about coaxing people into pews when they’d rather be in their pajamas, some Protestant pastors are canceling Sunday services on Dec. 25.

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Behind Argentina’s World Cup Magic, an Army of Witches

Behind Argentina’s World Cup Magic, an Army of Witches

France might have its star Kylian Mbappé, but Argentina has hundreds of “brujas” casting spells to protect Lionel Messi and the rest of its national squad.

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Democracy Devouring Itself: The Rise of the Incompetent Citizen and the Appeal of Right Wing Populism escholarship.org/uc/item/8806z0

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‘I’m Not Ready’: A Mother Denied an Abortion in Texas Faces an Uncertain Future

‘I’m Not Ready’: A Mother Denied an Abortion in Texas Faces an Uncertain Future

Faith-based Blue Haven Ranch provides temporary aid for poor Texas women with newborns. But how will they survive when it ends?

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Are there Native American accounts of tornadoes or hurricanes?

Are there Native American accounts of tornadoes or hurricanes?

Posted in r/AskHistorians by u/TheRockButWorst • 1,033 points and 25 comments

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The Ideal of Democracy in a Jewish State Is in Jeopardy

Opinion | The Ideal of Democracy in a Jewish State Is in Jeopardy

Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is a threat to the democratic future of Israel.

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What Comes Next for the Most Empty Downtown in America

What Comes Next for the Most Empty Downtown in America

Tech workers are still at home. The $17 salad place is expanding into the suburbs. So what is left in San Francisco?

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For Planet Earth, This Might Be the Start of a New Age

For Planet Earth, This Might Be the Start of a New Age

A panel of experts has spent more than a decade deliberating on how, and whether, to mark a momentous new epoch in geologic time: our own.

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Why Is Everyone Suddenly Obsessed With Buccal Fat?

Why Is Everyone Suddenly Obsessed With Buccal Fat?

What even is buccal fat?

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BTRTN: Musk, Trump, and Putin… What Happens When an Individual Destroys a Brand borntorunthenumbers.com/2022/12/btrtn-

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What in the World Is Happening in Israel?

Opinion | What in the World Is Happening in Israel?

The future may bring a one-state solution, a two-state solution or one really big mess.

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Parents Need to Take More Responsibility For Their Kids

Parents Need to Take More Responsibility For Their Kids

The past year has been a sobering experience in the dark side of society. I started as a volunteer in CASA, thinking I could make a difference in the lives of underprivileged kids. A year later, on…

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Americans are draining the money they saved during the pandemic

Americans are draining the money they saved during the pandemic

Pandemic savings have helped keep people spending even as inflation has spiked. But their stockpiles are increasingly dwindling.

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Watching International News Worsens Cross-Cultural Misunderstandings

Watching International News Worsens Cross-Cultural Misunderstandings

I remember as a little kid, when my family and I were about to travel to New York City for the first time. I was absolutely scared to within an inch of my life, convinced that within weeks, I would…

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Congress Is Considering Financial Help for Parents. Here Are Details.

Congress Is Considering Financial Help for Parents. Here Are Details.

Policymakers are trying to bring back an expanded child allowance, but disagree on who should get it.

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What are the symptoms of an infection with BQ.1 and BQ.1.1?

What are the symptoms of an infection with BQ.1 and BQ.1.1?

The new subvariants do not have radically different symptoms from previous versions of Omicron in vaccinated people.

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They Fought the Lawn. And the Lawn Lost.

They Fought the Lawn. And the Lawn’s Done.

After their homeowner association ordered them to replace their wildlife-friendly plants with turf grass, a Maryland couple sued. They ended up changing state law.

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Don’t Get Triggered by Analogies – They are a Powerful Tool for Logical Reasoning

Don’t Get Triggered by Analogies – They are a Powerful Tool for Logical Reasoning

I was recently reading a book by US General McChrystal, and his experiences fighting the Al Qaeda terrorist insurgency in Iraq. In the book, he brought up something that I found particularly intere…

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Aim to be Financially Independent

Aim to be Financially Independent

If you’ve done your research on Retirement Planning, you might have come across FIRE – Financial Independence Retire Early. Usually when people talk about FIRE, it’s an overnight switch that …

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Philosophy in Programming

Philosophy in Programming

Philosophy. Morality. Utilitarianism. Deontology. These can be pretty heavy stuff, and so abstract that they don’t even seem real. Maybe it would help if we tried viewing these concepts in a …

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How to Save a Life

Opinion | How to Save a Life

Giving the gift of a bone-marrow donation is easy and painless and costs nothing. I am here as proof it works.

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Trump’s Latest Dinner Guest: Nick Fuentes, White Supremacist

Trump’s Latest Dinner Guest: Nick Fuentes, White Supremacist

The former president’s table for four at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday also included Kanye West, whose antisemitic statements have made him an entertainment-industry outcast.

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The Crimean “Crisis” and Western Bias

The Crimean “Crisis” and Western Bias

Just two weeks ago, we had discussed the bias in international reporting, and the tendency of media outlets to report the most sensational facts without providing proper context and a full-view of …

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The great American ‘homewashing’ is happening under our noses

The great American ‘homewashing’ is happening under our noses

Homewashing is even more pervasive than greenwashing.

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Yes, data indicates over half of price increases go to profits for large companies in services like food, furniture and cars

Yes, data indicates over half of price increases go to profits for large companies in services like...

Although corporate greed may be assumed by some to play a role, Mike Konczal said it’s difficult to identify a cause.

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A combined cognitive and fitness training helps restore older adults’ attention abilities to young adult levels

A combined cognitive and fitness training helps restore older adults’ attention abilities to young...

A new study found promising results for a combined physical fitness and cognitive intervention designed to enhance neuroplasticity in older adults. Using a motion-capture video game, the intervention...

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‘Constant rejection’ and big rewards — the life of a door-to-door salesman

What's it like to be a door to door salesman?

We tagged along with a solar sales rep in Tampa to see what the grind was like.

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With student loan relief tied up in court, Biden extends repayment pause into 2023

With student loan relief tied up in court, Biden extends repayment pause into 2023

The president has extended the student loan repayment pause into 2023. Biden said he wants to give lawsuits against debt cancellation time to play out, and the Supreme Court time to weigh in.

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Study finds strong causal link between diastolic blood pressure and neurotic personality trait

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Study finds strong causal link between diastolic blood pressure and neurotic personality trait

Diastolic blood pressure—the lower of the two numbers in a blood pressure reading—is highly likely to cause neurotic personality trait, finds research published in General Psychiatry.

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New Details Emerge About Colorado Shooting Suspect

New Details Emerge About Colorado Shooting Suspect

The assailant accused of killing five people in an L.G.B.T.Q. nightclub made an initial court appearance, and identifies as nonbinary, lawyers say.

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End-Times Tourism in the Land of Glaciers

Opinion | End-Times Tourism in the Land of Glaciers

I gazed from the cruise ship’s railing with a contemporary Alaskan’s gloom.

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Neuroimaging study suggests smartphone addiction may reduce the capacity for creativity

Neuroimaging study suggests smartphone addiction may reduce the capacity for creativity

Researchers in China investigated the consequences of smartphone addiction on creativity. Using imaging technology, they measured cortical responses to creative tasks. The results indicate that...

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