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Feb 05 2025OPINION

Where Faith, Love and Identity Collide

Imagine a bustling Dutch city where people from all corners of the world live, study, and worship. The Hague, often seen as open-minded, is home to various nationalities and cultures. The city has become the backdrop for a fascinating, yet complex, intercultural debate. A lot of people from Africa,

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Feb 05 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Take a Jab at True Crime Documentaries!

First, let's talk about true crime documentaries. They've got this weird pull, like a magnet. Everyone's seen them, right? They all follow the same rules. It's like a game where you know the moves. They show old footage of kids playing, or use the same opening credits. It's like a pattern that every

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Feb 05 2025SCIENCE

Shapes and Spaces: The Amazing Journey of a Phosphine

Imagine a tiny world where molecules can dance and change shape. This is what happened with a special type of molecule called bis(2, 3, 5, 6-tetramethylphenyl)phosphine, C 20 H 27 P. It is a kind of phosphine, which is a compound that contains phosphorus. Scientists discovered something ve

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Feb 05 2025TECHNOLOGY

New Breakthroughs with Micro Sensors

The world of biosensing has seen amazing new developments with a technology called SERS combined with microfluidic chips. The smallest details can make a massive difference in science. Think about this: being able to detect a molecule or two in a crowd of a billion. That’s what we got here.

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Feb 05 2025EDUCATION

University Antisemitism: A Storm Brewing in Higher Education

"Multiple colleges, including Northwestern University, are in hot water after protests against Israel’s actions in the Israel-Hamas war. Which seems to have turned messy. The federal government is stepping in. They're calling the situation "widespread antisemitic harassment, " and they're using a l

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Feb 05 2025POLITICS

Oddities in the Numbers: Did Something Fishy Happen in Russian Elections?

Russian elections in 2011 and 2012 have a peculiar and surprising pattern in their numbers. These elections were not just about who won or lost. It was a surprising case of anomalies that seemed to favor the pro-government party, United Russia. This party is linked to the leader Vladimir Putin.

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Feb 05 2025SCIENCE

Unlocking the Brain: How We Turn Into Addicts

First, let's talk about the brain. It's like a super-computer running our body. Modern science has given us powerful tools to peer into the brain's workings, especially when it comes to how drugs hijack the brain and keep it in a state of addiction. Scientists now understand that each perso

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Feb 04 2025POLITICS

The Power Shift: Church Takes Control of Proud Boys' Brand

In a surprising turn of events, a Black church in Washington DC has gained control over the use of the Proud Boys name and symbols. This development stems from a December 2020 incident when members of the extreme right-wing group vandalized the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal church and bu

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Feb 04 2025POLITICS

New Push Against Campus Antisemitism

Five well-known universities are under the spotlight following new inquiries into allegations of antisemism. This move comes from a wider call to harshly penalize schools that haven't taken enough steps to tackle anti-Jewish hatred on their premises. Notably those universities subj

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Feb 03 2025HEALTH

The Mystery of Post-Surgery Pain

Imagine this: you’ve just had an operation. And you know what comes next —- pain. You aren’t alone. Almost everyone who has surgery faces this challenge. Dealing with it can be tough. Current painkillers help, but they come with their own set of problems. Some medications can cause na

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