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Can China broker peace in Yemen – and further Beijing's Middle East strategy in the process?

  • Written by Mahad Darar, Ph.D. Student of Political Science, Colorado State University
imageA Houthi fighter patrols an area during Yemen's civil war.Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images

After nearly a decade of grinding conflict, Yemen looks to be inching toward a peace deal.

Talks between the Houthi movement controlling much of the country’s north and Saudi Arabia, the regional power backing an anti-Houthi coalition in the war, are ongoing...

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Biden's dragging poll numbers won't matter in 2024 if enough voters loathe his opponent even more

  • Written by Charles R. Hunt, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
imageJoe Biden doesn't need to be popular to win the 2024 election -- he just needs his opponent to be more unpopular.Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Commentators were quick to note President Joe Biden’s low job approval and favorability ratings after he announced his long-expected reelection bid on April 25, 2023.

Others have publicly urged Biden not...

Read more: Biden's dragging poll numbers won't matter in 2024 if enough voters loathe his opponent even more

The coronation of King Charles III: 5 Essential reads on the big royal bash – and what it all means

  • Written by Matt Williams, Senior Breaking News and International Editor
imageA yarn of pomp and pageantryPlanet One Images/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The United Kingdom is about to embark on an orgy of flag-waving pomp and pageantry in celebration of King Charles III’s coronation.

Charles is already the ruling monarch, having ascended to the throne following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II in...

Read more: The coronation of King Charles III: 5 Essential reads on the big royal bash – and what it all means

The real priest behind 'The Pope's Exorcist' was a fan of Hollywood horror films

  • Written by Joseph P. Laycock, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
imageA still from the film 'The Pope's Exorcist' showing Russell Crowe as the real-life Vatican exorcist.Sony Pictures

On April 14, 2023, Sony Pictures released “The Pope’s Exorcist,” a horror film inspired by the life of the Rev. Gabriele Amorth. Amorth served as the exorcist for the Diocese of Rome from 1986 until his death in 2016...

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Peanut butter is a liquid – the physics of this and other unexpected fluids

  • Written by Ted Heindel, University Professor, Bergles Professor of Thermal Science, and Director of the Center for Multiphase Flow Research and Education, Iowa State University
imageThe knife easily leaves swirls in the spread.rimglow/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Those Transportation Security Administration requirements are drilled into every frequent flyer’s head: You can carry on liquids that are only less than 3.4 ounces (100 milliliters) in volume each.

But when the TSA recently confiscated a jar of Jif under this...

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Fed rate hikes, recession fears and political backlash leave ESG investors at a crossroads

  • Written by Sehoon Kim, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Florida
imageESG investing looks for companies that do well on environmental, social and governance benchmarks. Zhengshun Tang/Moment via Getty Images

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates again on May 3, 2023, by a quarter point, making it the Fed’s 10th rate hike since March 2022 in an ongoing fight to tame inflation. These rate hikes have been...

Read more: Fed rate hikes, recession fears and political backlash leave ESG investors at a crossroads

Black mothers trapped in unsafe neighborhoods signal the stressful health toll of gun violence in the U.S.

  • Written by Loren Henderson, Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageThe stress of experiencing high levels of community violence harms entire families.skynesher/E+ via Getty Images

Black mothers are the canaries in the coal mine when it comes to the mental and physical harms of stress from living with gun violence in America.

In the U.S., Black people are likelier than white people to reside in impoverished, racially...

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Yellen puts Congress on notice over impending debt default date: 5 essential reads on what's at stake

  • Written by Matt Williams, Senior Breaking News and International Editor
imageTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen doesn't want to look back in anger over a debt deadline missed.Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images

Lawmakers have been given notice of a new deadline if they are to avoid a damaging default on U.S. debt: June 1, 2023.

If Congress fails to raise the nation’s borrowing limit by that date, Treasury Secretary Janet...

Read more: Yellen puts Congress on notice over impending debt default date: 5 essential reads on what's at...

Online predators target children’s webcams, study finds

  • Written by Eden Kamar, Postdoctoral research fellow, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
imageChildren's webcams are a safety risk.Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images

There has been a tenfold increase in sexual abuse imagery created with webcams and other recording devices worldwide since 2019, according to the the Internet Watch Foundation.

Social media sites and chatrooms are the most common methods used to facilitate contact...

Read more: Online predators target children’s webcams, study finds

Twitter played a role in the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank – new research

  • Written by Tony Cookson, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Colorado Boulder
imageGarnering lots of tweets can contribute to a bank's woes.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

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Prior to Silicon Valley Bank’s March 10, 2023, collapse, conversations on Twitter among investors about the bank spiked – helping fuel the SVB bank run. As we...

Read more: Twitter played a role in the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank – new research

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