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Sometimes corporations yield when facing pressure from their shareholders – even when it’s indirect. alexsl/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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When shareholder activists attack a company, its rivals may feel the heat too and change their ways

Staff Writer - July 7, 2026

The Russian Orthodox Church honors Peter and Fevronia on July 8 each year. Wikimedia Commons

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How Russia turned to medieval saints in its push for ‘traditional values’ – and more babies

Sidewalks in need of repair in Denver used to be the homeowner’s responsibility. Courtesy of Wes Marshall.

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Why Denver stopped treating sidewalk repair as a DIY project – lessons for other cities and homeowners

This painting depicts the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The Founding Fathers leaned on French philosopher Montesquieu as they designed the Constitution. GraphicaArtis/Archive Photos via Getty

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As the US turns 250, a forgotten founding influence helps explain its current unease

Hurdles in accessing health insurance are major drivers of health and economic inequities. veeranggull orachon/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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How health insurers get a free pass to deny coverage from a 52‑year‑old law meant to protect worker pensions

American online streamer Darren Jason Watkins Jr., also known as IShowSpeed, experiences a traditional Chinese musical instrument on April 5, 2025, in Shenzhen, in Guangdong Province in China. VCG/VCG via Getty Images

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Is China the new cool? How Beijing is using pop culture...

Staff Writer - April 24, 2025

The coral reefs of Palmyra Atoll, part of Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, provide nurseries for many fish species. Andrew S. Wright/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Flickr, CC BY-SA

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Trump is stripping protections from marine protected areas – why that’s...

Staff Writer - April 23, 2025

Not advisable. John Giles/PA Images via Getty Images

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US universities lose millions of dollars chasing patents, research shows

Staff Writer - April 23, 2025

DeepSeek’s language AI rocked the tech industry, but it comes up short on one measure. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images

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Popular AIs head-to-head: OpenAI beats DeepSeek on sentence-level reasoning

Staff Writer - April 21, 2025

Keith Haring paints a mural in New York City on Aug. 20, 1987. Mark Hinjosa/Newsday RM via Getty Images

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With federal funding in question, artists can navigate a perilous future...

Staff Writer - April 20, 2025

‘You just didn’t mess around with federal judges,’ says a former federal judge. ‘It was a good way to get your head handed to you.’ sesame, DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images

culture

‘I never issued a criminal contempt citation in 19 ½ years...

Staff Writer - April 19, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as his then-Fed chair nominee Jerome Powell steps to the lectern. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Business

Trump’s attacks on central bank threaten its independence − and that...

Staff Writer - April 18, 2025

There’s a sizable group of Americans who agree with the phrase ‘I think society should be burned to the ground.’ Anton Petrus-Moment/Getty Images

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A need for chaos powers some Americans’ support for Elon Musk...

Staff Writer - April 17, 2025

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A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

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Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San...

Staff Writer - June 26, 2026

Sylvain Barbot, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Venezuela and its capital, Caracas, were rocked by two...

Many yoga classes end with the instructor explaining ‘namaste’ as ‘the divine in me bows to the divine in you.’ Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

June 23, 2026

Legionnaires wait to testify before a special congressional inquiry in November 1976 into the cause of the mysterious disease. Bettmann/Bettman Collection via Getty Images

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly...

June 20, 2026

The Dames Point Bridge spans a river in Jacksonville, Fla. Jonathan Zander/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Quantum sensors could spot hidden damage in the thousands of US...

June 19, 2026

A record-tying heat wave helped spread a wildfire in Northern California’s Shasta and Trinity counties in July 2018. Terray Sylvester/Getty Images

Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how...

June 18, 2026