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First lady Nancy Reagan kisses Mickey Mouse as President Ronald Reagan and Minnie Mouse watch 20 bands marching in the unofficial inaugural parade at Disney’s Epcot Center on Memorial Day, May 27, 1985. Bettmann/Getty Images

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Independence Hall, Gettysburg and – Epcot? How Reagan helped elevate Disney to America’s roster of honored patriotic sites

Staff Writer - May 20, 2025

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The rise and fall of Tab – after surviving the sweetener scares, the iconic diet soda gets canned

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From the Middle East to the Kentucky Derby, the mint julep has always been about staying cool

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South African singer Nakhane redefines ideas of masculinity

Warner Bros. was one of five studios that joined forces with Wall Street investors to gobble up independent theaters and movie producers in the 1920s. Nextrecord Archives/Getty Images

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Whether Netflix or Paramount buys Warner Bros., entertainment oligopolies are back – bigger and more anticompetitive than ever

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African-American Music Appreciation Month: 5 essential reads

Staff Writer - June 25, 2017

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‘Walking through Europe’s door, singing’ – How Eurovision helps define Europe’s...

Staff Writer - May 5, 2022

The annual parade is an expression of love for both Puerto Rico and Philadelphia. Photo courtesy of VISIT PHILADELPHIA®

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Philly’s Puerto Rican Day Parade embodies strength of the mainland’s second-largest...

Staff Writer - September 8, 2025

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Why are Russian media outlets hyping the Mueller investigation?

Staff Writer - October 16, 2017

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‘Traveling while black’ guidebooks may be out of print, but still...

Staff Writer - July 21, 2018

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Does American culture shame too much – or not enough?

Staff Writer - November 7, 2017

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Can transgender TV characters help bridge an ideological divide?

Staff Writer - August 12, 2017

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What really causes home field advantage – and why it’s on...

Staff Writer - November 4, 2019

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EXPLORING NATURE

Across cultures, languages and economic systems, feeling connected to the natural world is consistently linked to living a more hopeful, purposeful and resilient life. nymphoenix/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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A connection to nature fuels well‑being worldwide, according to a study...

Staff Writer - March 25, 2026

Stylianos Syropoulos, Arizona State University; Christina Jinhee Capozzoli, Arizona State University, and Lea Barbett, FernUniversität in Hagen When life...

Mahseer swim in the Ramganga River, a major tributary of the Ganges River in South Asia. Zeb Hogan

The world’s great fish migrations are collapsing – that’s a problem...

March 24, 2026

Bottlenose dolphins are social creatures that use whistles and clicks to communicate with each other. Brookfield Zoo Chicago's Sarasota Dolphin Research Program, taken under NMFS MMPA Scientific Research Permit

How dolphins communicate – new discoveries from a long‑term study in...

March 23, 2026

Capstone Copper’s Pinto Valley Mine in Miami, Arizona. Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Global copper demand outstrips supply, threatening electrification and industrial growth

March 20, 2026

In this illustration, Spinosaurus mirabilis fight over a carcass some 95 million years ago in what is now the Sahara Desert in Niger. Dani Navarro

Paleontologists uncover a new Spinosaurus species by following a clue from...

March 16, 2026