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Public outrage over the forced sterilization of poor, Black women had less impact on female sterilization rates in the U.S. than a policy changing how post-birth care is delivered. DisobeyArt/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Reduced health insurance payments for hospital births had a bigger impact on sterilization rates than correcting an injustice

Staff Writer - May 22, 2026

A banner featuring President Trump on the outside of the DOJ building in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

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When a president settles his own lawsuit to create a fund for allies, fundamental questions about justice arise

Jebel Barkal mesa and the archaeological site at its base in the Nile Valley. Sami Elamin

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How a shifting Nile landscape shaped the rise of the ancient empire of Kush in Sudan

President Trump often stops to speak off the cuff with the press. Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images

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Trump’s Cabinet dramatically changed American foreign policy while the president made noise – a scholar of presidential rhetoric explains

China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images

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From beef ribs to a ‘heavenly’ walk: Xi‑Trump summit symbolism underscored American power and Chinese tradition

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How Swedish children learn English through gaming

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This obsession with parenting is out of control

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The main reason markets are falling? The future looks gloomier than...

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Mind the gender gap: why women must still fight for equality...

Staff Writer - October 14, 2014

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The moving street art of Argentina that lets citizens look, contemplate...

Staff Writer - October 11, 2014

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We’re all to blame when American football stars turn violent off...

Staff Writer - October 11, 2014

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People and their pets look alike … and the same goes...

Staff Writer - October 11, 2014

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Why children with autism often fall victim to bullies

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Emphasizing the sounds of certain words to young children can help them retain language, not confuse them about speaking properly. MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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Is baby talk bad? Why ‘parentese’ actually helps babies learn language

Staff Writer - May 16, 2026

Karen Stollznow, University of Colorado Boulder; Griffith University Many parents have heard the warning: Don’t use baby talk with...

Colorado’s peach industry is threatened by a fungal disease. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images

A fungal disease, along with climate change, threatens Colorado’s prized peaches

May 15, 2026

Earth draws closer to passing behind the Moon in this image captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby. NASA

Will future missions to the Moon be sustainable? It may depend...

May 14, 2026

Tarot readings can encourage self-reflection. But what happens when you turn to AI to interpret the cards? Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Sally Hansen

How tarot readers are using AI – and what it says...

May 13, 2026

MP Materials’ Mountain Pass mine and processing facility in California was for years the only U.S. rare earth elements mine. Tmy350/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

The missing link in America’s critical minerals push isn’t mining –...

May 11, 2026