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Lessons from embedding with the Michigan militia – 5 questions answered about the group allegedly plotting to kidnap a governor

  • Written by Amy Cooter, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Vanderbilt University
imageA search warrant and a list of seized property from an FBI raid related to the alleged kidnapping plot.Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

Details are still emerging about the men arrested on federal and state charges related to an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Federal prosecutions can take months and even years, so it will...

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Workers can expect sympathy from Amy Coney Barrett – as long as they don’t bring a class action to defend their rights

  • Written by Elizabeth C. Tippett, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Oregon
imageAmy Coney Barrett has issued mixed rulings when it comes to workers.Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

When it comes to Supreme Court rulings, constitutional law cases – like Roe v. Wade and Citizens United – tend to hog the limelight. But that’s not the only type of case that matters.

The Supreme Court issues a lot of important...

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Repatriating the archives: Lumbee scholars find their people and bring them home

  • Written by Ashley Minner, Professor of the Practice, Department of American Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageJeanette W. Jones holds the September 1957 issue of Ebony magazine, which features the article 'Mystery People of Baltimore: Neither red, nor black, nor white. Strange ‘Indian’ tribe lives in world of its own.' She is pictured at center, with her hand on her hip.Photo Sean Scheidt; author provided, Author provided

Following World War...

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Pandemic threatens food security for many college students

  • Written by Matthew J. Landry, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford University
imageMore college students are uncertain about whether they will have enough to eat.Lakshmiprasad S/EyeEm via Getty Images

When university presidents were surveyed in spring of 2020 about what they felt were the most pressing concerns of COVID-19, college students going hungry didn’t rank very high.

Just 14% of the presidents listed food or housing...

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How Congress could decide the 2020 election

  • Written by Donald Brand, Professor, College of the Holy Cross
imageIf the House of Representatives selects the president, each state would get a single vote – not one vote per House member. iStock / Getty Images Plus

If the the 2020 U.S. presidential election is contested, both campaigns are preparing to take the matter to court. But the Founding Fathers meant for Congress to be the backup plan if the...

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Doing good may make people look better

  • Written by Sara Konrath, Associate Professor, Indiana University, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI
imageA Feed Your City volunteer bundling food to be given away in Atlanta on Sept. 19, 2020.Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Feed Your City Challenge/Atlanta GA

Giving is good for you.

For years, researchers have been finding that people who support charities or volunteer for causes can benefit from being generous.

For example, they might learn new things,...

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What you – and doctors – should watch for if you have COVID-19

  • Written by Kartikeya Cherabuddi, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Florida
imageHow does COVID-19 progress after you test positive?AP Photo/John Minchillo

Even though President Donald Trump is back at the White House following his hospitalization for COVID-19, people around the world are watching his health, in addition to that of a number of other politicians who have tested positive for the disease. Infectious disease...

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In a battle of AI versus AI, researchers are preparing for the coming wave of deepfake propaganda

  • Written by John Sohrawardi, Doctoral Student in Computing and Informational Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageAI-powered detectors are the best tools for spotting AI-generated fake videos.The Washington Post via Getty Images

An investigative journalist receives a video from an anonymous whistleblower. It shows a candidate for president admitting to illegal activity. But is this video real? If so, it would be huge news – the scoop of a lifetime...

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More penises are appearing on TV and in film – but why are nearly all of them prosthetic?

  • Written by Peter Lehman, Emeritus Professor, Film and Media Studies in English, Arizona State University
image'Euphoria' is one of many premium cable TV shows to feature an abundance of prosthetic penises.HBO

If you’ve noticed an uptick of male frontal nudity in TV and in movies in recent years, you’re onto something.

In 1993, I studied patterns of male nudity in my book “Running Scared: Masculinity and the Representation of the Male Body.&...

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PFAS 'forever chemicals' are widespread and threaten human health – here's a strategy for protecting the public

  • Written by Carol Kwiatkowski, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University
imageFirefighting foam left after a fire in Pennsylvania. These foams often contain PFAS chemicals that can contaminate water supplies.Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Like many inventions, the discovery of Teflon happened by accident. In 1938, chemists from Dupont (now Chemours) were studying refrigerant gases when, much to their surprise,...

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  4. Being outdoors doesn’t mean you're safe from COVID-19 – a White House event showed what not to do
  5. There's nothing unusual about early voting – it's been done since the founding of the republic
  6. Celebrating Sister Ardeth Platte, anti-nuclear activist and 'peacemaker in a hostile world'
  7. Experiencing physical pain can cause you to overspend
  8. Trump and McConnell's mostly white male judges buck 30-year trend of increasing diversity on the courts
  9. Do sports teams’ sustainability efforts matter to fans?
  10. Harris and Pence dodge tough questions in VP debate – experts react
  11. Nobel Prize for chemistry honors exquisitely precise gene-editing technique, CRISPR – a gene engineer explains how it works
  12. Nobel Prize for CRISPR honors two great scientists – and leaves out many others
  13. La migración de las mariposas monarca está en riesgo, pero hay un plan para salvarla
  14. 'What goes around comes around,' or what Greek mythology says about Donald Trump
  15. From recording videos in a closet to Zoom meditating, 2020's political campaigns adjust to the pandemic
  16. VIP patients can be a headache for their doctors
  17. Allies and foes watch as Trump fights the coronavirus
  18. How a government-linked foundation could speed the spread of new clean-energy technologies
  19. Finding joy in 2020? It's not such an absurd idea, really
  20. Amid COVID-19 spike in ultra-Orthodox areas, Jewish history may explain reluctance of some to restrictions
  21. What happens to national security and foreign relations if the president is incapacitated?
  22. 2020 Nobel Prize in physics awarded for work on black holes – an astrophysicist explains the trailblazing discoveries
  23. Trump's decade-old audit illustrates why the IRS targets the working poor as much as the rich
  24. Migrant caravans restart as pandemic deepens the humanitarian crisis at the US-Mexico border
  25. If the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act, Trump's health care order is not enough to replace it
  26. The 2020 elections will determine which voices dominate public land debates
  27. Regal Cinemas' decision to close its theaters is the latest blow to a film industry on life support
  28. VP debates are often forgettable – but Dan Quayle never recovered from his 1988 debate mistake
  29. Why friendships are falling apart over politics
  30. Paid internships elusive for women and Asian college students
  31. Student housing is scarce for college students who have kids
  32. Renowned educator Paulo Freire would have questioned how we are schooling our kids in the age of COVID-19
  33. As Bangladesh hosts over a million Rohingya refugees, a scholar explains what motivated the country to open up its borders
  34. Shopping online to stay safe during the pandemic? Here are 10 tips for avoiding scams
  35. When COVID-19 superspreaders are talking, where you sit in the room matters
  36. A researcher reflects on progress fighting hepatitis C – and a path forward
  37. Why is it so hard for atheists to get voted in to Congress?
  38. Neuronlike circuits bring brainlike computers a step closer
  39. Some bees are born curious while others are more single-minded – new research hints at how the hive picks which flowers to feast on
  40. Shrinking glaciers have created a new normal for Greenland's ice sheet – consistent ice loss for the foreseeable future
  41. A proposed mine threatens Minnesota's Boundary Waters, the most popular wilderness in the US
  42. Women risk losing decades of workplace progress due to COVID-19 – here's how companies can prevent that
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  44. Remote learning isn't new: Radio instruction in the 1937 polio epidemic
  45. Trump and Biden ads on Facebook and Instagram focus on rallying the base
  46. Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis: What lies ahead could include a constitutional crisis over succession
  47. Trump is taking the latest in COVID-19 treatments – here's what doctors know works against the virus
  48. A brief history of presidents disclosing – or trying to hide – health problems
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  50. What is COVAX and why does it matter for getting vaccines to developing nations?