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Take Celebrations to New Heights with Cristalino Tequila
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Take Celebrations to New Heights with Cristalino Tequila

Break out your best glassware and take your celebration to the next level with a trending tequila style that’s sure to wow guests with its bright, smooth and elevated expressions. Whether you’re honoring a special occasion, celebrating a holiday or simply looking to entertain, Cristalino, Mexico’s No. 1 style of tequila, can elevate all of your...

How Australia Is Represented in Wikipedia and Why It Matters
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How Australia Is Represented in Wikipedia and Why It Matters

The first study of how Wikipedia represents Australian places has highlighted how aspects of the online encyclopedia and choices made by the volunteer editors who work on it can lead to absences, omissions and sanitised views in articles about Australia. As part of a 3-year Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project, the University of Technology...

Nearly Half of Americans Think Members of the Opposing Political Party Are ‘Evil’
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Nearly Half of Americans Think Members of the Opposing Political Party Are ‘Evil’

Nearly half of the U.S. electorate thinks members of the opposing party aren’t just wrong for politics—they’re downright evil, according to new polling data from the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University. Three-quarters of Republicans who still believe Trump won the presidential election in 2020  “somewhat agree” or “strongly agree” that Democrats are “downright evil.”...

Villagers Are Wary of Plans to Dam a River to Ensure Panama Canal’s Water Supply
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Villagers Are Wary of Plans to Dam a River to Ensure Panama Canal’s Water Supply

A long, wooden boat puttered down the Indio River’s chocolate waters carrying Ana María Antonio and a colleague from the Panama Canal Authority on a mission to hear directly from villagers who could be affected by plans to dam the river. The canal forms the backbone of Panama’s economy, and the proposed dam would secure...

Family as a Wealth Factor
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Family as a Wealth Factor

Study reveals how generational change and family events are associated with a person’s wealth A new study conducted by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), the University of Cologne, GESIS and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health explores how an individual’s financial wealth changes in relation to generational transitions within the family. The...

Many Wealthy Members of Congress Are Descendants of Rich Slaveholders − New Study Demonstrates the Enduring Legacy of Slavery
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Many Wealthy Members of Congress Are Descendants of Rich Slaveholders − New Study Demonstrates the Enduring Legacy of Slavery

The legacy of slavery in America remains a divisive issue, with sharp political divides. Some argue that slavery still contributes to modern economic inequalities. Others believe its effects have largely faded. One way to measure the legacy of slavery is to determine whether the disproportionate riches of slaveholders have been passed down to their present-day...

Americans Use the Book of Revelation to Talk About Immigration – and Always Have
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Americans Use the Book of Revelation to Talk About Immigration – and Always Have

During a campaign speech in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 19, 2024, Donald Trump promised to save the country from immigrants: “I will rescue every town across America that has been invaded and conquered, and we will put these vicious and bloodthirsty criminals in a jail or kick them out of our country.” Depicting immigrants as...

How Beef Became a Marker of American Identity
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How Beef Became a Marker of American Identity

Beef is one of America’s most beloved foods. In fact, today’s average American eats three hamburgers per week. American diets have long revolved around beef. On an 1861 trip to the United States, the English novelist Anthony Trollope marveled that Americans consumed twice as much beef as Englishmen. Through war, industry, development and settlement, America’s...

As More Americans Go ‘No Contact’ with Their Parents, They Live Out a Dilemma at the Heart of Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’
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As More Americans Go ‘No Contact’ with Their Parents, They Live Out a Dilemma at the Heart of Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’

Is blood thicker than water? Should family always come first? These clichés about the importance of family abound, despite the recognition that familial relations are oftentimes hard, if not downright dysfunctional. But over the past few years, a discussion has emerged about a somewhat taboo move: cutting ties altogether with family members deemed “toxic.” Called...