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Sun, December 10, 2023 | 22:28

What is societal burnout? We are living it

Are you waking up with a lump in your throat that never used to be there? Is there an ache in your chest - best described as heartache - relatively new to you? Do you look at your children, fearing for their future and well-being? Do your eyes fill with tears, but you are not sure why?

2023-12-10 14:13

Taiwan Strait tensions: Don't blame the victim

There is a common saying in Taiwan, “flog both sides 50 times.” It refers to the act of trying to find two sides of a dispute equally at fault, so as to neutralize the conflict.But the phrase is not used to applaud someone for moving past finger-pointing to bring peace. Rather, it is used to describe a lazy magistrate who turns a blind eye to fairness, assigns bla...

2023-12-07 16:08

Did Newsom give Democrats a glimpse of a younger, robust alternative to Biden?

One big question after Thursday night's hyped red-vs.-blue states debate is whether California Gov. Gavin Newsom is helping President Joe Biden or hurting him.

2023-12-06 16:00

Just ask Taylor Swift: Data make the case for movie theaters vs. streaming

The rise of streaming platforms has forced Hollywood to question everything - and the uncertainty grows more urgent now that the strikes are over and film projects are resuming. Recent research points toward some answers.

2023-12-06 14:02

Why the senior poverty rate keeps rising

When it comes to seniors’ economic security, America is in poor shape. This October, an annual assessment of pension systems worldwide gave the United States a barely passable C+, ranking the country’s retirement security apparatus below Kazakhstan and just a slight notch above Colombia, two far poorer nations. How can this be?

2023-12-05 16:00

A Gen Zer offers advice to President Joe Biden as he gears up for his reelection bid

If Joe Biden wins in 2024, he will make history by being the oldest person elected to the presidency. That month, he’ll turn 82. There is no shortage of people who doubt Biden’s ability to campaign. Polls and pundits are quick to connect Biden’s age with low approval numbers.

2023-12-04 15:25

Covering Kissinger's century

President Richard Nixon was work-vacationing in his Western White House estate at San Clemente and not far away, the White House press corps was about to be briefed by the world’s most famous anonymous authority on all foreign policies.

2023-12-03 16:00

It's past time scientists admitted their COVID mistakes

During the pandemic years, Americans’ trust in scientists fell, according to a Pew poll released this month. In 2019, only 13 percent of Americans were distrustful enough to say they weren’t confident in scientists to act in the public’s best interest. Now that figure is 27 percent - despite recent triumphs in astronomy, cancer research, genetics and other fields.

2023-11-30 16:00

On juvenile justice in Baltimore, believe the numbers or believe your eyes?

Nate Balis wants you to know that kids make up just 4 percent of all arrests in Baltimore City.

2023-11-30 15:40

The political power of eyeliner - it's a link to our ancestors and a sign of rebellion

Coming of age as a Muslim with Lebanese and Egyptian heritage in the U.K., I was in constant pursuit of connections to my ethnic identity. Against a social backdrop that othered my family and me, I was drawn to Queen Nefertiti’s distinctive cat-eye. The ancient Egyptian queen and her lined eyes connected me to a constellation of beguiling non?Western women, including my ances...

2023-11-29 16:00

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2	Justice minister challenges opposition leader in polls for potential next president

3	Kim Bu-gwi, the tallest monk at Hwaeom Temple

4	Cadero Grip introduces hybrid golf grip product

5	German scholar lectures on 'Saving Confucius from Confucianism'

6	N. Korea's fear of external info grows after Seoul allows sending propaganda leaflets

7	Methods to avoid YouTube, Netflix restrictions go viral

8	Hunting 'crow thief' on Korea's east coast in 1930s

9	Skepticism mounts over shareholder activism at Samsung C&T

10	Eximbank teams up with US counterpart on decarbonization

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