How the news changes the way we think and behave

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(Image credit: Getty Images) The latest research suggests that the news can shape us in surprising ways – from our perception of risk to the content of our dreams to our chances of having a heart attack. Alison Holman was … Read More

U.S. Supreme Court takes up major challenge to abortion rights

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider gutting the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, taking up Mississippi’s bid to revive a Republican-backed state law that bans the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy. By … Read More

Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court To Let Cops Enter Homes And Seize Guns Without A Warrant

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear oral argument in Caniglia v. Strom, a case that could have sweeping consequences for policing, due process, and mental health, with the Biden Administration and attorneys general from nine states urging the High Court to uphold warrantless … Read More

More than 120 retired generals and admirals wrote to Biden appearing to back a false election conspiracy and questioning his mental health

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President Joe Biden at Arlington National Cemetery. Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images A group named “Flag Officers 4 America” released a letter signed by 124 former military leaders. The letter questioned the 2020 election result and President Joe Biden’s physical and mental … Read More

17 policemen, 200 Palestinians hurt as hundreds riot on Temple Mount

One officer moderately wounded in intense clashes after Ramadan prayers; police use stun grenades, rubber-coated bullets after Palestinians throw rocks and bottles. Palestinian protesters look on during clashes with Israeli security forces at the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem, on … Read More

Vaccine Mandates Aren’t the Only – or Easiest – Way for Employers to Compel Workers to Get Their Shots

Can companies legally require workers to get vaccinated? Employers have gotten so good at finding ways to get employees to comply with their policies that it may not matter. A workplace showdown may be brewing over mandating vaccinations. Employers would … Read More

Cost of Afghan war exceeds $2.26tn and rising

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UK and NATO vow return to Afghanistan if any terrorist threat re-emerges in the wartorn nation. U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Limon (right) and Sgt. Aaron Hestand, both from White Tank, 2nd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, keep … Read More

Biden admin. grants ‘blanket authorization’ to fly Pride flag at embassies

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The move overturns the Trump administration’s effective ban on Pride flags. U.S. missions overseas can once again fly the LGBT Pride flag on their official flagpoles, according to an internal State Department cable obtained Friday by ABC News. The policy, … Read More

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