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Wed, December 6, 2023 | 09:50

When meat tastes like fear

I mean, if you eat a pork chop harvested from a pig that was frightened before it was slaughtered, can you actually experience the fear it experienced before it died? There is a growing body of evidence that suggests that the answer may be yes.

2023-08-08 16:00

Long COVID is debilitating to me and 65 million other people. Where is the urgency to treat it?

In a world where most pandemic safety protocols have evaporated, where is the sense of urgency to treat, or at the very least support, people with long COVID?

2023-08-07 16:00

Trump is facing his most important indictment yet - and nearly insurmountable odds at trial

The indictment of Donald Trump handed up in federal court in Washington Tuesday initiates the most important case in the country's history.

2023-08-06 16:00

Why older adults are so vulnerable to extreme heat from climate change

By Deborah Carr, Giacomo Falchetta and Ian Sue WingScorching temperatures have put millions of Americans in danger this summer, with heat extremes stretching across the Southern U.S.Phoenix hit 110 degrees or higher every day for three weeks in July. Other major cities, from Las Vegas to Miami, experienced relentless high temperatures, which residents described as “hell...

2023-08-03 16:00

Glimmers of hope, but much work to do on Maine' opioid epidemic

After years of rising overdose deaths, there may be a slight glimmer of hope. So far this year, the number of overdose deaths in Maine is slightly lower than last year.

2023-08-03 15:55

Why do I hoard more books than I could possibly read? An investigation

Publisher's Weekly recently reported that book sales for the first half of the year are down once again, continuing a trend that has accelerated since the pandemic.

2023-08-02 16:00

Anti-ESG politicians cost their states and cities billions

In the face of fires, record heat, floods and other extreme weather events across the country, House Republicans are using much of July to oppose financial transparency related to climate risks and to attack investor freedoms. Their reckless course endangers not just the planet but also the financial stability of Americans' retirement savings and pensions. One Republican went...

2023-08-01 16:00

Spain shows Europe's right where it's gone wrong

Ambiguous election results may have left Spain facing months of political uncertainty. But the vote delivered a clear message to the rest of Europe.

2023-07-31 16:00

Cultural artifacts inspired by the Korean War prove it is hardly forgotten 70 years later

The new film “Oppenheimer” guarantees fresh debates about America ending World War II by dropping two atomic bombs on Japan in August 1945.Odd but true: Only eight years later, in 1953, a troupe of mostly American musical artists - Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Carter, Roy Eldridge and Gene Krupa, among others - received rapturous applause in Tokyo as part of producer Norman Granz's...

2023-07-30 16:00

The message in 'Try That in a Small Town' is clear

Country singer Jason Aldean's “Try That in a Small Town” is far from the worst agitprop ever to hit the American scene. But the song hunkered down in the trenches of the culture war this week, which seems to have been its destination all along.

2023-07-27 16:00

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1	Will Seoul's new transportation services improve convenience for commuters?

2	ANALYSISWhy is N. Korea not allowed to launch spy satellites?

3	How a regrettable tattoo led to a South African's musical journey

4	GOING ELECTRICThe complex decision to buy an electric scooter in Korea

5	INTERVIEWFemale leadership not just diversity issue, but survival necessity

6	Korean gov't slammed for mishandling victims of sex trafficking

7	Samsung tightens employee discipline amid chip industry downturn

8	Hankook Tire mired in sibling feud again

9	Leader of underground anti-Japan organization passes away

10	Gold price reaches record high; bitcoin surpasses $41,000

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