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Changes to medical-marijuana law kick in

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Changes to medical-marijuana law kick in

Voters endorsed the use of medical marijuana in 2008 to alleviate side effects of certain illnesses, such as cancer or chronic pain. But lawmakers said the law left too much open to interpretation and pushed through bipartisan measures at the end of ...

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DeSantis Doesn't Believe 'LGBTQ Individuals Should Be Welcome in the State,' Community ...

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, September 16, 2024

After Visit Florida erased the LGBTQ travel section, community members and businesses are fighting back against the state's move. View article...

Resources are out there for LGBTQ+ travelers looking to stay safe

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, September 16, 2024

Do LGBTQ+ tourists have a green book-like system for staying safe while traveling in these politically precarious times? View article...

Will AI Solve The World's Inequality Problem – Or Make It Worse?

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, September 16, 2024

Explore the dual impact of AI on societal inequality : will it widen the wealth gap ... We know that globally, inequality is rising as the gap between ... View article...

Boston : In Cambridge, inequality is rampant. But now, pre-k is free

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, September 16, 2024

Several hundred families — rich, poor, and in between — will get for free education that can otherwise cost more than $30000 per child this year. View article...

How Racism Might Be Accelerating Aging and Menopause

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, September 05, 2024

... racism affects aging, with a focus on early menopause. In a conversation with Science Quickly host Rachel Feltman, Reeves discusses how ... View article...

Inviting students to a 'brave space'

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, September 05, 2024

On the first day of his Psychology of Racism class, Simon Howard hands each student an envelope with their name written on it. View article...

Racist attacks against VP Kamala Harris and Black Americans proves he's scared

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, September 05, 2024

Racist attacks against VP Kamala Harris and Black Americans proves he's scared ... We must stand up to his racism and reject the idea that our ... View article...

Hotter climate can mean a wholesale transformation of society

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, September 05, 2024

The most vulnerable people experience what Venkat describes as thermal inequality — they're already facing marginalization due to their class, race, ... View article...

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DeSantis Doesn't Believe 'LGBTQ Individuals Should Be Welcome in the State,' Community ...

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, September 16, 2024

After Visit Florida erased the LGBTQ travel section, community members and businesses are fighting back against the state's move. View article...

Resources are out there for LGBTQ+ travelers looking to stay safe

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, September 16, 2024

Do LGBTQ+ tourists have a green book-like system for staying safe while traveling in these politically precarious times? View article...

Will AI Solve The World's Inequality Problem – Or Make It Worse?

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, September 16, 2024

Explore the dual impact of AI on societal inequality : will it widen the wealth gap ... We know that globally, inequality is rising as the gap between ... View article...

Boston : In Cambridge, inequality is rampant. But now, pre-k is free

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, September 16, 2024

Several hundred families — rich, poor, and in between — will get for free education that can otherwise cost more than $30000 per child this year. View article...

Hundreds march in Brazil to support religious freedom as cases of intolerance rise

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, September 16, 2024

“The great challenge today in our country is to reduce inequality ,” Evaristo told the state-run Agencia Brasil news agency. “So for me it is very ... View article...

Inequality Caused The Global Financial Crisis. Is It Happening Again?

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, September 16, 2024

The Global Financial Crisis of 2008 was caused in part by economic inequality . To avoid a repetition, investors should work to mitigate the risk ... View article...

Laura Loomer under fire for 'extremely racist' post about Kamala Harris' Indian heritage

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, September 12, 2024

“Ok very unnecessary and racist . You aren't helping ... at all,” one user wrote, while another said, “Why do you always have to resort to racism . View article...

AI generates harsher punishments for people who use Black dialect

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, September 12, 2024

Reviewers of AI miss hidden racism . When humans train AI language models, overt stereotyping and racist adjectives go down but covert V. Hoffman et al ... View article...

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