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Voices - Simple answers to tough problems are always wrong - Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Americans have fallen prey to pursuing a seemingly simple answer to a complex problem and have failed. Venezuela is the current poster child for this.

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Declining union membership can be disastrous for public health

7 hours ago

Government shutdown's effects on U.S. science have high stakes

1 day ago

Lee Jae Myung crosses the Rubicon

2 days ago

No meeting at APEC? Here's what Trump could put on the table -- Educational exchanges, sports diplomacy and tourism collaboration could be among the stepping stones toward genuine change in North Korea under the Kim regime..

7 hours ago

U.S. interventions south of the border are almost as old as the nation -- With a U.S. Navy carrier strike group headed to the Caribbean to augment a naval armada there and President Donald Trump threatening not-so-covert operations and ground strikes against Venezuela, what is new?

1 day ago

Save the cheese, toss the meat: A toxicologist explains why -- Why you can salvage moldy cheese but never spoiled meat -- a toxicologist advises on what to watch out for.

2 days ago

Cambodia's Trump Highway: the politics behind a name -- Cambodia's expected renaming of U.S.-built National Highway 4 linking Phnom Penh to the Sihanoukville after Donald Trump is more than a nostalgic gesture.

5 days ago

Independent socialist Catherine Connolly elected Ireland's president -- Catherine Connolly, an independent socialist, was elected Ireland's next president in a landslide on Saturday. Connolly, 68, won a record 63.4% valid vote.

6 days ago

Mental health challenges becoming more common -- know your rights -- Surveys show mental health challenges can affect anyone, regardless of background or circumstance, and they are becoming more common across the United States.

7 days ago

Washington's hard line in South China Sea tests allies, raises risks -- President Donald Trump's upcoming diplomatic sweep through Asia signals that Washington is recalibrating its power projection in the Indo-Pacific.

8 days ago

Does the law matter to Trump in employing our military? -- In many ways, the Trump administration has stretched the law beyond its limits ethically and legally, like attacking boats and mobilizing the National Guard.

9 days ago

Business professor explains why Halloween starts earlier each year -- A Boston University business professor explains how the business of Halloween causes the spooky season to have an earlier start with each consecutive year.

11 days ago

Marketing experts warn AI could soon be making purchases for users -- Coastal Carolina University marketing researchers warn new trends in AI could lead to ChatGPT making purchases for a user without their prior approval.

12 days ago

Baseball returns to a former Japanese American detention camp -- Eighty years later, descendants of prisoners from the Japanese American detention camp are playing baseball again in a rebuilt Manzanar field in California..

13 days ago

Warmer temps lead to vanishing winters in North America's Great Lakes -- Great Lakes winter science is growing, but improved capacity and co-ordination are essential to keep pace with changing conditions, two professors write.

14 days ago

Gaza may no longer be burning, but many other places are -- Trying to stabilize Gaza, reverse Russia's aggression in Ukraine and dealing with China are each very tough problems. And a shutdown government does not help.

15 days ago

Student loan limits may alter who becomes a professor, doctor or lawyer -- Capped loans for new borrowers have lifetime limits: $200,000 for those seeking certain professional degrees and $100,000 for non-professional grad programs.

16 days ago

Natural World Heritage sites under threat, but bright spots remain -- Many World Heritage sites are increasingly at risk due to escalating climate change, invasive species, and a lack of consistent funding to protect them.

19 days ago

Winning a bidding war on a home isn't always a win, research shows -- Homebuyers who win bidding wars tend to experience a "winner's curse," systematically overpaying for their new homes, research by a real estate professor shows.

20 days ago

Pope Leo XIV leads first mass

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