This small Mexican border town prizes its human and environmental links with the US
188 Views April 12, 2019 Be first to comment Matthew D. Moran
Lucia Orosco holding her daughter, Arely, in Boquillas. Much of the embroidery created here…
Is 75 the new 65? Wealthy countries need to rethink what it means to be old
170 Views April 12, 2019 Be first to comment Warren Sanderson
Living longer and loving it. oneinchpunch/shutterstock.com In 1950, men and women at age 65…
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Venezuela’s crisis is a tragedy – but comedy gold for satire, cartoons and memes
195 Views April 12, 2019 Be first to comment Juan-Carlos Molleda
Thirty-nine journalists have been detained in Venezuela this year, far more than in any…
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Civic crowdfunding reduces the risk of ‘bikelash’
261 Views April 12, 2019 Be first to comment Kate Gasparro
Downtown Seattle's busy, protected bike lanes Seattle Department of Transportation, CC BY-SA Bike-sharing and…
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Why the Great Plains has such epic weather
178 Views April 12, 2019 Be first to comment Russ Schumacher
Blizzard conditions cover the Central and Northern Plains on March 13, 2019. NASA Earth…
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America and the world still need the WTO to keep trade and the global economy humming
235 Views April 12, 2019 Be first to comment Stephen J. Silvia
The WTO's home in Geneva. Martin Good/Shutterstock.com President Donald Trump has made no secret…
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People who win big prizes shouldn’t get taxed when they give their windfalls away
224 Views April 12, 2019 1 Comment Ellen P. Aprill
Obama's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo AP Photo/John McConnico When former President Barack…
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Tax returns waste everyone’s time – but there’s an easy solution the tax preparation industry and some lawmakers don’t like
173 Views April 12, 2019 Be first to comment Garth Heutel
Congress designed a complicated tax system. AP Photo/Keith Srakocic Each year hundreds of millions…
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Does a year in space make you older or younger?
168 Views April 11, 2019 Be first to comment Susan Bailey
Are space twin Scott and Earth twin Mark no longer identical? Robert Markowitz/NASA Daily…
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Why giant statues of Hindu gods and leaders are making Muslims in India nervous
149 Views April 11, 2019 Be first to comment Indulata Prasad
Statues – big statues, the largest in the world – are being built all…
