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Lost touch with someone? Reach out – your friend will likely appreciate it more than you think

  • Written by Peggy Liu, Ben L. Fryrear Chair in Marketing and Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Pittsburgh
imagePeople tend to underestimate how much a friend they've lost contact with would enjoy a simple note saying 'hi.'JGI/Tom Grill/Tetra Images via Getty Images

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  3. Shinto religion has long been entangled with Japan's politics – and Shinzo Abe was associated with many of its groups
  4. The Supreme Court's ideological rulings are roiling US politics – just as when Lincoln and his Republicans remade the court to fit their agenda
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  7. More young voters could come out to vote in November, sparked by abortion and other hot political issues
  8. Young people in the Middle East struggle to see a promising future
  9. Monsters are everywhere in the Bible – and some are even human
  10. Y chromosome loss through aging can lead to an increased risk of heart failure and death from cardiovascular disease, new research finds
  11. Swelling grocery bills are pummeling the poorest – who spend over a quarter of their incomes on food
  12. Decrying Nazism – even when it's not there – has been Russia's 'Invade country for free' card
  13. Enriching uranium is the key factor in how quickly Iran could produce a nuclear weapon – here's where it stands today
  14. With Trump's role on Jan. 6 becoming clearer, and potentially criminal, GOP voters are starting to look at different options
  15. France reenters medical marijuana industry after more than a half-century hiatus – a cannabis historian explains
  16. Manuscripts and art support archaeological evidence that syphilis was in Europe long before explorers could have brought it home from the Americas
  17. Cannabis prohibition in France over the past 50 years has disproportionately punished its Muslim minority
  18. A case for retreat in the age of fire
  19. James Webb Space Telescope: An astronomer explains the stunning, newly released first images
  20. Former Oath Keeper reveals racist, antisemitic beliefs of white nationalist group – and their plans to start a civil war
  21. US abortion restrictions are unlikely to influence international trends, which are largely becoming more liberal
  22. Gifted-student screenings often miss poor students who should qualify
  23. D.B. Cooper, the changing nature of hijackings and the foundation for today's airport security
  24. June jobs report suggests Fed could avoid a recession – but room for error is minuscule
  25. NASA's head warned that China may try to claim the Moon – two space scholars explain why that's unlikely to happen
  26. Cassidy Hutchinson and Greek tragedy show that courage is rare and cowardice more common
  27. Biopsies confirm a breast cancer diagnosis after an abnormal mammogram – but structural racism may lead to lengthy delays
  28. Roe v. rap: Hip-hop artists have long wrestled with reproductive rights
  29. What is originalism? Did it underpin the Supreme Court's ruling on abortion and guns? Debunking the myths
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  31. There is no one Islamic interpretation on ethics of abortion, but the belief in God's mercy and compassion is a crucial part of any consideration
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