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A user looks at President Donald Trump’s tweets, and the Twitter-appended notice suggesting users ‘get the facts.’ AFP via Getty Images In a landmark action, Twitter has for the first …
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Suicide is on the rise for multiple reasons. carolynabooth/Pixabay, CC BY The U.S. suicide rate has been increasing for decades. In 1999, the rate was about 10 suicides per 100,000 …
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The pandemic has left holes in all our lives. weerapatkiatdumrong/iStock / Getty Images Plus There is so much to mourn at the moment. Even those of us spared the worst …
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An inmate inside the nursing unit at Louisiana State Penitentiary. Annie Flanagan for The Washington Post via Getty Images Outbreaks of coronavirus have hit prison populations particularly hard – but …
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A cyclist uses New York’s bike-share program. Noam Galai/Getty Images As states and workplaces prepare to open up after the lockdown, many people are looking for alternatives to public transit …
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When people need food aid, like these Nigerians, research finds they are more susceptible to extremist recruitment efforts. Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto via Getty Images As the coronavirus reaches developing countries in …
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Knowing the truth about one’s origins is crucial to identity formation, according to adoption experts. Motortion/iStock via Getty Images Plus Adoption has changed dramatically in recent years. International adoptions have …
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U.S. war veterans’ graves at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California. Getty/Sean M. Haffey As the nation takes a day to memorialize its military dead, those who are living …
Read MoreNew research hints at why Germany’s death toll from COVID-19 was relatively low while Italy’s and America’s spiked. Piero Cruciatti/AFP/Getty Images If cities across the U.S. had moved just one …
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Americans without bank accounts may have delays in financial aid. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews The United States is experiencing its steepest economic slide in modern history. Tens of millions of Americans …
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President Trump has fired four inspectors general. Getty/Drew Angerer President Donald Trump’s late-night firing of the State Department inspector general is only the latest in his purge of – and …
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