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Women Farmworkers Who Built Their Own Fight Against Sexual Assault Cope With Chavez Allegations

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 03/25/2026 - 12:00am

NEW YORK (AP) — Almost two decades ago, legendary labor rights activist Dolores Huerta joined Mónica Ramírez at a Chicago event to promote the Bandana Project, a campaign Ramírez had launched to raise awareness about sexual violence against women farmworkers.

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50 Years Ago, Karen Quinlan’s Coma Sparked The Movement For Patients’ Rights Near The End Of Life

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 03/25/2026 - 12:00am

March 31, 2026, marks 50 years since a landmark decision that shapes American patients’ rights every day: the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling in the case of Karen Ann Quinlan, who had suffered an irreversible coma.

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A Pet‑Friendly Homeless Shelter Pilot Reduced The Rate Of Homelessness Among The People It Helped In California

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 03/18/2026 - 12:00am

When homeless shelters allow people to stay with their dogs and other pets, more unhoused people become more willing to stay in a shelter.

That’s what my team at the University of Southern California’s Homelessness Policy Research Institute learned when we evaluated California’s Pet Assistance and Support Program.

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Sherwood Foundation Gifts $1.1M For Relief To Former Tyson Foods Workers In Lexington

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 03/11/2026 - 12:00am

OMAHA — A $1.1 million gift from Omaha-based Sherwood Foundation aims to provide emergency help to former Tyson Foods employees still looking for work after the company closed its Lexington, Nebraska, plant in January.

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A Post-apocalyptic Western Serial Fiction (Part 4)

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 03/11/2026 - 12:00am

I had to nearly trot to keep up with Teresa as she made her way down the main boulevard to the stable. Even when I told her the son of God had given me this mission, she seemed more focused on the fact that there were children to be saved. Thankfully she knows even a dumbass like me wouldn’t make up the part about the kids.

She beats her fist on the wooden door of the stable office.

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Silicone Wristbands Can Help Scientists Track People’s Exposure To Pollutants Like ‘Forever Chemicals’

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 03/11/2026 - 12:00am

A sign warns that nearby water contains PFAS chemicals in Stella, Wis., on Oct. 21, 2025.
(Michael Phillis / AP Photo)

Every morning, people fasten their watch, slip on a bracelet and head out the door without thinking much about what they might encounter along the way. The air they breathe, the dust on their hands and the surfaces they touch all feel ordinary. Yet many chemical exposures happen quietly, without smell, taste or warning.

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From Blacksmithing To Needlepoint, Young People Are Embracing ‘Grandma Hobbies’

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 03/11/2026 - 12:00am

LOS ANGELES (AP) — By age 23, Emma MacTaggart was already noticing how rare her free time was — and how it was seldom screen-free.

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Faculty Leader Addresses Critics As UNC System Defines ‘Academic Freedom’

Published by admin on Wed, 03/04/2026 - 12:00am

The UNC System Board of Governors wasted little time on Thursday in approving a definition for academic freedom that has been a year in the making. The policy protects the rights of all faculty to engage in teaching, research and scholarly inquiry without undue influence. But it also spells out that academic freedom is not absolute.

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The Cost Of Casting Animals As Heroes And Villains In Conservation Science

Published by admin on Wed, 03/04/2026 - 12:00am

Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan

Scientists are philosophers, explorers, data collectors and number crunchers. They are also storytellers, placing data within a broader scientific and societal context. How they tell these stories matters.

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Education Department Data Shows Foreign Contracts, Gifts To US Colleges Topped $5B In 2025

Published by admin on Wed, 03/04/2026 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — American colleges and universities received gifts and contracts worth more than $5.2 billion from foreign entities in 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Education, which also recently published summaries of foreign investment in U.S. higher education dating back to 1986.

Qatar, the United Kingdom, China, Switzerland, Japan, Germany and Saudi Arabia marked the largest sources of reportable gifts and contracts to U.S. institutions in 2025, according to the agency, which released the latest funding disclosures this month.

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Women Farmworkers Who Built Their Own Fight Against Sexual Assault Cope With Chavez Allegations

50 Years Ago, Karen Quinlan’s Coma Sparked The Movement For Patients’ Rights Near The End Of Life

A Pet‑Friendly Homeless Shelter Pilot Reduced The Rate Of Homelessness Among The People It Helped In California

Sherwood Foundation Gifts $1.1M For Relief To Former Tyson Foods Workers In Lexington

A Post-apocalyptic Western Serial Fiction (Part 4)

Silicone Wristbands Can Help Scientists Track People’s Exposure To Pollutants Like ‘Forever Chemicals’

From Blacksmithing To Needlepoint, Young People Are Embracing ‘Grandma Hobbies’

Faculty Leader Addresses Critics As UNC System Defines ‘Academic Freedom’

The Cost Of Casting Animals As Heroes And Villains In Conservation Science

Education Department Data Shows Foreign Contracts, Gifts To US Colleges Topped $5B In 2025

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