5 Things to Know About Obama’s Budget
President Obama unveils his 2017 budget proposal today. It’s an aspirational blueprint that details how he would set priorities if he controlled the government’s checkbook (which he doesn’t).
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After New Hampshire, Some GOP Campaigns May Stagger on in Zombie Phase
Who will drop out after losing in New Hampshire? Possibly no one. But for several candidates, whether they make it official or not, the Granite State will be the rock on which their ships ran …
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Blood Tests Can’t Tell Who’s Really too Stoned to Drive
Blood alcohol levels match well with a person’s impairment. But the THC in marijuana doesn’t move around the body the same way, so blood tests can miss people who are stoned.
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Confused About Your Student Loans? You’re Not Alone
Here are the tips, tools and calculators that can help make sense of all that debt.
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UNICEF Estimate of Female Genital Mutilation Up by 70 Million
And 60 million of the cases are in Indonesia, which was added to the survey for the first time — evidence that FGM goes far beyond Africa and the Middle East.
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How to Get Dads to Take Parental Leave?
Social scientists see long-term benefits to new dads spending a few months caring for a baby. But these studies won’t nudge fathers to take leave if they still see a work culture that frowns on it.
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AWorld of Pink: When Men Get Breast Cancer
Since breast cancer is so much more common among women, men with the disease can experience something of a ‘gender misfit.’ Biologist Oliver Bogler wrote about his experience in a blog he …
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Folklore For Hipsters: Fairy Tales Before They Were Cool
Reading The Tale of Tales, Giambattisa Basile’s 17th-century book of fairy stories, is both exhilarating and exhausting. If that sounds like a warning, it is. If that sounds like a promise, well, …
Fact Check: GOP Candidates On Taxes And Downgrades
The U.S. doesn’t have the highest taxes in the world … but it’s close if you’re talking about corporate taxes.
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Could Hospital ERs Provide Missing Data on Police Shootings?
If police violence is considered a public health issue, then doctors and nurses might be able to compile basic information about shootings involving law enforcement that go unreported.
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