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Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López seeks refuge with Spain after failed uprising

  • Written by Marco Aponte-Moreno, Assistant Professor of Global Business and Member of the Institute for Latino and Latin American Studies, St Mary's College of California

An arrest warrant has been issued for Venezuela’s most famous political prisoner. Leopoldo López, who was released from house arrest to lead an attempted uprising against President Nicolás Maduro on April 30, has sought refuge at the residency of the Spanish ambassador to Venezuela.

The Spanish government says López...

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Americans might love Cinco de Mayo, but few know what they're celebrating

  • Written by Kirby Farah, Lecturer of Anthropology, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Mexicans representing indigenous soldiers and the French army, re-enact the battle of Puebla during Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Mexico City.AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo

Many Americans celebrate Cinco de Mayo, but how many actually know the story of the holiday?

Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo doesn’t mark Mexican Independence, which...

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What other countries can teach the US about raising teacher pay

  • Written by David Evans, Professor of Public Policy, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Students listen to their teacher, Shuma Das, at the Sahabatpur Daspara Ananda school in Sahabatpur village, Bangladesh in 2016.Dominic Chavez/World Bank, CC BY

Teacher strikes swept the United States in 2018, from West Virginia to Oklahoma, Colorado, Arizona, North Carolina and beyond.

The demands varied across states, but a raise in teacher pay...

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The Kentucky Derby has a secret Latino history

  • Written by E. Gabrielle Kuenzli, Associate Professor, History Department, University of South Carolina
Derby frontrunner Game Winner comes from a bloodline of Latin American racehorse excellence.Gonzalo Anteliz Jr., Author provided

This Triple Crown season, which opens on May 4 with the Kentucky Derby, horses with Latin American bloodlines are among the top favorites.

Two 2019 derby contenders – Vekoma and Game Winner – are half...

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Platelets: The chameleons of cancer biology

  • Written by James Michael, Lecturer of Biochemistry, Thomas Jefferson University
Activated platelets (purple) on their way to heal a wound. Sebastian Kaulitzki/Shutterstock.com

Have you ever been in a classroom and wondered to yourself whether the information being presented could be wrong?

During graduate school, I audited a medical school class in which the professor remarked that at some point in the students’ medical...

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Should the NRA fear losing its 'nonprofit status'?

  • Written by Philip Hackney, Associate Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh
Attorney General of New York Letitia James has launched a probe of the NRA.AP Photo/Seth Wenig

Oliver North sought a second term as president of the National Rifle Association.

It was not to be.

NRA first Vice President Richard Childress read a note from North aloud to thousands of the gun group’s members at their annual convention in...

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Drones to deliver incessant buzzing noise, and packages

  • Written by Garth Paine, Associate Professor of Digital Sound and Interactive Media, Arizona State University
It's going to get loud.Alexey Laputin/Shutterstock.com

A sister company of Google, Alphabet’s Wing Aviation, just got federal approval to start using drones for commercial delivery. Amazon’s own drone-delivery program is ready to launch as well. As drones take flight, the world is about to get a lot louder – as if neighborhoods...

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Trump offshore drilling plan may be dead in the water, but there are better ways to lead on energy

  • Written by Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
Protesters at a hearing on President Donald Trump's plan to allow offshore oil and gas drilling along most of the nation's coastline, Feb. 14, 2018 in Hamilton, N.J.AP Photo/Wayne Parry

President Trump’s effort to expand offshore oil and gas exploration has stalled, and may be dead in the water. The newest obstacle is an April ruling in...

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Many electric utilities are struggling – will more go bankrupt?

  • Written by Theodore J. Kury, Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
On the hook: California utility PG&E declared bankruptcy due to liabilities linked to power lines and wildfires. AP Photo/Ben Margot

Over the past 12 months, consumers in the U.S. have experienced the disappearance of familiar retailers, such as Toys R Us and Sears, due in part to how online shopping has changed the way consumers shop for...

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Dutch Memorial Day: Maintaining colonial innocence by excluding people of color

  • Written by Annemarie Toebosch, Director of Dutch and Flemish Studies, University of Michigan

On Dutch Memorial Day – May 4 – the Netherlands remembers its war dead from World War II and after.

A close look at the holiday reveals a culture that maintains its innocence about a history of colonial oppression.

Indonesia declared independence from the Netherlands on Aug. 17, 1945. This followed 350 years of Dutch East India Company...

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