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How the War Powers Resolution Works—and Why Economy

How the War Powers Resolution Works—and Why

The 1973 War Powers Resolution was designed to check presidential military authority, yet every president since Nixon has challenged its constitutiona...

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How the Archbishop of Canterbury Is Chosen Culture

How the Archbishop of Canterbury Is Chosen

The Archbishop of Canterbury leads 85 million Anglicans worldwide but is selected through a centuries-old process blending prayer, committee nominatio...

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Valencia Train Strikes End After Fallas Festival Chaos Economy

Valencia Train Strikes End After Fallas Festival Chaos

Strikes by the SEMAF union on Metrovalencia and the Alicante TRAM conclude today after two weeks of stoppages that severely disrupted public transport...

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SCHUFA Reform: New Score Aims for Greater Credit Transparency Living & Furniture

SCHUFA Reform: New Score Aims for Greater Credit Transparency

As of March 17, 2026, SCHUFA will calculate its credit score based on only 12 criteria instead of over 250. Consumers can view and recalculate their s...

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Jury Finds Meta, YouTube Liable in Social Media Trial Culture

Jury Finds Meta, YouTube Liable in Social Media Trial

A California jury found Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in a landmark social media addiction trial, awarding $6 million in damages to a young wo...

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What Are Enforced Disappearances and How They Work Culture

What Are Enforced Disappearances and How They Work

Enforced disappearances—when states secretly detain people and deny knowledge of their fate—have affected hundreds of thousands across 85 countries. H...

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Scorsese Films with DiCaprio and Lawrence in the Czech Republic Culture

Scorsese Films with DiCaprio and Lawrence in the Czech Republic

Martin Scorsese is filming the gothic psychological thriller "What Happens at Night" in the Czech Republic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer La...

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Germany's Climate Protection Program: Not Enough for 2030 Science

Germany's Climate Protection Program: Not Enough for 2030

The German government has adopted its new climate protection program, but experts warn that the measures are insufficient to achieve the legally manda...

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What Are Zero-Day Exploits and How Do They Work? Technology

What Are Zero-Day Exploits and How Do They Work?

Zero-day exploits target software flaws unknown to vendors, giving defenders zero days to respond. This explainer covers how they work, who buys them,...

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What Is Persona Non Grata and How Does It Work? Economy

What Is Persona Non Grata and How Does It Work?

Persona non grata is diplomacy's most powerful tool for expelling foreign envoys. Rooted in the 1961 Vienna Convention, it lets any country order a di...

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Medical Cannabis: Ineffective Against Anxiety and Depression Science

Medical Cannabis: Ineffective Against Anxiety and Depression

The largest systematic review ever conducted, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, concludes that medical cannabis is not effective in treating anxiety...

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Italian Voters Reject Meloni's Judiciary Overhaul Culture

Italian Voters Reject Meloni's Judiciary Overhaul

Italian voters decisively rejected Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's constitutional reform of the judiciary in a March 2026 referendum, with approximate...

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