New research has found parents, guardians and nongamers may struggle to recognize video game loot boxes, their defining features and the digital receipts linked to purchases.
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Oct 21, 2026
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Apps that let businesses sell surplus food at a discount in "surplus bags" have become a popular way to keep edible food out of landfills while giving consumers access to lower-cost meals and groceries.
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Oct 21, 2026
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For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples have passed down their traditions and culture through oral storytelling. Now, a Canadian Indigenous community is using a data center to help preserve its heritage.
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Oct 21, 2026
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As part of U.S. welfare reforms in the 1990s to provide adequate financial support to low-income families while avoiding disincentivizing work, policymakers expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). This change encouraged ...
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Oct 21, 2026
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Relatively few transgender athletes participate in high school and collegiate sports. Still, since 2020, 27 states have passed laws banning them from participating in sports based on their gender identity.
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Oct 20, 2026
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From The Traitors to everyday life, we often mistake nervousness, confidence or group suspicion for signs of deception. Dr Nadja Heym, Associate Professor in Personality Psychology and Psychopathology, explains why spotting ...
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Oct 20, 2026
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According to a new study, all employees like private rewards—a salary increase or glowing performance review that's not broadcast to others in the workplace—but narcissists also want to have rewards made public for their ...
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Oct 20, 2026
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Even before they are old enough to vote, some young people are finding ways to make a difference. Civic engagement among youth ages 15 to 25 can range from volunteering in the community and joining a protest march to signing ...
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Oct 20, 2026
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Marital breakups have consequences that extend beyond the immediate end of cohabitation. Research from the University of Granada has found that these consequences can last for decades, eventually becoming a significant source ...
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Oct 20, 2026
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Employees with autism may expend considerable time and effort modifying their behavior to meet workplace expectations, from rehearsing conversations and monitoring facial expressions to concealing sensory discomfort, according ...
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Oct 20, 2026
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