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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

Staff Writer - June 23, 2026

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

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

U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner speaks to supporters on June 9, 2026, in Blue Hill, Maine. CJ Gunther/Getty Images

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Americans keep voting for scandal‑prone candidates because they just don’t want the other party to win

Bad managers can simply be confusing rather than cruel. Yellow Man/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Most American workers are checked out, and like ‘The Office,’ their bosses are the last to know

A small, black license plate recognition camera is mounted on a light pole in Boulder, Colo. Matthew Jonas/MediaNews Group/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images

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Cameras have quietly appeared in thousands of US cities – now,...

Staff Writer - March 27, 2026

Traditional dancers perform in front of the Buddhist Temple of the Tooth, celebrating the Buddhist festival of Esala Perahera, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 8, 2025. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images

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Growing up during Sri Lanka’s civil war taught me that getting...

Staff Writer - March 25, 2026

Urologists market vasectomies to their clients during March Madness, when they can watch the basketball tournament while recovering from the procedure. Lew Robertson/Stone via Getty Images

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‘Vas Madness’ shows the power of messaging on men’s contraceptive decisions

Staff Writer - March 24, 2026

In 2024, Trump and other Republicans scored notable gains in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, along with other heavily Hispanic areas. Getty Images/Michael Gonzalez

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The ever‑evolving Latino vote is rapidly shifting away from Trump and Republicans

Staff Writer - March 23, 2026

The AN/FPS-132 early warning radar can scan a range of 3,000 miles (4,828 km). U.S. Air Force

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A web of sensors: How the US spots missiles and drones...

Staff Writer - March 22, 2026

‘Holy Women at Christ’s Tomb,’ by 16th-century painter Annibale Carracci, shows an angel explaining that Jesus has risen. Hermitage Museum via Wikimedia Commons

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In the Easter story, women are the first to proclaim the...

Staff Writer - March 22, 2026

A woman poses with a picture of Iran’s new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in central Tehran on March 9, 2026. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images

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Who are Iran’s new leaders? A look at 6 the US...

Staff Writer - March 20, 2026

More than a third of people in state prisons have served time in a juvenile facility, according to The Sentencing Project. SAKDAWUT14/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Pittsburgh spends millions on juvenile detention – research points to cheaper,...

Staff Writer - March 18, 2026

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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