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Trump and obstruction of justice: An explainer

  • Written by David Orentlicher, Professor of Law and Co-Director, Health Law Program, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Special counsel Robert Mueller reached no definitive conclusion about whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice in firing FBI Director James Comey or attacking his own investigation.Reuters/Hyungwon Kang, AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Reuters/Jonathan Ernst, Twitter

Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that Trump or his campaign...

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Russia responds to Mueller report: Moscow wins, Putin is stronger than Trump and US is a 'global pain in the a--'

  • Written by Cynthia Hooper, Associate Professor of History, College of the Holy Cross
Cars pass the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 25, 2019.AP/Pavel Golovkin

“A mountain has given birth to a mouse. The ‘Russian affair’ falls to pieces before our eyes.”

So pronounced the Russian news site Gazeta.ru, as word of the completed Mueller report swept around the world.

Thus far, official Russian response to the...

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Russia responds to Mueller report: Moscow wins, Putin is stronger than Trump and US is a 'pain in the a - -'

  • Written by Cynthia Hooper, Associate Professor of History, College of the Holy Cross
Cars pass the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 25, 2019.AP/Pavel Golovkin

“A mountain has given birth to a mouse. The ‘Russian affair’ falls to pieces before our eyes.”

So pronounced the Russian news site Gazeta.ru, as word of the completed Mueller report swept around the world.

Thus far, official Russian response to the...

Read more: Russia responds to Mueller report: Moscow wins, Putin is stronger than Trump and US is a 'pain in...

Romney's Mormon religion helps explain his criticism of Trump

  • Written by Luke Perry, Professor of Government at Utica College, Utica College

Mitt Romney has been one of few prominent Republicans to criticize Donald Trump, beginning with the 2016 presidential campaign. He did so again recently in response to Trump’s critical comments about John McCain.

“I can’t understand why the President would, once again, disparage a man as exemplary as my friend John McCain,”...

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In the future, everyone might use quantum computers

  • Written by Christopher Bernhardt, Professor of Mathematics, Fairfield University
A seven-qubit quantum device at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Computers were once considered high-end technology, only accessible to scientists and trained professionals. But there was a seismic shift in the history of computing during the second half of the 1970s. It wasn’t just that...

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Colorectal cancer increase in younger adults: What could be the cause?

  • Written by Franklin G. Berger, Research and Outreach Director, University of South Carolina
An increase in colorectal cancer in adults younger than 50 is troubling to doctors and often tragic for patients. kan-chana/Shutterstock.com

Colorectal cancer remains a major source of cancer incidence and death in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2019, there will be 145,600 new cases of the disease and 51,020...

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Why the next terror manifesto could be even harder to track

  • Written by Megan Squire, Professor of Computer Science, Elon University
It's difficult to track the spread of digital materials.bluebay/Shutterstock.com

Just before his shooting spree at two Christchurch, New Zealand mosques, the alleged mass murderer posted a hate-filled manifesto on several file-sharing sites, and emailed the document to at least 30 people, including New Zealand’s prime minister. He also posted...

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7 tips to stay safe while studying abroad

  • Written by Chad M. Gasta, Professor of Spanish and Chair of the Department of World Languages & Cultures, Iowa State University
These five Towson University Honors students in Sienna, Italy, were among the more than 332,000 U.S. students studied abroad in 2016-17.Mallory Harrison from www.flickr.com

Studying abroad can bring great rewards, but being a visitor in a foreign land also comes with significant risks.

“It is important to understand how the risks may be...

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Apollo 11 brought a message of peace to the Moon - but Neil and Buzz almost forgot to leave it behind

  • Written by Michelle L.D. Hanlon, Professor of Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi
President Richard M. Nixon welcomes the Apollo 11 astronauts aboard the USS Hornet, the recovery ship for the mission, where they are quarantined. From left to right: Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin.NASA

“How about that package out of your sleeve? Get that?” is certainly not the most famous phrase uttered by a...

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Dynasties still run the world

  • Written by Farida Jalalzai, Professor and Hannah Atkins Endowed Chair of Political Science, Oklahoma State University
Worldwide, 1 in 10 presidents and prime ministers has relatives who were already in politics. Europe and Latin America, both democratic regions, have the highest proportion of leaders who come from political families.Shutterstock

Want to get into politics? It helps if you come from the right family.

Our new study, published in the journal Historical...

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  4. Why the Vatican needs to open its archives on Pope Pius XII
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  6. Why Trump's recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory matters
  7. Despite consumer worries, the future of aviation will be more automated
  8. How Trump and Barr could stretch claims of executive privilege and grand jury secrecy
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  10. Cars are regulated for safety – why not information technology?
  11. What President Trump's executive order on campus free speech is really meant to do
  12. Boeing 737 Max: The FAA wanted a safe plane – but didn't want to hurt America’s biggest exporter either
  13. Electronic health records cannot replace a doctor who knows you
  14. Journalism needs to practice transparency in a different way to rebuild credibility
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  23. Nuns were secluded to avoid scandals in early Christian monastic communities
  24. Livestreamed massacre means it's time to shut down Facebook Live
  25. Why social movements like #MeToo seem to come out of nowhere
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  29. Even if Netanyahu goes, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will continue
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  32. Violence against women is overlooked in its role in opioid epidemic
  33. A case against a moratorium on germline gene editing
  34. White nationalism, born in the USA, is now a global terror threat
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  36. The politics of fear: How it manipulates us to tribalism
  37. What is the significance of Friday prayers in Islam?
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