The remnants of Hurricane Laura unleashed heavy rain and twisters hundreds of miles inland from a path of death and mangled buildings along the Gulf Coast, and forecasters warn of new dangers as the tropical weather blows ...
Environment
Aug 28, 2020
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About $7 billion reportedly will be spent this fall on television and digital commercials from political campaigns and political action committees, filling the airwaves with political ads many viewers dislike. Companies running ...
Economics & Business
Aug 18, 2020
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The United States' new Space Force military wing revealed Tuesday that one of its units would be named "Space Operations Command"—or "SpOC" for short, in an echo of pointy-eared "Star Trek" character Spock.
Space Exploration
Jun 30, 2020
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Venezuela's first communications satellite, launched in 2008, is out of service due to a systems failure, the country's government said Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Mar 26, 2020
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The presence of a large audience boosts enjoyment, but it takes just a few haters to ruin a TV show or movie, according to a study of social television, the practice of simultaneously watching television programs while seeing ...
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2020
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Young people in the U.S. who end up in the juvenile justice system often leave the system much worse than when they entered.
Social Sciences
Nov 5, 2019
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Venice's gondoliers have been swapping boating hats for scuba helmets and diving into canals in a clean-up operation of the UNESCO city that has turned up everything from washing machines to bicycles.
Environment
Nov 4, 2019
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As the fall television season kicks into high gear, some of our favorite shows aren't doing a good job depicting issues of homelessness and housing insecurity, according to new research from American University's Center for ...
Social Sciences
Oct 1, 2019
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The western world's dance community rallied over the weekend, taking Good Morning America host Lara Spencer to task for her mockery of Prince George and his love of ballet. Under the hashtag #boysdancetoo, representatives ...
Social Sciences
Aug 29, 2019
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Women in the United States may still have to contend with a shortfall in their lifetime earnings and a glass ceiling in the boardroom, but they've closed the gender gap in at least one arena—the television coverage they ...
Social Sciences
Aug 15, 2019
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