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How health insurers get a free pass to deny coverage from a 52-year-old law meant to protect worker pensions
A little-known law called ERISA bars millions of patients from suing for damages when health insurers wrongly deny claims.
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Supreme Court bars states from protecting consumers if federal agencies won’t
A case involving the potential dangers of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup, relates to broader efforts to protect consumers.
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Military voters were at the heart of the Supreme Court’s mail-in ballot decision
Mail-in voting was created during the Civil War so soldiers could vote. That legacy helped shape how the Supreme Court ruled more than 160 years later.
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As the US turns 250, a forgotten founding influence helps explain its current unease
Montesquieu shaped how Americans understood liberty, and his warning about a ‘tyranny of opinion’ speaks to today’s polarization.
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Why Denver stopped treating sidewalk repair as a DIY project – lessons for other cities and homeowners
New legislation in Denver created a program to build, repair and maintain sidewalks throughout the city.
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How a box set from 1964 attempted to capture the sweep of American music from the colonial era to the counterculture
‘The Folk Box’ sought to trace the roots and branches of American music, and document the forging – and constant reinvention – of the national identity.
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Canada’s little-known role in helping to spur American independence in 1776
Britain controlled vast tracts in North America beyond the original 13 Colonies. And the American invasion of Canada played a role in the final political settlement.
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Face aux défis de l’anthropocène, l’écotoxicologie doit s’adapter pour améliorer ses capacités de prédiction
Source: The Conversation – France (in French) – By Thomas Sol Dourdin, Chercheur post-doctoral, La Rochelle Université L’écotoxicologie est une discipline scientifique encore jeune. Née dans les années 1960, sa mission...
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Sommes-nous entrés dans le « photographocène » ? Pour une écologie du regard à l’heure de la sixième extinction
Source: The Conversation – France (in French) – By Romain Garrouste, Chercheur à l’Institut de systématique, évolution, biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN) Nous sommes désormais saturés d’images mettant...
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Five hidden pitfalls of fitness tracking
Fitness trackers often privilege steps over strength, rest and context, which can leave some users with a distorted view of health.