Brain Drain: The False Lure of Multitasking
It takes 20 minutes to get back on task every time you're interrupted by a digital notification, researchers say.
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08/16/2016
Why Is Washington's Subway System Falling Apart?
Metro's problems reflect decades-long failures to address key infrastructure challenges.
AARP
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09/29/2022
AARP Poll: Governor, Senate Races Competitive
Majority of Wisconsin voters are highly motivated to vote in the 2022 midterm elections.
AARP
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09/02/2021
Lost Your COVID-19 Vaccine Card? Here’s How to Get It Back
Thanks to digital technology, finding your record of coronavirus shots is easy.
VOA News
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06/29/2016
Working Hard, But Barely Covering the Bills
Virginia food pantries report rising needs from the region's working poor.
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06/04/2014
Putin's Rhetoric Puts 'Fascism' Back in Vogue
Shortly after Ukraine's Viktor Yanukovych fled the country, the Russian leader called Ukrainian protesters "fascist hooligans."
USO
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11/06/2018
Deployments Aside, Military Spouses Cope With Hidden Challenges
Millennial Tatyana Ray represents a new generation of "milspouses."
VOA News
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10/10/2014
Divisions, Harsh Realities Plague Obama's Afghan Surge
The president's Afghan war rethink poses dilemmas.
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06/28/2017
Apple's iPhone Transformed the World
"Project Purple," Steve Jobs' race to build a smartphone, was marked by overthinking and infighting.
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02/18/2015
Author Warns of Internet's Disastrous Impact
Author Andrew Keen can't imagine living without the Internet, but calls the digital revolution "an epic fail."
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03/17/2019
Regulation of Brain-stimulating Devices Unclear as Popularity Grows in US
Treating serious illness is the next frontier, innovators say.
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01/30/2015
Despite Danger, Best US Minds Battle Deadly Virus
Inside Fort Detrick's research lab, U.S. Army scientists work around the clock to find a cure for Ebola.
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02/25/2019
Learning About Ebola, Little by Little
With no vaccine in sight, some victims of Ebola have been declared cured.
VOA News
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11/18/2014
Ebola Researchers Race to Slow Epidemic
Researchers are working on a diagnostic test that will indicate early exposure to the virus.
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01/13/2015
Pace of Ebola Epidemic Slows, But Unevenly
Trend in Africa heads in right direction, but WHO warns against complacency.
VOA News
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02/22/2019
Shaken By Shootings, Americans Express Outrage
The oft-repeated "thoughts and prayers" mantra has worn thin.
VOA News
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02/22/2019
You've Come a Long Way, Baby. But It's Still a Man's Game
How much power do American female politicians actually weld?
VOA News
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05/20/2016
Majority-Minority: More 'Colorful' America Undeniable Game-changer
The most diverse electorate in U.S. history will cast ballots in 2016 presidential race.
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09/21/2014
US Pivot to Asia Demands Delicate Balancing Act
Middle East tumult threatens Obama plan to shift U.S. foreign policy eastward.
VOA News
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09/13/2016
Advocates for Rohingya Press Aung San Suu Kyi for Immediate Relief
President Barack Obama hosts the pro-democracy icon at the White House this week.
VOA News
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06/13/2014
India Turns to Narendi Modi to Fix Economy
Seeking change, Indian voters turn against the Congress Party, ushering in the “Modi era."
VOA News
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02/22/2019
Putin and Crimea: A New World Order?
Russia experts agree: The annexation of Crimea marks of the end of the post-Cold War era in Europe.
VOA News
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04/05/2014
Analysis: Putin’s Next Move
The presence of Russian troop on the Ukraine border pose post-Crimea crisis.
VOA News
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04/28/2014
Sergey Lavrov, Russian Style Diplomacy
As Russian President Vladimir Putin's top rep, Lavrov has been wheeling, dealing and peddling Moscow's goals.
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