Relaxing ‘rules of origin’ restrictions in an existing trade deal could add tens of thousands of jobs in Central America.
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During the month-long period of fasting, the obligation of zakat takes on heightened significance.
The way jobs are structured affects employee mental health, an analysis of more than 18,000 workers shows.
Not knowing whether their children will eat the healthy food put on their plates, parents may prepare a less healthy dish for themselves to serve as backup for the kids too.
Medicare covers an annual well-check visit that could potentially identify cognitive issues, but only about half of beneficiaries take advantage of them.
False ideas about the extinction of the white race, spread around the late 19th and early 20th centuries, gave rise to xenophobic and anti-immigration conspiracy theories.
The answer lies in the tax code.
9 Black women who were working on or recently earned their PhDs told a researcher they felt isolated and shut out.
Trees – and all plants – harvest sunlight to gain the energy they need to live and grow.
Fighting for voter access is an inevitable part of any democracy, from ancient Rome to the US today. Roman legislators were able to thwart elite political sway by introducing written ballots.
Mexican groups are the most common, but immigrants from Turkey, Bolivia and many more countries have formed their own.
A study of more than 100 teens and their caregivers showed a unique link between hardship and behavior problems.
Because hammerhead sharks give birth to live young, studying their embryonic development is much more complicated than harvesting some eggs and watching them develop in real time.
The iconic image of a witch on a broomstick has apocryphal origins. But whether they could actually fly didn’t stop Christian society from persecuting them.
Essential fats found in fish and nuts are tied to many protective health benefits. Researchers found they may also slow decline of lung function and prolong the lives of pulmonary fibrosis patients.
‘Loopy’ is a multicellular robot inspired by biology and designed to react to its environment without instructions on how to do so.
Changing the ‘psychological distance’ someone feels toward an issue can shift their attitudes in ways that might help people on opposite sides of an issue see more eye to eye.
It’s tempting to see this trend as a sign of the times. But the biggest book publishers started changing their approach only once they realized they were leaving money on the table.
Most people don’t know what these labels really mean − and advertisers take advantage of that fact.
Despite widespread fears about immigrants being a burden, even those arriving as asylum applicants are more likely to work than the US-born population.
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