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Natural disasters can actually strengthen married couples' bonds.

Natural disasters can actually strengthen married couples’ bonds.

  When newlyweds went through a natural disaster together, they were more likely to be happy with their relationship, according to new long-term research that looked at Hurricane Harvey. In some ways I didn’t really have a choice about whether to be interested in the effects of the hurricane because it happened in the middle …

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Psychologists say we aren’t as picky about our spouses as we believe.

  There is a lot of research that shows that humans are more likely to start, advance, and keep romantic relationships than they think, according to a new study released in Personality and Social Psychology Review.   Instead of being very picky, people seem to push relationships forward even when things aren’t going well. Falling …

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There is a new vaccine made by a team in Texas for COVID-19 that could be a game changer.

There is a new vaccine made by a team in Texas for COVID-19 that could be a game changer.

  This new vaccine has been named CORBEVAX. It is based on tried and tested vaccine technology that has worked well before. Most, if not all, of the COVID-19 vaccines in use today can’t be made as easily as this one.   After moving to Houston, Texas, to work with Baylor College of Medicine and …

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Cities in the US are experimenting with a new method of assisting the poor: Giving them money.

  Currently there are 16 cities and counties that are providing payments to some low-income residence with no-strings-attached. 31 other local governments intend on providing the same during the coming months.   Over the past two years, the federal government sent more than $800 billion to families in three COVID-19 aid packages. Washington gave another …

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The Canadian government is pressing forward with a ban on single-use plastics.

The Canadian government is pressing for a ban on single use plastics.

  Beaches, parks, streets, shorelines, and other places that Canadians care about are covered in plastic. The public is now demanding action.   There is a long-term plan to deal with plastic pollution that includes a ban on some single-use plastics in the short term. There is a lot of evidence, facts, and rigorous science …

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