In some settlements, playgrounds were crowded, with five times the number of children per playground, when compared to other settlements with similar populations.
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Laurie Winkless,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
As playgrounds evolve to encourage children not just to climb and swing but to be creative, researchers have focused on how different playground designs influence play.
The ivory tower is losing luster by the second, after campuses around the country proved to be hotbeds of antisemitism, grade inflation has spiked rather than dissipated, and outrageous tuitions fund outlandish administrative salaries.
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Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
The armed forces are not often seen as hotbeds of creativity.
For example, one study used an event camera to count corn kernels on a fast-moving feeder line, demonstrating accurate item counting in a production setting.
Toss the crispy gnocchi with lots of sweet, fresh corn kernels, prepared pesto and a hefty sprinkle of grated cheese, and broil until the cheese gets bubbly, gooey and slightly charred in spots.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
Fission splits the nuclei of atoms to create power while fusion causes hydrogen nuclei to collide and fuse into helium atoms that release incredible amounts of energy — essentially replicating the power of the sun.
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Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
However, the nuclei of some atoms of hydrogen feature one proton and one neutron, too.
Over the past four days, Indianapolis had a larger share of departing flights canceled compared to several busier airport hubs, including Orlando International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to data analyzed by USA Today.
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Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
10 Nov. 2025
Major hubs seeing the most disruption include Atlanta, Denver, Dallas, Orlando, Miami, and San Francisco, and in some of the nation's biggest city airports, including those in New York, Houston and Chicago.
The hustle & bustle of being near stock, options & commodities exchanges and working in pristine buildings that were the nerve centers of American enterprise & entrepreneurship.
One of those new focuses will include partnering with hotels in markets where short-term rentals are falling short of customer demand, Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky told analysts on a call Thursday.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
Deliver Me from Nowhere focuses on Bruce Springsteen in the midst of a depressive episode, struggling to create something meaningful and finite, while suicidal ideation plays discordant sounds in his head.
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