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How the Trump Foundation illustrates the limits of charity regulations

  • Written by Ellen P. Aprill, Professor of Law; John E. Anderson Chair in Tax Law, Loyola Law School Los Angeles
Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago clubAP Photo/Evan Vucci

Since 2008, nearly every donation Donald Trump’s foundation has made near his Mar-a-Lago mansion and club in Florida funded charities that hosted events there, according to recent investigative reporting.

This pattern, first reported by The Palm Beach Post, follows an accusation New York...

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Advertising is obsolete – here's why it's time to end it

  • Written by Ramsi Woodcock, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Kentucky

Since it first became clear that Russian agents spent thousands of dollars a month on political advertising on social media in the runup to the 2016 presidential election, Americans have been asking how the powerful advertising infrastructure run by Google and Facebook could have been thrown open to foreign agents.

But fewer have stopped to ask whet...

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Stop worrying about how much energy bitcoin uses

  • Written by Katrina Kelly-Pitou, Research Associate in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

The word “bitcoin” is as likely to garner feverish excitement as it is glaring criticism. The financial community sees speculative promise in the form of trade that currently has little to no regulation. Meanwhile, others argue that it’s a distraction that detracts from the overall longevity of U.S. financial institutions.

Bitcoin...

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Dangerous stereotypes stalk black college athletes

  • Written by Joseph Cooper, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, University of Connecticut
Brains vs. brawn: Does big-time college sports value black student-athletes?Brynn Anderson/AP

If you go strictly by the official account, heatstroke was the cause of death for University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair. McNair died earlier this year following a grueling practice in which training staff failed to properly diagnose and...

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You don't have to look far to find human trafficking victims

  • Written by Laurie Charles, Clinical Assistant Professor, Registered Nurse, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, Texas A&M University
Children are especially vulnerable to sex traffickersShutterstock.com

Many people think that human trafficking means kidnapping and moving victims across state or national borders.

After working with human trafficking victims as a forensic nurse and now while teaching at Texas A&M University’s College of Nursing, I know that this often is...

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Tons of plastic trash enter the Great Lakes every year – where does it go?

  • Written by Matthew J. Hoffman, Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology
Debris pulled from a Lake Erie marina during a cleanup, June 9, 2012.NOAA Office of Response and Restoration, CC BY

Awareness is rising worldwide about the scourge of ocean plastic pollution, from Earth Day 2018 events to the cover of National Geographic magazine. But few people realize that similar concentrations of plastic pollution are accumulati...

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Genetically modified mosquitoes may be best weapon for curbing disease transmission

  • Written by Jason Rasgon, Professor of Entomology and Disease Epidemiology, Pennsylvania State University
More than 3.9 billion people live in regions where the Aedes aegypti mosquito is present. This species transmits Zika, dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever. mycteria/Shutterstock.com

Mosquitoes are some of the most deadly creatures on the planet. They carry viruses, bacteria and parasites, which they transmit through...

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Three reasons the US is not ready for the next pandemic

  • Written by Christine Crudo Blackburn, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
A poster from a world summit in Hong Kong on preparing for worldwide pandemics in June 2010. Despite efforts to develop plans, none is yet in place. Vincent Yu/AP Photo

One hundred years after the Great Influenza pandemic of 1918, global health leadership stands at a crossroads. The United States continues to expand its policy of isolationism at a...

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4 reasons why anti-Trump Latino voters won't swing the midterms

  • Written by Steffen W. Schmidt, Lucken Endowed Professor of Political Science, Iowa State University
Latinos make up 12 percent of people eligible to vote in the 2018 midterm elections. Flickr/Erik Hersman, CC BY-SA

The Democratic Party shouldn’t count on Latinos swinging many midterm races their way this year.

Approximately 27.3 million U.S. Latinos are eligible to vote in November’s midterm elections – 12 percent of all eligible...

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How Aretha Franklin found her voice

  • Written by Adam Gustafson, Instructor in Music, Pennsylvania State University
Aretha Franklin performs at New York's Radio City Music Hall in 1989.AP Photo/Mario Suriani

Vocal juggernaut. Social activist. Artistic collaborator. Diva.

As Aretha Franklin is laid to rest, the Queen of Soul will deservedly be remembered in an array of tributes reflecting the immense legacy of her life and music.

Her voice is ingrained in the...

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