Whether Christians should prioritize care for migrants as much as for fellow citizens has been debated for centuries

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Vice President JD Vance and several bishops of the U.S. Roman Catholic Church are having a war of words over the Trump administrations flurry of executive orders and highly publicized immigration raids. The bishops argue...

How opioid deaths tripled in Philly over a decade − and what may be behind a recent downturn

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After nearly a decade of almost year-over-year increases in overdose deaths, the tide may finally be turning in Philadelphia. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in May 2024 an estimated 3% decrease in...

Why are migrants dying trying to cross into the US? These are the 3 main risks they face

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President Donald Trump closed much of the activity at the U.S.-Mexico border in January 2025, making it impossible for migrants who arrive at a U.S. port of entry to apply for asylum. Trumps border policies are likely to...

NOAA’s vast public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV – a private company alone couldn’t match it

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When a hurricane or tornado starts to form, your local weather forecasters can quickly pull up maps tracking its movement and showing where its headed. But have you ever wondered where they get all that information? The...

Legal fight against AI-generated child pornography is complicated – a legal scholar explains why, and how the law could catch up

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The city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was shaken by revelations in December 2023 that two local teenage boys shared hundreds of nude images of girls in their community over a private chat on the social chat platform...

Mirror life is a scientific fantasy leading to a dangerous reality − a synthetic biologist explains how mirror bacteria could conquer life on Earth

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Most major biological molecules, including all proteins, DNA and RNA, point in one direction or another. In other words, they are chiral, or handed. Like how your left glove fits only your left hand and your right glove...

The New Yorker turns 100 − how a poker game pipe dream became a publishing powerhouse

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Literate in tone, far-reaching in scope, and witty to its bones, The New Yorker brought a new and much-needed sophistication to American journalism when it launched 100 years ago this month. As I researched the history...