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The share of low-income US families who sometimes or often didn’t have enough food to eat fell from 24.5% to 22.5% between late April and late July of 2020, a research team found.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell departs the Senate chamber on February 28, 2024 in Washington, DC.
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Mitch McConnell, who has announced he will step down from his role as Senate GOP leader, was an uncharismatic Kentucky lawyer who came to rule the Senate and remake the US Supreme Court.
Mac McClung of the Philadelphia 76ers dunks the ball during the 2023 NBA All Star AT&T Slam Dunk Contest on Feb. 18, 2023, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Lors d’un examen, les élèves sont souvent réticents à se relire, alors que cette étape est décisive pour leur réussite. Quelques clés pour les encourager à faire cet effort.
Till-Mobley watches the body of her son, Emmett, being lowered into his grave.
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She eventually decided to become a public school teacher so she could influence a new generation of Americans.
The New York Knicks’ Obi Toppin goes up for a slam during the NBA dunk contest on Saturday, February 19, 2022, in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Meta felt the heat in 2021 as whistleblower revelations, congressional ire and demands for data knocked the company back on its heels. Here’s a look at research into the problems Meta poses for society.
Nearly 50,000 Americans kill themselves every year, leaving behind millions of family members and friends.
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Nearly all suicide-loss survivors experience guilt, wondering what they could have done to prevent it. But despite decades of research, experts struggle to identify risk factors and predict suicide.
Studies show that spending more time on Instagram can lead to lower body satisfaction.
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Rates of obesity and eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia both surged among young people over the past two years. Scholars explain why, and how parents can support kids dealing with body shame.
El enfoque de Instagram en fotos filtradas de cuerpos daña la autoimagen de las jóvenes.
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Existe amplia evidencia sobre el daño que Instagram causa para los adolescentes, especialmente sobre su imagen corporativa. La propia investigación de Facebook confirma esto.
Instagram encourage indirectement les adolescents à faire des comparaisons malsaines.
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De nombreuses recherches attestent de la possible nocivité d’Instagram pour les adolescentes, notamment en ce qui concerne l’image qu’elles ont de leur corps.
Instagram’s emphasis on filtered photos of bodies harms girls’ self-image.
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Ample research demonstrates the harms Instagram causes teen girls, especially around body image. Meta is now facing the consequences of knowingly marketing a harmful service.
Only 27% of 12th grade students in the U.S. write at a proficient level.
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While writing can be a challenge, so can finding the motivation to revise one’s work. A motivation specialist explains how to overcome the reluctance to take the first draft to the next level.
Girls face lasting negative effects of sexual harassment.
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The migrant laborers who staff American meat plants, construction sites and delivery services are working through the pandemic – and sending more funds back home than ever.
Americans have been advised to keep six feet away from everyone else when they can’t stay home.
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Comparing death tolls between COVID-19 and the flu is the wrong way to gauge which disease is a bigger threat, according to researchers who study how people understand math.