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Low-income single moms use government aid as family leave, study reveals
The majority of low-income single mothers in Oregon who rely on federal cash assistance around the time of childbirth are in the program for less than a year, suggesting they're using it as a form of paid family leave, Oregon ...
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Champagne, caviar or salmon: Luxury foods are becoming more accessible
The concept of luxury in food has undergone a profound transformation. Foods once considered exclusive to the wealthy—champagne, foie gras, and truffles—have become increasingly accessible. How did this shift occur? What ...
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Emotional news alters men's financial risk-taking, research shows
Emotional news stories have a strong impact on men's financial decisions, according to new research.
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Expert discusses how to make resolutions that stick
The fresh slate of the new year offers an opportunity to re-think goals and set new habits. But to ensure success with those goals, people need to think carefully about timing and what they really want, according to Tim Bono, ...
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How white educators can boldly teach about race in engaging ways
The United States is rich in diversity but is facing continual racial disparity and growing political division—challenges which should be addressed right from the early years, according to academics.
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Providing driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants improves birth outcomes, research shows
When states give driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants, it affects nondrivers, too—even the littlest ones. Babies born to immigrants from Mexico and Central America are bigger and healthier in states that make that ...
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What fan culture and mourning can teach us about grief
When a celebrity dies, there is often an outpouring of grief from their fans. This sense of grief can often be even stronger when the person dies young. In October 2024, there was an outpouring of grief from fans when former ...
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Swearing, insults and hate speech: The social and psychological power of taboo language
Language does much more than just convey information. It expresses emotions, establishes social connections, and even challenges norms.
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'The international legal system has collapsed, and journalism is collapsing with it': 2024 was deadly for reporters
The past year has been the deadliest for journalists since the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) began tracking fatalities in 1992. Since 7 October 2023, at least 146 journalists have been killed in Gaza, the West Bank, ...
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Unions and the military view immigrants as vital and also as potential threats
How unions and the military frame the role of immigrants within their institutions and help influence attitudes in U.S. society is the focus of new collaborative research by Shannon Gleeson, the Edmund Ezra Day Professor ...
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Jan 6, 2025
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Should Canada follow Australia and ban social media for teens?
The Australian government recently passed legislation that bans social media for anyone under 16. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hailed the legislation for putting "the onus on social media platforms—not young people or ...
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Jan 6, 2025
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With precarious jobs, work identities shift—including for contract academics
More than 2.1 million Canadians today work in temporary, part-time or otherwise unstable jobs. For these workers, the ideal of a "standard employment relationship"—the predominant model for employment for decades in the ...
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Jan 6, 2025
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Why you should treat workplace friendships like your diet—aim for balance and variety
The list of organizations abandoning the option of fully remote work for employees has grown recently, with the likes of Amazon, IBM, JPMorgan and Meta leading the charge back to the office.
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Jan 6, 2025
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Perfectionist leaders can push their teams to meet high standards—but it can backfire and stifle creativity
Have you ever kept a brilliant idea to yourself, fearing your boss's reaction? This hesitation is more common than you might think, especially when working under perfectionist leaders.
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Jan 6, 2025
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Women are still doing most housework: Study reveals unequal patterns in domestic workload persist
Women are still doing the lion's share of housework years into their relationships, revealing an uneven gender divide that continues to linger, according to new University of Alberta research.
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Jan 6, 2025
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Dreading the school or daycare drop-off? How to handle it when your child doesn't want you to go
You're doing daycare or school drop-off, you're already late for work, and your child's lip starts to quiver. A tremble turns into a wail, a wail into heart-rending cries as they clutch at your leg.
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Jan 6, 2025
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Even calm people can fly into a rage behind the wheel. How to curb your road rage—before it's too late
If someone bumps into us on the footpath or in the mall, we're generally quite forgiving. We instinctively apologize or step aside, and usually don't scream at, stalk, or attack the other person.
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Jan 6, 2025
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Redefining school gun violence: Acoustic sensors find frequent gunfire on school walking routes in Chicago
A new study used acoustic sensors that detect the sound of gunfire to show how often children in one Chicago neighborhood are exposed to gunshots while walking to and from school.
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Jan 6, 2025
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Necro-brands: Why do celebrities like Elvis Presley make more money dead than alive?
The regional NSW town of Parkes is a long way from Graceland, the former home of Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee. Yet the king of rock and roll continues to be celebrated more than four decades after his death in 1977, ...
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Jan 6, 2025
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Mainstream media faces a credibility crisis—research shows how the news can still serve the public
"The news media is the least trusted group among 10 U.S. civic and political institutions involved in the democratic process," the polling firm Gallup concluded in a 2024 analysis.
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Jan 6, 2025
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