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Charity, Volunteering, Hunger, Gentrification, Homelessness, Philadelphia, Business, Nonprofits, Opioid crisis, Philanthropy and nonprofits, Case study, Local, soup kitchen, Uncommon Courses, Kensington, Character virtue

Guests line up for a hot meal at St. Francis Inn on Kensington Avenue in North Philadelphia.

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Culture

How business students learn to make ethical decisions by studying a soup kitchen in one of America’s toughest neighborhoods

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We may have found the creature responsible for our jaws.

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Science

New Arctic fossils could be the ancestor of all creatures that have jaws

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New tiny dinosaur dropped!

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Science

New species of chicken-sized dinosaur in Spain is changing the history of evolution

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Left: A scientist in a lab. Right: Kidney stones.

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Canadian scientists create magnetic robots that can dissolve kidney stones in days

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This Gen Zer just shared their budget on a full-time job, and millennials are losing it in pure rage

They are working six days every week and still have to live at home to make ends meet.

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Doctors stunned after ​groggy woman wakes up from surgery and asks why they forgot her Brazilian butt lift

After undergoing a routine tonsillectomy, a patient was genuinely upset that her medical team skipped a popular cosmetic procedure.

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Experts reveal the sweet spot for how often healthy couples fight and it's more than you think

Relationship experts answer the age-old question of whether happy couples actually fight.

Children, Psychology, Neurology, Literacy, Reading, Creativity, Empathy, Teaching creativity, Bedtime Routine, Play and creativity, Bedtime story, Early literacy, empathy training, readers
Family

Reading to young kids improves their social skills and a new study shows it doesn’t matter whether parents stop to ask questions

There's more to story-time then setting up a good night's sleep.

Culture

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Culture

A daycare teacher lost her job after a dad caught her repeatedly lying about a show featuring cartoon vegetables

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(L) A young woman on her cell phone; (R) NASA headquarters

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How a NASA scientist shut down Hinge date who asked if she was "the receptionist"

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(L) A teenage boy does research on a tablet; (R) A pregnancy test

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An 18-year-old boy was battling a mystery illness until a pregnancy test helped save his life

Heroes

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(L) A pitbull on a leash; (R) Paramedics look after an injured woman

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Pit bulls saves unconscious couple after flagging down a stranger

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Jordan speaking at a ribbon cutting ceremony for one of the earlier Novant Health clinics in 2019.

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NBA legend Michael Jordan opens up fourth North Carolina health clinic for the uninsured

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Pizza will find a way.

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Employee scolded for buying homeless man a pizza, customer came up with an idea to help

Money

Motherhood, Safety net, Income inequality, Denmark, Gender inequality, Scandinavia, Government benefits, Mothers Day, Mother's Day, motherhood penalty

A Danish mom drops her young son at his school in Copenhagen.

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Family

Denmark’s generous parental leave policies erase eighty percent of the ‘motherhood penalty’

Race, Income, Safety net, Martin Luther King Day, Universal basic income (UBI), Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK), Affordability, Guaranteed income, Social programs, Universal basic income

Martin Luther King Jr. became involved not just in fights over racial equality but also economic hardship.

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Culture

Martin Luther King Jr. was ahead of his time in pushing for universal basic income

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Giving a secondhand gift is more thoughtful than one would think.

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Money

People now say that secondhand gifts are classier than those that are brand new

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A rideshare driver is pointing out that Uber is treating both drivers and riders unfairly.

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Money

Man breaks down how much he makes from Uber, enraging both drivers and passengers

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No more new pennies.

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Money

After over 230 years, we say goodbye to the penny. Here’s how much it cost to make one.

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How much of this juice is "made with real fruit" anyway?

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Money

Experts and consumers reveal 11 marketing terms and phrases that mean absolutely nothing

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Tax pros share 5 weird things they've seen people try to write off.

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Tax pros share the 5 'craziest,' 'dumbest' things they've seen people try to write off

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Your tipping generosity might be related to your generation.

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Money

Are you a good tipper? Turns out your generation might have something to do with it.

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Young people are confused by these frugal habits of older people.

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Money

4 frugal habits of older generations that younger people find weird or obsolete

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Save your sanity at work.

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Work & Money

Business expert reveals how to ask your boss to stop drowning you in work without risking your job

Marketing, Stigma, Brands, Consumer choice, Spending, Social marketing, Social judgment

How you feel about a treat can change based on the judgment of others.

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Culture

Why eating cheap chocolate can feel embarrassing even though no one else cares

agility quotient, work, economy, job skill, intelligence

Woman with six arms multitasking.

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Work & Money

Why A.Q. is the new I.Q. as a desired skill among employers and how to cultivate it yourself

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(L) Woman scrolls on her phone; (R) A happy young woman enjoying the sunshine

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10 common habits secretly draining your happiness and an expert's simple tips to fix it

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the problematic test question

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A student’s brilliant homework answer just outsmarted her teacher’s ridiculously sexist question

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A man eating a piece of meat.

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Health

New Chinese study suggests meat eaters are more likely to reach 100 than people on plant-based diets

parenting tips, child psychology, positive parenting, communication skills, discipline strategies, child behavior, emotional intelligence, parenting hacks, expert advice, family dynamics

A little girl being scolded by her father

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Child experts reveal five phrases that never work on kids and five that really do

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Michael Jordan at a UNC Basketball game in 2007

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NBA star Michael Jordan opened a fourth North Carolina health clinic for the uninsured

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A father-daughter dance inside a Louisiana prison provided rare moment to reunite

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