9 h. ago How the Catholic Church helped change the conversation about capital punishment in the United States

How the Catholic Church helped change the conversation about capital punishment in the United States  The Conversation

Culture

9 h. ago Umbrellas Optional? East Asia’s Monsoon Rains Are No Longer a Sure Thing

Parts of South Korea and Japan have had short rainy seasons this year. Scientists say that climate change has helped make the summer rains more unreliable.

Politics

9 d. ago Ellingburg v. United States Brief: Criminal Restitution Counts as Criminal Punishment

Ellingburg v. United States Brief: Criminal Restitution Counts as Criminal Punishment  Cato Institute

Events

9 d. ago Young people are leaving S.F. Can an obscure change to the city’s code help bring them back?

Young people are leaving S.F. Can an obscure change to the city’s code help bring them back?  San Francisco Chronicle

Politics

1 week ago Pope Leo XIV Appeals for Unity Within the Catholic Church in Holy Year Message to Priests

Pope Leo XIV once again echoed his call for unity within the Catholic Church on Friday after years of political and liturgical division. The post Pope Leo XIV Appeals for Unity Within the Catholic Church in Holy Year Message to Priests appeared first on Breitbart.

Culture

2 w. ago Winning capital for your AI startup? Kleida Martiro is leading the conversation at TechCrunch All Stage

AI-native startups are rewriting the rules of what early traction looks like — and too often, investors are still playing by the old ones. At TechCrunch All Stage, happening in Boston on July 15, Kleida Martiro, partner at Glasswing Ventures, will lead a breakout that cuts straight to the core of this disconnect. Her session, […]

Technology

2 w. ago DOJ joins Catholic Church in suing the State of Washington over confessional seal

DOJ joins Catholic Church in suing the State of Washington over confessional seal  The Catholic Thing

Culture

2 w. ago Covering the military parade and a No Kings rally on the same day

Frank Langfitt has covered the world. Now he reports for NPR as a roving correspondent, focusing on stories that help us understand a changing America. Recently, he covered both the military parade that brought tanks and armored personnel carriers rolling through the nation's capital, as well as the No Kings protests where people in dozens of cities across the country rallied against politicization of the armed forces by someone they called a would-be autocrat. Many have dubbed the day as a split-screen moment - and for Frank, going to two events on the same day gave him the sense of looking at America with a lens he had often examined other countries in the past. There are events that become a Rorschach test that brings out America's political and cultural divisions in bold relief. You could look at that day as an example of a divided America — a moment where our differences were placed in pretty stark relief. But perhaps by being in both places on the same day you see something di...

Events

4 w. ago In Seattle, preserving trees while increasing housing supply is a climate solution

Seattle, along with other cities, is struggling to balance the need for more housing with the preservation and growth of trees that help address the impacts of climate change.

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4 w. ago Women who want to be Catholic deacons are hopeful about Pope Leo XIV. Here's why

Those who've been advocating for women deacons in the Catholic Church are taking stock of the possibility under the papacy of Pope Leo XIV.

Politics