Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs sweeping election overhaul bill as ACLU threatens to sue (Erin Mansfield)

The Republican governor of Georgia signed a bill Tuesday that makes dramatic changes to how elections are run in the battleground state just months before the presidential election. Gov. Brian Kemp signed the bill on Monday, his spokesperson, Garrison Douglas, confirmed to USA TODAY. Kemp did not issue a statement or comment on the bill. Kemp’s announcement came …

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Handwriting vs Typing: A Study on Brain Benefits (Healthy Wellbeing)

The evolution of technology has precipitated profound changes in the way we communicate, learn, and process information. This shift is nowhere more evident than in the transition from traditional handwriting to typing, a change that has sparked both convenience and controversy in educational and cognitive science circles. A recent study published in January 2024 offers compelling evidence …

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Black voters won a big victory in Louisiana. Some White voters said it violated their ‘personal dignity’ (Tierney Sneed and Fredreka Schouten, CNN)

Nearly two years after a federal judge said that Louisiana’s congressional map diluted Black voting power, Black voters are at risk of voting for a second time in an election under a plan that likely violates the Voting Rights Act. In response to the judge’s ruling, the state’s Republican legislature had created a second majority-African …

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Too much talk? (Ellen Barry)

For years now, policymakers have sought an explanation for the mental health crisis among young people. Suicide attempts and psychiatric hospitalizations were rising even before the pandemic. Then the rates of anxiety and depression doubled worldwide. Why is this happening? The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt points to smartphones, and the algorithms that draw kids away …

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Global State of Democracy Initiative: The Netherlands

The Netherlands is a high-performing democracy, exhibiting high levels of performance across all attributes of the Global State of Democracy Indices(GSoDI). Over the past five years, it has only seen a notable decline in the Effective Parliament sub-attribute (which still remains in the high-performingrange). Shortcomings in parliamentary scrutiny, particularly in the Childcare Allowance Case (known …

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Understanding Contentment in Everyday Life (Jitendra K. Singh and Girishwar Misra)

The present study has tried to delineate the notion of ‘santosh’ (contentment) in the everyday discourse taking gender variations anddevelopmental stages into consideration. The study was groups of young adults, older people and saints (N = conducted on sub =100). The data were obtained through an open-ended measure pertaining to different experiences related to contentment. …

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Introduction: The Path to Contentment (Remy Meraz)

In our relentless pursuit of happiness, the concept of being content can often seem overshadowed by our desires for more—more money, more status, more possessions. Yet, the essence of true contentment lies not in the abundance of goods or in the applause of peers, but in the simple joys and peaceful acceptance of life as …

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US World War 3 draft: Who would be exempt from conscription? (Kia Fatahi and Laura Colgan)

The Vietnam War saw the United States military draft approximately 1.9 million service personnel into their ranks from 1954 to 1975. The process, known as conscription or the draft, has been carried out in the US through the Selective Service System (SSS) since 1917. This raises questions about whether Americans could potentially be drafted into a hypothetical World War …

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