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How the ‘slayer rule’ might play a role in determining who will inherit wealth from Rob Reiner and his wife
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How the ‘slayer rule’ might play a role in determining who will inherit wealth from Rob Reiner and his wife

Naomi Cahn, Professor of Law, University of VirginiaThe Conversation12/22/2025
The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society – 250 years later, they’re part of the sound of America
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The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society – 250 years later, they’re part of the sound of America

Christian Goodwillie, Director and Curator of Special Collections and Archives, Hamilton CollegeThe Conversation12/22/2025
Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors
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Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors

Doug Bock ClarkProPublica12/22/2025
Top DOJ Official Shut Down Enforcement Against Crypto Companies While Holding More Than $150,000 in Crypto Investments
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Top DOJ Official Shut Down Enforcement Against Crypto Companies While Holding More Than $150,000 in Crypto Investments

Corey G. JohnsonProPublica12/22/2025
Wheelchair user completes historic bungee jump in Nepal
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Wheelchair user completes historic bungee jump in Nepal

Sanjib ChaudharyGlobal Voices12/22/2025
Bad Evidence Got Him Indicted for Murder. He Waited 7 Years to Walk Free.
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Bad Evidence Got Him Indicted for Murder. He Waited 7 Years to Walk Free.

Kyle HopkinsProPublica12/21/2025
We could all easily be ‘Aco’: Slovenia’s controversial new law seeks to address the challenge of Roma integration
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We could all easily be ‘Aco’: Slovenia’s controversial new law seeks to address the challenge of Roma integration

Harrison BudakGlobal Voices12/21/2025
From truce in the trenches to cocktails at the consulate: How Christmas diplomacy seeks to exploit seasonal goodwill
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From truce in the trenches to cocktails at the consulate: How Christmas diplomacy seeks to exploit seasonal goodwill

Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester CollegeThe Conversation12/20/2025
How a failing Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire can illuminate the road to peace
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How a failing Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire can illuminate the road to peace

Peace NewsGlobal Voices12/20/2025
A County’s Move to Protect Domestic Violence Victims Is Spreading Across Tennessee After Legislative Delay
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A County’s Move to Protect Domestic Violence Victims Is Spreading Across Tennessee After Legislative Delay

Paige PflegerProPublica12/20/2025
I Started Covering the COVID-19 Crisis in Albany, Georgia. This Moment Made Me Realize There Was a Bigger Story to Tell.
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I Started Covering the COVID-19 Crisis in Albany, Georgia. This Moment Made Me Realize There Was a Bigger Story to Tell.

Ginger ThompsonProPublica12/20/2025
‘Clean up your culture’: a TV host’s comment makes Indigenous Brazilians speak up
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‘Clean up your culture’: a TV host’s comment makes Indigenous Brazilians speak up

Global Voices BrazilGlobal Voices12/20/2025
As DOJ begins to release Epstein files, his many victims deserve more attention than the powerful men in his ‘client list’
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As DOJ begins to release Epstein files, his many victims deserve more attention than the powerful men in his ‘client list’

Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Frank and Bethine Church Endowed Chair of Public Affairs, Boise State UniversityThe Conversation12/19/2025
How to reduce gift-giving stress with your kids – a child psychologist’s tips for making magic and avoiding tears
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How to reduce gift-giving stress with your kids – a child psychologist’s tips for making magic and avoiding tears

Angela J. Narayan, Associate Professor, Clinical Child Psychology Ph.D. program, University of DenverThe Conversation12/19/2025
The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine in a Pittsburgh lab
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The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine in a Pittsburgh lab

Carl Kurlander, Senior Lecturer, Film and Media Studies, University of PittsburghThe Conversation12/19/2025
People are getting their news from AI – and it’s altering their views
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People are getting their news from AI – and it’s altering their views

Adrian Kuenzler, Scholar-in-Residence, University of Denver; University of Hong KongThe Conversation12/19/2025
Medieval peasants probably enjoyed their holiday festivities more than you do
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Medieval peasants probably enjoyed their holiday festivities more than you do

Bobbi Sutherland, Associate Professor, Department of HIstory, University of DaytonThe Conversation12/19/2025
Autocracies in transition: In 2025, Cameroon and Tanzania rulers clung to power — but look more vulnerable than ever
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Autocracies in transition: In 2025, Cameroon and Tanzania rulers clung to power — but look more vulnerable than ever

Yonatan Morse, Associate Professor, University of ConnecticutThe Conversation12/19/2025
Why are some Black conservatives drawn to Nick Fuentes?
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Why are some Black conservatives drawn to Nick Fuentes?

George Michael, Professor of Criminal Justice, Westfield State UniversityThe Conversation12/19/2025
Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind, new survey of Michigan officials shows
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Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind, new survey of Michigan officials shows

Stephanie Leiser, Director, Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, University of MichiganThe Conversation12/19/2025
How C-reactive protein outpaced ‘bad’ cholesterol as leading heart disease risk marker
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How C-reactive protein outpaced ‘bad’ cholesterol as leading heart disease risk marker

Mary J. Scourboutakos, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Family and Community Medicine, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion UniversityThe Conversation12/19/2025
It’s more than OK for kids to be bored − it’s good for them
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It’s more than OK for kids to be bored − it’s good for them

Margaret Murray, Associate Professor of Public Communication and Culture Studies, University of Michigan-DearbornThe Conversation12/19/2025
I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists
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I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists

Alexandria Mitchem Hansen, Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology, Columbia UniversityThe Conversation12/19/2025
As millions of Americans face a steep rise in health insurance costs, lawmakers continue a century-long battle over who should pay for health care
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As millions of Americans face a steep rise in health insurance costs, lawmakers continue a century-long battle over who should pay for health care

Robert Applebaum, Senior Research Scholar in Gerontology, Miami UniversityThe Conversation12/19/2025
Ten migrant domestic workers died in Hong Kong’s inferno, the survivors struggle to grieve
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Ten migrant domestic workers died in Hong Kong’s inferno, the survivors struggle to grieve

Kelly YuGlobal Voices12/19/2025
How the FDA’s Lax Generic Drug Rules Put Her Life at Risk
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How the FDA’s Lax Generic Drug Rules Put Her Life at Risk

Megan RoseProPublica12/19/2025
Inside the Free Clinic Caring for Those Who Can’t Afford the Only Hospital in Town
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Inside the Free Clinic Caring for Those Who Can’t Afford the Only Hospital in Town

Katie CampbellProPublica12/19/2025
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
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Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump

Jennifer Smith RichardsProPublica12/19/2025
Dominican Republic wastes renewable energy while fossil fuel thermoelectric plants operate above legal limits
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Dominican Republic wastes renewable energy while fossil fuel thermoelectric plants operate above legal limits

Guest ContributorGlobal Voices12/19/2025
China’s green investment in Pakistan: Solar dreams, debt shadows, and the politics of a rapid transition
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China’s green investment in Pakistan: Solar dreams, debt shadows, and the politics of a rapid transition

Qian SunGlobal Voices12/18/2025
RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long
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RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long

Jake Scott, Clinical Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases, Stanford UniversityThe Conversation12/18/2025
Deception and lies from the White House to justify a war in Venezuela? We’ve seen this movie before in run-ups to wars in Vietnam and Iraq
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Deception and lies from the White House to justify a war in Venezuela? We’ve seen this movie before in run-ups to wars in Vietnam and Iraq

Betty Medsger, Professor Emeritus of Journalism, San Francisco State UniversityThe Conversation12/18/2025
Miami’s new mayor faces a housing affordability crisis, city charter reform and a shrinking budget
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Miami’s new mayor faces a housing affordability crisis, city charter reform and a shrinking budget

Sean Foreman, Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Barry UniversityThe Conversation12/18/2025
Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides Drug Info the FDA Won’t
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Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides Drug Info the FDA Won’t

Megan RoseProPublica12/18/2025
How We Created a Tool That Tells You Where Your Generic Drugs Were Made
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How We Created a Tool That Tells You Where Your Generic Drugs Were Made

Brandon RobertsProPublica12/18/2025
Look Up Where Your Generic Prescription Drugs Were Made
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Look Up Where Your Generic Prescription Drugs Were Made

Brandon RobertsProPublica12/18/2025
Understanding climate change in America: Skepticism, dogmatism and personal experience
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Understanding climate change in America: Skepticism, dogmatism and personal experience

Gary W. Yohe, Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan UniversityThe Conversation12/18/2025
Rest is essential during the holidays, but it may mean getting active, not crashing on the couch
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Rest is essential during the holidays, but it may mean getting active, not crashing on the couch

Stacy Shaw, Assistant Professor of Social Science & Policy Studies, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteThe Conversation12/18/2025
Resolve to stop punching the clock: Why you might be able to change when and how long you work
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Resolve to stop punching the clock: Why you might be able to change when and how long you work

Jennifer Tosti-Kharas, Professor of Management, Babson CollegeThe Conversation12/18/2025
What are gas stove manufacturers trying to hide? Warning labels
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What are gas stove manufacturers trying to hide? Warning labels

Alan K. Chen, Thompson G. Marsh Law Alumni Professor, University of DenverThe Conversation12/18/2025
With wolves absent from most of eastern North America, can coyotes replace them?
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With wolves absent from most of eastern North America, can coyotes replace them?

Alex Jensen, Postdoctoral Associate - Wildlife Ecology, North Carolina State UniversityThe Conversation12/18/2025
Why it’s so hard to tell if a piece of text was written by AI – even for AI
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Why it’s so hard to tell if a piece of text was written by AI – even for AI

Ambuj Tewari, Professor of Statistics, University of MichiganThe Conversation12/18/2025
There’s little evidence tech is much help stopping school shootings
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There’s little evidence tech is much help stopping school shootings

Emily Greene-Colozzi, Assistant Professor of Criminology and Justice Studies, UMass LowellThe Conversation12/18/2025
Large trunks discovered in a basement offer a window into the lives and struggles of early Filipino migrants
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Large trunks discovered in a basement offer a window into the lives and struggles of early Filipino migrants

Sam Vong, Curator of Asian Pacific American History, Smithsonian InstitutionThe Conversation12/18/2025
Tennis is set for a ‘Battle of the Sexes’ sequel – with no movement behind it
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Tennis is set for a ‘Battle of the Sexes’ sequel – with no movement behind it

Jaime Schultz, Professor of Kinesiology, Penn StateThe Conversation12/18/2025
Trump tariffs and warming India-China ties have silenced the Quad partnership … for now
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Trump tariffs and warming India-China ties have silenced the Quad partnership … for now

Hyeran Jo, Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M UniversityThe Conversation12/18/2025
Sudan’s civil war: A visual guide to the brutal conflict
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Sudan’s civil war: A visual guide to the brutal conflict

Christopher Tounsel, Associate Professor of History, University of WashingtonThe Conversation12/18/2025
‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives
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‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives

Carrie McDonough, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon UniversityThe Conversation12/18/2025
Social networks fuel youth mobilization on Argentina’s streets
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Social networks fuel youth mobilization on Argentina’s streets

ForusGlobal Voices12/18/2025
China’s green power in Angola: When clean energy comes with heavy debt
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China’s green power in Angola: When clean energy comes with heavy debt

Vivian WuGlobal Voices12/17/2025
Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’
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Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’

Laura Beers, Professor of History, American UniversityThe Conversation12/17/2025
Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens
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Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens

Toni Lyn Morelli, Adjunct Full Professor of Environmental Conservation, UMass Amherst; U.S. Geological SurveyThe Conversation12/17/2025
Billionaires with $1 salaries – and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches
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Billionaires with $1 salaries – and other legal tax dodges the ultrawealthy use to keep their riches

Ray Madoff, Professor of Law, Boston CollegeThe Conversation12/17/2025
The US already faces a health care workforce shortage – immigration policy could make it worse
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The US already faces a health care workforce shortage – immigration policy could make it worse

Bedassa Tadesse, Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota DuluthThe Conversation12/17/2025
Unpaid caregiving work can feel small and personal, but that doesn’t take away its ethical value
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Unpaid caregiving work can feel small and personal, but that doesn’t take away its ethical value

Jen Zamzow, Instructor, University of California, Los Angeles; Concordia University IrvineThe Conversation12/17/2025
America faced domestic fascists before and buried that history
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America faced domestic fascists before and buried that history

Arlene Stein, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Rutgers UniversityThe Conversation12/17/2025
Supreme Court case about ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ highlights debate over truthful advertising standards
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Supreme Court case about ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ highlights debate over truthful advertising standards

Carly Thomsen, Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing, Rice UniversityThe Conversation12/17/2025
Shaping the conversation means offering context to extreme ideas, not just a platform
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Shaping the conversation means offering context to extreme ideas, not just a platform

Graham Bodie, Professor of Media and Communication, University of MississippiThe Conversation12/17/2025
Rising electricity prices and an aging grid challenge the nation as data centers demand more power
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Rising electricity prices and an aging grid challenge the nation as data centers demand more power

Barbara Kates-Garnick, Professor of Practice in Energy Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts UniversityThe Conversation12/17/2025
The #iwasfifteen hashtag and ongoing Epstein coverage show how traffickers exploit the vulnerabilities of teens and tweens
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The #iwasfifteen hashtag and ongoing Epstein coverage show how traffickers exploit the vulnerabilities of teens and tweens

Anne P. DePrince, Professor of Psychology, University of DenverThe Conversation12/17/2025
Trump’s second term is reshaping US science with unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes
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Trump’s second term is reshaping US science with unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes

Kenneth M. Evans, Fellow in Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice UniversityThe Conversation12/17/2025
Hacked phones and Wi-Fi surveillance have replaced Cold War spies and radio waves in the delusions of people with schizophrenia
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Hacked phones and Wi-Fi surveillance have replaced Cold War spies and radio waves in the delusions of people with schizophrenia

Alaina Vandervoort Burns, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los AngelesThe Conversation12/17/2025
Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.
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Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.

Jessica SchreifelsProPublica12/17/2025
Inside the Trump Administration’s Man-Made Hunger Crisis
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Inside the Trump Administration’s Man-Made Hunger Crisis

Brett MurphyProPublica12/17/2025
The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive
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The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive

Brett MurphyProPublica12/17/2025
Under Trump, More Than 1,000 Nonprofits Strip DEI Language From Tax Forms
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Under Trump, More Than 1,000 Nonprofits Strip DEI Language From Tax Forms

Ellis SimaniProPublica12/17/2025
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty under national security law
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty under national security law

Hong Kong Free PressGlobal Voices12/16/2025
School shootings dropped in 2025 - but schools are still focusing too much on safety technology instead of prevention
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School shootings dropped in 2025 - but schools are still focusing too much on safety technology instead of prevention

James Densley, Professor of Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University The Conversation12/16/2025
From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected
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From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected

Matthew L. Druckenmiller, Senior Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado BoulderThe Conversation12/16/2025
The North Pole keeps moving – here’s how that affects Santa’s holiday travel and yours
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The North Pole keeps moving – here’s how that affects Santa’s holiday travel and yours

Scott Brame, Research Assistant Professor of Earth Science, Clemson UniversityThe Conversation12/16/2025
2 superpowers, 1 playbook: Why Chinese and US bureaucrats think and act alike
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2 superpowers, 1 playbook: Why Chinese and US bureaucrats think and act alike

Daniel E. Esser, Associate Professor of International Studies, American University School of International ServiceThe Conversation12/16/2025
How rogue nations are capitalizing on gaps in crypto regulation to finance weapons programs
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How rogue nations are capitalizing on gaps in crypto regulation to finance weapons programs

Nolan Fahrenkopf, Research Fellow at Project on International Security, Commerce and Economic Statecraft, University at Albany, State University of New YorkThe Conversation12/16/2025
A, B, C or D – grades might not say all that much about what students are actually learning
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A, B, C or D – grades might not say all that much about what students are actually learning

Joshua Rowe Eyler, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, University of MississippiThe Conversation12/16/2025
Gazing into the mind’s eye with mice – how neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly
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Gazing into the mind’s eye with mice – how neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly

Bilal Haider, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of TechnologyThe Conversation12/16/2025
The next frontier in space is closer than you think – welcome to the world of very low Earth orbit satellites
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The next frontier in space is closer than you think – welcome to the world of very low Earth orbit satellites

Sven Bilén, Professor of Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, Penn StateThe Conversation12/16/2025
Farmworkers Are Frequently Exploited. But Few Farms Participate in a Program That Experts Say Could Prevent Abuse.
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Farmworkers Are Frequently Exploited. But Few Farms Participate in a Program That Experts Say Could Prevent Abuse.

Max BlauProPublica12/16/2025
Fraudulent networks fuel deforestation and illegal timber exports in Cameroon
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Fraudulent networks fuel deforestation and illegal timber exports in Cameroon

Jean SovonGlobal Voices12/16/2025
Life at the U.S.–Mexico border under the Trump administration
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Life at the U.S.–Mexico border under the Trump administration

Migrant Women PressGlobal Voices12/15/2025
Amid Trump’s Proposed Pipeline Safety Rollbacks, Senator Questions Regulators’ Industry Ties
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Amid Trump’s Proposed Pipeline Safety Rollbacks, Senator Questions Regulators’ Industry Ties

Jesse CoburnProPublica12/15/2025
At COP30, civil society stepped into real, not symbolic, leadership
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At COP30, civil society stepped into real, not symbolic, leadership

Isabela CarvalhoGlobal Voices12/15/2025
Australia's under 16 social media ban under microscope at home and abroad
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Australia's under 16 social media ban under microscope at home and abroad

Kevin RennieGlobal Voices12/15/2025
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
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Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.

Anna Maria Barry-JesterProPublica12/15/2025
Immigrants in Alabama Can Face Harsher Sentences Than Citizens for the Same Crimes
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Immigrants in Alabama Can Face Harsher Sentences Than Citizens for the Same Crimes

Amy YurkaninProPublica12/15/2025
Words across worlds: Moharaj Sharma on language, culture, and belonging in Nepal
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Words across worlds: Moharaj Sharma on language, culture, and belonging in Nepal

Sangita SwechchaGlobal Voices12/14/2025