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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump’s war on trans people has left Americans seeking asylum — from America
Four trans Americans claiming refuge abroad tell Io Dodds why they no longer feel safe in their home country, from fears of martial law to being arrested in changing rooms
www.independent.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Under Trump, NSF faces worst crisis in its 75-year history | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Under Trump, NSF faces worst crisis in its 75-year history
Political directives have undermined agency's independence and record of supporting the best basic research
www.science.org
September 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move
Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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news.err.ee/1609784115/v...
Von der Leyen: Russia risks Estonia long warned us about have materialized
As long-warned threats materialize and Europe works to boost defense, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU wants to draw on Estonia's experience.
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August 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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National security or xenophobia? Texas restricts Chinese owning and renting property
Critics fear a new law in Texas will prove discriminatory - but officials say it is vital to combat "adversaries".
www.bbc.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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More Affordable and Available Housing Would Mean Fewer Children and Young People Experiencing Homelessness www.urban.org/urban-wire/m...
More Affordable and Available Housing Would Mean Fewer Children and Young People Experiencing Homelessness
To reduce the number of students experiencing homelessness and promote upward mobility for children and young people, local leaders should focus on the root causes of homelessness and expand housing o...
www.urban.org
August 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
The Executive Order “Restoring Gold Standard Science” is Dangerous for America
This EO is an unconstitutional attempt to censor and punish U.S. scientists for publishing science that doesn't fit a political agenda This misleading and false misrepresentation of U.S. scientif...
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August 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Religion and spirituality among LGBT Americans
48% of U.S. adults who are LGBT say they identify with a religion, describing themselves as Christian, Jewish, Muslim or an adherent of another religion.
www.pewresearch.org
August 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wildfire smoke far more dangerous to health than thought, say scientists
Deaths from short-term exposure to fine particulates spewed by forest fires underestimated by 93%
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Fish Farm Closures Linked to Fraser Sockeye Surge - Strong Coast
The Fraser River’s strong sockeye salmon returns this year have renewed calls to accelerate the removal of open-net fish farms in BC.
strongcoast.org
August 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Overview: Russia's strategic influence activity in Estonia 2020–2025
Russia's influence operations in Europe and Estonia aim to promote the image of "Western decline" and deepen distrust of liberal democratic values through social polarization, Holger Mölder and Vladim...
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August 22, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Researcher: Estonia's bear population hits all time record
Based on monitoring data, Estonia now has more bears than ever before, which has also led to an increase in conflicts with farmers, according to Peep Männil, a senior specialist at the Environmental B...
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August 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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www.reddit.com/r/climate/s/...
From the climate community on Reddit: Republicans who backed Trump’s anti-environment bill have accepted over $105m from big oil | The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes billions of dollars in giveaw...
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August 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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www.reddit.com/r/science/s/...
From the science community on Reddit: Gerrymandering erodes confidence in democracy, finds study of nearly 30,000 US voters. When politicians redraw congressional district maps to favor their party, t...
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August 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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From the environment community on Reddit: Death threat sent to butterfly researcher over pesticide report
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August 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Five thousand years of inequality in the Carpathian Basin
The introduction of farming, including plow agriculture, did not lead to greater or sustained inequalities in southeastern Europe.
www.science.org
August 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/s...
Fraudulent Scientific Papers Are Rapidly Increasing, Study Finds
www.nytimes.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
North American bird declines are driven by reductions in common species
Declines in North American birds are driven not by rare species vanishing but by sharp losses among formerly common species.
www.science.org
August 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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retractionwatch.com/2025/07/29/f...
Frontiers to retract 122 articles, links thousands in other publishers’ journals to “unethical” network
The publisher Frontiers has begun retracting a batch of 122 articles across five journals after an investigation found a network of authors and editors engaged in “unethical actions” such as manipu…
retractionwatch.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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www.advocate.com/news/vermont...
Outrage after border agents subject detained gay Vermont superintendent to hours of ‘psychological terror’
Local officials and national lawmakers are expressing anger over U.S. citizen Wilmer Chavarria’s “deeply disturbing” encounter while returning from vacation with his husband.
www.advocate.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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www.democracynow.org/2025/7/21/epa
Former EPA Official on Trump Gutting Science Research Office: “People Are Not Going to Be Protected”
The Trump administration has shuttered the Environmental Protection Agency’s scientific arm, the EPA Office of Research and Development. Hundreds of chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scien...
www.democracynow.org
July 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Ancient DNA solves mystery of Hungarian, Finnish language origins — Harvard Gazette
Parent emerged over 4,000 years ago in Siberia, farther east than many thought, then rapidly spread west, study finds.
news.harvard.edu
July 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Data manipulation within the US Federal Government
www.sciencedirect.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Why do ageing rates vary by country? Massive study says politics play a part
Social inequality and the decay of democratic institutions are linked to accelerated ageing — but education seems to slow the process.
www.nature.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
'I can't drink the water' - life next to a US data centre
Residents in rural Georgia say the data centre next door has disrupted their water supply.
www.bbc.com
July 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM