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Educators say student misconduct has increased − but progressive reforms or harsher punishments alone won’t fix the problem — F. Chris Curran

The 2022-23 school year was a particularly violent year for educators. In Florida, a high school student beat a paraprofessional unconscious. A...
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Wild ‘super pigs’ from Canada could become a new front in the war on feral hogs — Marcus Lashley

They go by many names – pigs, hogs, swine, razorbacks – but whatever you call them, wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are one...

Deepfake audio has a tell – researchers use fluid dynamics to spot artificial imposter voices — Logan Blue and Patrick Traynor

Imagine the following scenario. A phone rings. An office worker answers it and hears his boss, in a panic, tell...

Poison ivy can work itchy evil on your skin – here’s how — Marjorie Montanez Wiscovich and Arthur Samia

pay for lending a helping hand. A couple days later, red patches appeared on his forearms and chest, which soon began to itch miserably and form water blisters. If you have ever spent any time outdoors – in the woods, working in the yard, even at the edges of a playground – maybe you’ve experienced something similar after encountering poison ivy. It’s not easy to forget.

Hoarding during the coronavirus isn’t just unnecessary, it’s ethically wrong — Jaime Ahlberg

As people rush to stockpile provisions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, stores have placed restrictions on the purchase of basic goods and medicines.
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Are older adults more vulnerable to scams? What psychologists have learned about who’s most susceptible, and when — Natalie C. Ebner and Didem Pehlivanoglu

About 1 in 6 Americans are age 65 or older, and that percentage is projected to grow. Older adults often hold positions...
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Maine voters don’t like their electric utilities, but they balked at paying billions to buy them out — Theodore J. Kury

Frustration with electric utilities is universal today. Whether it’s concerns over high rates, poor service or a combination of both, people are constantly...

Is the loss of your sense of smell and taste an early sign of COVID-19?

Loss of smell occurs with the common cold and other viral infections of the nose and throat.

‘Early warning’ systems in schools can be dangerous in the hands of law enforcement F. Chris Curran

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many students are getting lower grades and inconsistently attending classes.

Puerto Rico’s vulnerability to hurricanes is magnified by weak government and bureaucratic roadblocks — Carlos A. Suárez Carrasquillo and Fernando Tormos-Aponte

Five years after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona has killed at least four people, caused widespread flooding and left hundreds...

Roe v. Wade gave American women a choice about having children – here’s how that changed their lives — Constance Shehan

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case challenging a Mississippi state law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, much earlier than the 24-week threshold generally established by the pivotal abortion rights case Roe v. Wade in 1973.
How a hurricane fueled wildfires in the Florida Panhandle

How a hurricane fueled wildfires in the Florida Panhandle — David Godwin

The wildfires that broke out in the Florida Panhandle in early March 2022 were the nightmare fire managers had feared...
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