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Rapper Jay-Z poses behind his desk in the New York offices of Roc-A-Fella Records in April 1996. Nitro/Getty Images

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30 years after ‘Reasonable Doubt,’ Jay‑Z’s career embodies hip‑hop’s biggest contradictions

Staff Writer - June 24, 2026

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

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

Farmworkers harvest corn in a field. Much of U.S. agriculture, including Idaho’s dairy industry, relies on immigrant labor. Hill Street Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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In deep‑red Idaho, even Republicans break with Trump on farm labor

A man unloads humanitarian aid supplied by the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR at a school in Beirut used as a shelter for people displaced by Israeli airstrikes. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar

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Refugee numbers dropped in 2025 – but aid cuts and others trends suggest little to celebrate

The Artemis III crew takes a photo during the crew announcement on June 9, 2026. From left: Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio. NASA/Robert Markowitz

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NASA announces its Artemis III crew, which will test important equipment and systems in Earth orbit and is testing public opinion

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The best way to follow through on your New Year’s resolution?...

Staff Writer - December 21, 2021

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What’s the point of holiday gifts?

Staff Writer - December 20, 2021

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The magnificent history of the maligned and misunderstood fruitcake

Staff Writer - December 17, 2021

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How Cup Noodles became one of the biggest transpacific business success...

Staff Writer - December 16, 2021

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‘West Side Story’ may be timeless – but life in gangs...

Staff Writer - December 11, 2021

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Women lead religious groups in many ways – besides the growing...

Staff Writer - December 8, 2021

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How Christmas became an American holiday tradition, with a Santa Claus,...

Staff Writer - December 7, 2021

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Why do couples use baby talk with one another?

Staff Writer - December 4, 2021

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A sign on a dirt hiking trail in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska points to naturalist John Muir’s cabin. Wanderluster/iStock/Getty Images

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Paving paradise: Dismantling the US Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife,...

Staff Writer - June 15, 2026

Mariah Meek, Michigan State University and Travis Belote, Montana State University Pause for a moment and listen. What do...

Companies can be analyzed as moral actors, not just profit-makers. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Why corporate inclusion policies are moral decisions, not just business ones

June 14, 2026

As ocean temperatures rise during El Niño, fish can find themselves in hot water. Geoff Trodd/Unsplash

El Niño is back, and ocean temperatures are already near record...

June 12, 2026

In fall 2024, Tampa and other Florida cities on the Gulf coast were hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton within 13 days of each other. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images

Home insurance and the unraveling of Florida communities

June 9, 2026

An Amazon data center sits next to a neighborhood in northern Virginia. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country...

June 8, 2026