Trump Says ICE Is ‘Loved and Respected’ in America. Is That True?

Trump Says ICE Is ‘Loved and Respected’ in America. Is That True?

Trump’s assertion comes as Americans express increasingly positive views of immigration. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of adults believed immigration was a good thing, according to a Gallup poll published July 9, which is above the 25-year average of 67%. While Americans were nearly equally split on whether they would prefer to see immigration levels increase, decrease,…

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Trump’s Goal To Open More Forests to Logging Could Threaten Drinking Water For 25 Million Americans

Trump’s Goal To Open More Forests to Logging Could Threaten Drinking Water For 25 Million Americans

As part of the Roadless Rule, it established a number of Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs), which are governed by regulations, and which protect over 130,000 km, or nearly 81,000 miles of rivers. In the new study published today, a team of researchers studied 2,488 protected roadless areas to determine how they contribute to river protection,…

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AI Should Give Rise to an Ownership Economy

AI Should Give Rise to an Ownership Economy

To achieve the American Dream, it is no longer enough to work from nine to five. For too many years, wealth has primarily accumulated in assets, rather than in wages.  Now, AI is transforming how our economy operates, and a wide range of voices are unifying around a shared goal: expanding worker equity ownership.   The…

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ICE Reverses Plan to Halt Vehicle Stops After Trump Complains

ICE Reverses Plan to Halt Vehicle Stops After Trump Complains

“I.C.E., be judicious, fair and smart, and go back and do your very important job. Keep those Crime Stat Records coming!” Trump added.  Shortly after the White House’s decision, Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin reposted Trump’s Truth Social post, while adding that getting criminals off the street remains ICE’s top priority.  The DHS decision…

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‘The Odyssey’ Is Just Another Reason for Despair

‘The Odyssey’ Is Just Another Reason for Despair

Meanwhile, back in Ithaca, Hathaway’s Penelope is weary for a different reason: though she’s holding out hope that her husband Odysseus is still alive, she must fend off 108 boorish suitors—they’re like Airbnb guests who refuse to leave. These men, each aspiring to become king, hope to bully her into marrying. Chief among them is…

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Ron Arad’s Unconstrained Objects and the Mind Behind Them

Ron Arad’s Unconstrained Objects and the Mind Behind Them

Ron Arad. Courtesy of Opera Gallery “What happens if you have a ping-pong table that is not straight, that has a curve?” Designer Ron Arad never runs out of ideas that push through existing forms, shapes and concepts. “I never follow instructions. If you can have a career that doesn’t rely on you following conventions…

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Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s Disease Are Showing Promise

Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s Disease Are Showing Promise

Mucke disagrees with others in the field who maintain that some amount of tau is important for maintaining the normal structure of neurons; based on his work with animals, he believes that if disease processes like those involved in Alzheimer’s disease start to appear, then tau becomes an enabler to the disease, essentially fueling the…

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