Venice comes up for air after week of record flooding
Venice sought to return to normal life on Monday after a week of unprecedented flooding that devastated the city, submerging homes, business and cultural treasures.
Venice sought to return to normal life on Monday after a week of unprecedented flooding that devastated the city, submerging homes, business and cultural treasures.
Environment
Nov 18, 2019
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Only 1.8 percent of West Virginia public school students are identified "gifted," or having intellectual abilities higher than average. That's well below the national average of 6 percent, according to the National Association ...
Education
Oct 30, 2019
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In the coming months, the pressure to find gifts for loved ones, co-workers and other acquaintances will mount for many people as the holidays approach, and these purchases can add up quickly. Last year, U.S. adults projected ...
Economics & Business
Oct 30, 2019
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Researchers from the University of Paderborn and University of Rostock, both in Germany, published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines how the purchase of a gift may promote future brand loyalty with the ...
Economics & Business
Jul 30, 2019
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Declining biodiversity due to man-made habitat destruction and climate change means that information about plant diversity and its distribution across the planet is now crucial for biodiversity conservation. With the Global ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2019
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Employee wellness programs are popular among businesses seeking to increase productivity and cut health care costs. However, many firms have struggled to reap those benefits due to low employee motivation. New research from ...
Economics & Business
Mar 21, 2019
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A new study suggests that children doing well in classrooms are more popular and emotionally secure than their peers who are having trouble academically.
Education
Feb 21, 2019
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Da'Kuawn Johnson's third-grade teacher knew the boy was special.
Social Sciences
Feb 5, 2019
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The beginning of the 2019 school year will be a time of planning and crystal-gazing. Teachers will plan their instructional agenda in a general way. Students will think about another year at school. Parents will reflect on ...
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2019
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Apple has an iPhone upgrade problem. That much is very clear after Wednesday afternoon's investor note from CEO Tim Cook in which the company lowered its expected revenue to $84 billion from its initial projections of between ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 8, 2019
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