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Iran begins new year with dizzying rate of executions
1 of 2 | A person places a candle during a demonstration in solidarity with Mahsa Amini and all the Iranian women victims of the…
In America we distrust: Foreign friends question U.S. reliability
1 of 2 | People abroad are asking how the 2024 presidential election could be be a repeat of the 2020 matchup between Joe Biden,…
South Korea’s gender imbalance brings bleak marriage prospects for men
A woman walks past a wedding dress shop in Seoul. The number of newly married couples fell more than 6% to around 1 million in 2022, and the…
Three devastating months in, no one is winning Israel-Hamas war
1 of 6 | A displaced Palestinian man sits among objects salvaged from a house that was used as a shelter by his extended family, many…
U.S. invented shopping malls, but China is writing their next chapter
1 of 4 | Chinese dancers dressed in colorful costumes perform for a crowd at an international fashion mall during the National Day…
Subtle misinformation can affect what we buy, trust in brands
What if our choices as consumers are shaped not only by deliberate misinformation campaigns but also by subtle, indirect false information? File…
Political forecast for America in 2024: bitter conditions
1 of 5 | Donald Trump is clearly unfit for any office in government and President Joe Biden is regarded by many Americans as too old,…
Cleaner air from plant-based diets could save 200,000 lives around world
Ingrid Newkirk, president of People for the Ethical Treatments of Animals, demonstrates outside the Supreme Court in 2022. Animal farming is a…
Several noteworthy space missions are on tap for 2024
The SpaceX "Starship" launches on its second test flight from Orbital Launch Pad 1 at the company's Starbase Facility in Boca Chica, Texas, on…
U.S. economy may continue to avoid recession in 2024
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the William McChesney Martin…