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In Congress, breaking unwritten rules that encouraged civility and enabled things to get done is becoming the new normal

  • Written by Sarah Burns, Associate Professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageSpeaker Kevin McCarthy at a news conference on Capitol Hill. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

When House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ordered an investigation into the Manhattan district attorney’s ongoing criminal probe of former President Donald Trump, he broke with House practices and norms.

And the three committee chairmen...

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The view from Moscow and Beijing: What peace in Ukraine and a post-conflict world look like to Xi and Putin

  • Written by Ronald Suny, Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
imageOpening the doors to Russia and China's perception.Getty Images

Just a few days after being branded a war criminal in an international arrest warrant, Russian President Vladimir Putin was talking peace with his most important ally, Chinese president Xi Jinping.

The setting for the get-together was the late-15th-century Faceted Chamber, the ornate...

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The view from Moscow and Beijing: What peace in Ukraine and a post-conflict world look like to Xi and Putin

  • Written by Ronald Suny, Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
imageOpening the doors to Russia and China's perception.Getty Images

Just a few days after being branded a war criminal in an international arrest warrant, Russian President Vladimir Putin was talking peace with his most important ally, Chinese president Xi Jinping.

The setting for the get-together was the late-15th-century Faceted Chamber, the ornate...

Read more: The view from Moscow and Beijing: What peace in Ukraine and a post-conflict world look like to Xi...

Who keeps the engagement ring after a breakup? 2 law professors explain why you might want a prenup for your diamond

  • Written by Naomi Cahn, Professor of Law, University of Virginia
imageA celebrity's engagement ring can cost millions of dollars.Noam Galai/Getty Images Entertainment

When Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got engaged the first time, in 2002, he gave her a very pricey ring. That engagement ring was reportedly worth as much as $2.5 million, made by luxury jeweler Harry Winston and adorned with a 6.1-carat pink diamond.

Af...

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Who keeps the engagement ring after a breakup? 2 law professors explain why you might want a prenup for your diamond

  • Written by Naomi Cahn, Professor of Law, University of Virginia
imageA celebrity's engagement ring can cost millions of dollars.Noam Galai/Getty Images Entertainment

When Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got engaged the first time, in 2002, he gave her a very pricey ring. That engagement ring was reportedly worth as much as $2.5 million, made by luxury jeweler Harry Winston and adorned with a 6.1-carat pink diamond.

Af...

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Mounting research points to health harms from cannabis, THC and CBD use during pregnancy, adolescence and other periods of rapid development

  • Written by Hilary A. Marusak, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University
imageMarijuana use by the mother can affect a baby's brain development.John Fedele/Tetraimages via Getty Images

Cannabis is a widely used psychoactive drug worldwide, and its popularity is growing: The U.S. market for recreational cannabis sales could surpass US$72 billion by 2023.

As of early 2023, 21 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have...

Read more: Mounting research points to health harms from cannabis, THC and CBD use during pregnancy,...

Mounting research points to health harms from cannabis, THC and CBD use during pregnancy, adolescence and other periods of rapid development

  • Written by Hilary A. Marusak, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University
imageMarijuana use by the mother can affect a baby's brain development.John Fedele/Tetraimages via Getty Images

Cannabis is a widely used psychoactive drug worldwide, and its popularity is growing: The U.S. market for recreational cannabis sales could surpass US$72 billion by 2023.

As of early 2023, 21 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have...

Read more: Mounting research points to health harms from cannabis, THC and CBD use during pregnancy,...

Moving in with your partner? Talking about these 3 things first can smooth the way, according to a couples therapist

  • Written by Kristina S. Brown, Professor and Chair of Couple and Family Therapy, Adler University
imageBefore the boxes are packed, you should square your expectations.Tara Moore/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Partners who live together typically come to this significant place in their relationship in one of two ways – what some clinicians call “sliding versus deciding.” Moving in together can just kind of happen without too much...

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  5. This course uses 'Abbott Elementary' to examine critical issues in urban education
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  8. Calls for a 'green' Ramadan revive Islam's long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet
  9. Calls for a 'green' Ramadan revive Islam's long tradition of sustainability and care for the planet
  10. In a Roman villa at the center of a nasty inheritance dispute, a Caravaggio masterpiece is hidden from the public
  11. In a Roman villa at the center of a nasty inheritance dispute, a Caravaggio masterpiece is hidden from the public
  12. What does 'moral hazard' mean? A scholar of financial regulation explains why it's risky for the government to rescue banks
  13. Ramadan finds greater recognition in America's public schools
  14. Ramadan finds greater recognition in America's public schools
  15. A friend who's more boss than BFF may be harmful for teens' mental health
  16. A friend who's more boss than BFF may be harmful for teens' mental health
  17. Poisons are a potent tool for murder in fiction – a toxicologist explains how some dangerous chemicals kill
  18. Poisons are a potent tool for murder in fiction – a toxicologist explains how some dangerous chemicals kill
  19. Increases in opioid overdoses in Pennsylvania varied by county during the COVID-19 pandemic
  20. Increases in opioid overdoses in Pennsylvania varied by county during the COVID-19 pandemic
  21. Seabirds that swallow ocean plastic waste have scarring in their stomachs – scientists have named this disease 'plasticosis'
  22. A string of assassinations in Afghanistan point to ISIS-K resurgence – and US officials warn of possible attacks on American interests in next 6 months
  23. Trump's unprecedented call for protests is the latest sign of his aim to degrade America's institutions
  24. Is Wikipedia a good source? 2 college librarians explain when to use the online encyclopedia – and when to avoid it
  25. Worst bank turmoil since 2008 means Federal Reserve is damned if it does and damned if it doesn't in decision over interest rates
  26. Secession is here: States, cities and the wealthy are already withdrawing from America
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  28. The state takeover of Houston public schools is about more than school improvement
  29. Estonia's e-governance revolution is hailed as a voting success – so why are some US states pulling in the opposite direction?
  30. 3 reasons the Willow Arctic oil drilling project was approved – it's the latest battle in a long fight over Alaska's North Slope
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  33. Why it's hard for the US to cut or even control Medicare spending
  34. Water in space – a 'Goldilocks' star reveals previously hidden step in how water gets to planets like Earth
  35. US regulators avoided a banking crisis by swift action following SVB's collapse – but the cracks it exposed continue to weaken the global financial system's foundation
  36. Downing of US drone in Russian jet encounter prompts counterclaims of violations in the sky – an international law expert explores the arguments
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