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Philly’s Puerto Rican Day Parade embodies strength of the mainland’s second-largest Boricua community

  • Written by Héctor M. Varela Rios, Assistant Professor of Theology, Villanova University
imageThe annual parade is an expression of love for both Puerto Rico and Philadelphia.Photo courtesy of VISIT PHILADELPHIA®

Picture this: Puerto Rican flags, referred to as “la monoestrellada” – the “one-starred” – everywhere you look. The smell of alcapurrias – if you can find them! – and other savory...

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When you’re caught between ‘yes’ and ‘no,’ here’s why ‘maybe’ isn’t the way to go

  • Written by Julian Givi, Assistant Professor of Marketing, West Virginia University
imageYes, no, maybe so?cundra/iStock via Getty Images

Say you win a radio sweepstakes giving you two tickets to a sold-out concert the upcoming weekend. You eagerly text your friend and ask if they’d like to join.

Their response? “Maybe.”

Your mood immediately turns. You feel slighted rather than joyous as you’re left in limbo:...

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50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions’ findings are still discussed today

  • Written by Joel S. Levine, Research Professor of Applied Science, William & Mary
imageNASA's Viking landers were the first spacecraft to successfully touch down on the surface of Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP

Finding life beyond the Earth would be a major scientific discovery with significant implications for all areas of science and human thought. Yet, only one direct search for extraterrestrial life has ever been conducted.

imageThe...

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Boosting timber harvesting in national forests while cutting public oversight won’t solve America’s wildfire problem

  • Written by Courtney Schultz, Professor of Forest and Natural Resource Policy, Colorado State University
imageFirefighters work to get a forest fire near Monroe, Utah, under control on July 24, 2025.Hurricane Valley Fire District via AP

The western United States is facing another destructive wildfire season, with more acres burned in Colorado alone in 2025 than in the past four years combined. If global warming continues on its current trajectory, the...

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Complying with Trump administration’s attack on DEI could get employers into legal trouble

  • Written by Deborah Widiss, Professor of Law and John F. Kimberling Chair, Indiana University
imageDiscrimination is illegal in the U.S.Afif Ahsan/Stock via Getty Images Plus

Since returning to office, President Donald Trump and his administration have waged a war on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, including those of private businesses across the country.

Trump fired the first shot on Jan. 21, 2025 – his first full day back in...

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George Washington’s worries are coming true

  • Written by Robert A. Strong, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Washington and Lee University; Senior Fellow, Miller Center, University of Virginia
imagePresident George Washington warned in his farewell address about partisanship, sectionalism, excessive public debt, ambitious leaders and a poorly informed public.Mike Rosiana/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the country’s founding document, in 2026. Twenty...

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Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to fight crime blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military

  • Written by Luke William Hunt, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Alabama
imageCalifornia National Guard troops stand in front of a federal building in Los Angeles on June 10, 2025.AP Photo/Eric Thayer

A federal judge ruled on Sept. 2, 2025, that the Trump administration broke federal law by sending National Guard troops to Los Angeles in June in response to protests over immigration raids.

In his ruling, U.S. District Judge...

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Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research

  • Written by Brad Greenwood, Professor of Business, George Mason University
imageThree years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion-limiting laws are leading to unintended outcomes.Maki Nakamura/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Infant mortality has risen in states that enacted tighter abortion restrictions in the wake of the June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision. This occurs for newborns – those less...

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An Arkansas group’s effort to build a white ethnostate forms part of a wider US movement inspired by white supremacy

  • Written by Paul J. Becker, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
imageThe group Return to the Land wants to build several whites-only sites in Arkansas and Appalachia.brazzo/iStock/Getty Images Plus

In October 2023, a group calling itself Return to the Land established its first “Whites only community” in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. They followed that with a second enclave nearby in 2025.

The group,...

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  4. Colorado has one of the nation’s highest suicide rates − an ER doctor explains how to bring it down
  5. When it comes to wars − from the Middle East to Ukraine − what we call them matters
  6. Jury trials, a critical part of democracy, are disappearing
  7. Astrology’s appeal in uncertain times
  8. Kennedy hearing deepens crisis over dismantling of CDC leadership - health scholar explains why the agency’s ability to protect public health is compromised
  9. US obliteration of Caribbean boat was a clear violation of international ‘right to life’ laws – no matter who was on board
  10. Civil servant exodus: How employees wrestle with whether to stay, speak up or go
  11. A first connection can make a big difference when it comes to sticking with a career
  12. Scientific objectivity is a myth – cultural values and beliefs always influence science and the people who do it
  13. How Frank Rizzo, a high school dropout, became Philadelphia’s toughest cop and a harbinger of MAGA politics
  14. You can be exposed to PFAS through food, water, even swimming in lakes – new maps show how risk from ‘forever chemicals’ varies
  15. Hidden treasures of America’s national parks are closer than you might think
  16. How RFK Jr.’s misguided science on mRNA vaccines is shaping policy − a vaccine expert examines the false claims
  17. China’s electric vehicle influence expands nearly everywhere – except the US and Canada
  18. AI is transforming weather forecasting − and that could be a game changer for farmers around the world
  19. 5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you
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  21. AI’s ballooning energy consumption puts spotlight on data center efficiency
  22. No credit history? No problem − new research suggests shopping data works as a proxy for creditworthiness
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  25. China’s WWII anniversary parade rekindles cross-strait battle over war narrative − and fears in Taiwan of future conflict
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  27. What is AI slop? A technologist explains this new and largely unwelcome form of online content
  28. How Europe’s deforestation law could change the global coffee trade
  29. Personal power v. socialized power: What Machiavelli and St. Francis can tell us about modern CEOs
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  39. How the conservative Federalist Society will affect the Supreme Court for decades to come
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  42. American capitalism is being remade by state power
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  44. Supporting religious diversity on campus is a surprising consensus among faculty across the red-blue divide
  45. When federal courts fail to punish lawyers for potential misconduct, states can step in
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