How Design and Color Shape Perception While studies from behavioral psychologists have linked eyewear styles to traits such as intelligence and trustworthiness, certain studies on the shape of frames and the colors that come with them have been linked to certain feelings people have about them.
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Daniel Fusch,
Ascend Agency,
11 Nov. 2025
While these mergers are good for business, studies show the escalating consolidation in health care is driving up prices, harming patient outcomes, and decreasing choice for people who need care.
Throughout budget deliberations, council members shared concerns about the timeline of the budget roll-out that allowed for little time to create amendments, causing clashes between the city's finance committee and the mayor's office.
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Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
The verdict comes after the jury began deliberations Wednesday afternoon in the high-profile civil case.
The glass must be strong and the surface clean, as reflections below the glass have to be controlled, along with balanced lighting from underneath, and even the ceiling background is carefully planned.
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Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
The death of former Vice President Dick Cheney earlier this week has evoked divisive reflections across the United States toward one of Washington's most influential figures of the century.
Other artists address psychological and ecological rupture, from Shirin Neshat’s haunting meditations on freedom to Sharbendu De’s visions of climate futures.
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PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
And if you’re feeling compelled to listen to your own chants, white noises, meditations, etc.
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Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025
Since the advent of the transfer portal and the rise of name, image and likeness (NIL), there have been countless debates about how to create and adjust a system to establish guardrails when necessary.
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Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Heated debates are occurring about the soul of the Republican Party and the direction of the conservative movement, many of which surfaced in the days leading up to the election.
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W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
During inquiries, the ICO found 178 active email accounts using passwords identical or similar to those set by the organization’s IT desk when the account was activated.
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Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
This is no small feat given that the criminals’ bank accounts and arsenals are fed with narco-dollars by tens of millions of cocaine users in the West.
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