How a non-institutional response to mental health crises is possible — even in big cities
Next City visits a program in Toronto, Canada, that is embracing a non-coercive, person-centered approach to mental…
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The Stanley craze: How a reusable cup became the latest symbol of overconsumption
The 19th looks at how the hype over the popular Stanley tumblers demonstrates how influencer culture is driving waste on a planet with finite…
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In wealthy, educated communities, evidence emerges of a new form of "white flight"
The 74 looks into research shows that when Asian students move in, white families move out, but not for the reason you might…
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When salt was gold: The evolution of two commodities
SD Bullion researched the history of salt and gold, from their convergence in value long ago to the modern-day difference in cost between the…
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A look at the average consultant salary by industry
Simply Business analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to see the average hourly pay for different types of consultants in…
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A surprising way to stop bullying
Reasons to Be Cheerful looks at a “No-Blame” approach to school bullying that enlists the bullies’ help to solve the…
Continue ReadingWashington gun shop and its former owner to pay $3 million for selling high-capacity ammo magazines
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A suburban Seattle gun shop and its former owner will pay $3 million for selling high-capacity ammunition magazines despite a…
Continue ReadingWashington gun shop and its former owner to pay $3 million for selling high-capacity ammo magazines
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A suburban Seattle gun shop and its former owner will pay $3 million for selling high-capacity ammunition magazines despite a…
Continue ReadingSyria says Israeli airstrikes over Homs have killed and wounded civilians
By ALBERT AJI and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s military says Israeli airstrikes over Syria’s central…
Continue ReadingRNC Chair McDaniel has offered to step down following South Carolina primary
CNN By Jeff Zeleny, Kaitlan Collins and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has offered to…
Continue ReadingIndia’s clean energy boom slows as new solar projects get delayed. Experts say it can pick back up
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — For years, renewable projects in India have been growing steadily — from small-town…
Continue ReadingDeputies fatally shoot machete-wielding man inside California supermarket
LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies say they shot and killed a man armed with two machetes after he charged at…
Continue ReadingMud and debris are flowing down hillsides across California. What causes the slides?
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When rainstorms like this week’s powerful atmospheric river hit California, the earth begins…
Continue ReadingPostal Service, once chided for slow adoption of EVs, announces plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press The U.S. Postal Service says a mix of environmental initiatives and cost-cutting business practices are going to…
Continue ReadingSecond Marion County Record newspaper reporter files federal lawsuit over controversial 2023 raid
By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A reporter at a small Kansas newspaper filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, alleging her constitutional rights were…
Continue ReadingProsecutor: Man accused of killing 2 Alaska Native women recorded images of both victims
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man accused of murdering two Alaska Native women recorded images of both of his…
Continue ReadingGM’s troubled robotaxi service faces another round of public ridicule in regulatoryhearing
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer General Motors’ troubled robotaxi service Cruise has endured a public lashing from a California judge. The…
Continue ReadingAnnette Bening honored as Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals has honored Annette Bening as its 2024…
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Northwest Express lift set to reopen Wednesday, leaving pass holders frustrated; Mt. Bachelor says oil leak was issue
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A spokeswoman for Mt. Bachelor told News Channel 21 that after closing Monday because of an oil leak in its hard line, the…
Continue Reading‘We hold the US responsible,’ says brother of Iraqi student killed in airstrikes
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The brother of an Iraqi student killed as a result of US airstrikes on Iraq and Syria on Friday says the…
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