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Fewer bees and other pollinating insects lead to shrinking crops — Rachel Mallinger

Many plants, from crops to carnations, cannot bear fruit or reproduce without bees, beetles, butterflies and other insects to pollinate...
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Florida’s new condo laws recognize the total price of living on the beach — Bill Hughes

Nearly a million Florida condo owners face an important deadline at the end of the year. That’s when a law passed in...
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Florida’s school safety dashboard helps parents and teachers address root causes of bullying, fighting and other misbehavior —F. Chris Curran

What can this dashboard show parents about how safe a school is for their child? Parents can use the Safe...
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Foundations are using so many confusing words that few people can figure out what they’re doing — Aaron Zeiler and Ann Searight Christiano

The United States has the largest philanthropic sector in the world. Foundations and similar grantmakers have US$1.5 trillion in assets and disburse...
A photo of Basketball player Diaba Konate in the first round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament at McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Washington.

France’s headscarf ban in the 2024 Summer Olympics reflects a narrow view of national identity, writes a scholar of European studies — Armin Langer

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris have sparked a discussion about whether female Muslim athletes who wear a headscarf should be...
An image of European hip-hop musician Eko Fresh performing on stage.

From its birth 50 years ago, hip-hop has spread throughout Europe and challenged outdated ideals of racial and ethnic identity — Armin Langer

His name is Alpha Diallo, and in his 2016 song “I am at home,” the French rapper makes clear who and...
A photo of Haggadah shel Pesah, translated by Sonia Gronemann and illustrated by Otto Geismar. Made in Berlin, 1927. Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica.

From sumptuous engravings to stick-figure sketches, Passover Haggadahs − and their art − have been evolving for centuries — Rebecca J.W. Jefferson

The Jewish festival of Passover recalls the biblical story of the Israelites enslaved by Egypt and their miraculous escape. During a ritual...
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George Soros hands control over his family’s philanthropy to son Alex, after giving away billions and enduring years of antisemitic attacks and conspiracy theories — Armin Langer

Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros is handing control of his US$25 billion holdings, including his Open Society Foundations, to...

Gifted education programs don’t benefit Black students like they do white students — Christopher Redding

Participating in a gifted and talented program improved high-ability students’ reading and math achievement, on average, nationwide, I found in a new study. However, in reading, these achievement gains were not universal.
An image of researchers studying rice cultivation in the Everglades Agricultural Area.

Good flooding? Scientists use rice cultivation to preserve soil in Florida’s Everglades Agricultural Area — Jehangir Bhadha

Each summer, nearly 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) of rice is cultivated in the Florida Everglades Agricultural Area, a roughly 1,100-square-mile (2,800-square-kilometer)...
30, going on 33 Adele album

Grammy winner explains why Adele is right – album tracks should not be shuffled — Jose Valentino Ruiz

For as long as albums have existed, they have offered listeners wonder, hope, truth and reality concerning the state of the...
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Growing secrecy limits government accountability — David Cuillier

When I started covering crime as a reporter for small newspapers in the 1980s, I was assigned to walk to...
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