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Supreme Court ruling in Trump v. Slaughter turbocharges presidential power

Supreme Court ruling in Trump v. Slaughter turbocharges presidential power

The high court’s ruling effectively endorses the unitary executive theory, greatly expanding the power of the president.

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Graham G. Dodds

How a tiny Caribbean island made American independence possible

How a tiny Caribbean island made American independence possible

The American Revolution was won not just by ideals and armies, but by the strategic trade networks of a small Caribbean port.

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R. Grant Gilmore Iii

500 years ago, the first New Testament in English was published – and stirred up a hornet’s nest

500 years ago, the first New Testament in English was published – and stirred up a hornet’s nest

William Tyndale’s translation, published in 1526, was based on a then-radical idea: Anyone should be able to read the Bible in their own language.

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Michael Bruening

Muslims were part of America’s story long before the republic began

Muslims were part of America’s story long before the republic began

Muslims were woven into both America’s founding population and its labor force, writes a scholar of Islam on the nation’s 250th anniversary.

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Iqbal Akhtar

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which the Trump administration seeks to limit

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which the Trump administration seeks to limit

Detailed data is useful for understanding and addressing environmental effects on people’s lives in ways that become difficult or impossible if only...

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Mark Axelrod

World Cup propels surveillance to new heights

World Cup propels surveillance to new heights

The World Cup is bringing visitors and AI-driven surveillance systems, but only one of those is certain to leave when the games are done.

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Anne Toomey McKenna

Fireworks, heat and drought put this July 4th at high risk for wildfires

Fireworks, heat and drought put this July 4th at high risk for wildfires

Every year, the number of human-caused fires spikes on July 4, and many of them are related to fireworks. When trees and grasses are dry and the...

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Lauren Lowman

Supreme Court rules your cellphone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment

Supreme Court rules your cellphone location data is protected by the Fourth Amendment

Geofencing warrants, which round up the location data of everyone in a specific place at a specific time, are now legally subject to Fourth Amendment...

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Anne Toomey McKenna

Federal Reserve independence secures an important, but not final, victory at US Supreme Court

Federal Reserve independence secures an important, but not final, victory at US Supreme Court

The court’s narrow opinion backing Fed governor Lisa Cook against Trump referenced the Fed’s vital role in steering the US economy.

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Elizabeth C. Tippett

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

Every year, the number of human-caused fires spikes on July 4, and many of them are related to fireworks. When trees and grasses are dry and the...

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Lauren Lowman

Can you make a black hole in a laboratory?

Can you make a black hole in a laboratory?

An astronomer explains why artificial black holes are pure science fiction – at least for now.

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Stephen Dikerby

8 principles from human ecology can help AI work for human well‑being

8 principles from human ecology can help AI work for human well‑being

Involving families, educators, engineers, designers and policymakers in AI development can help ensure the technology does more good than harm.

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Dipesh Navsaria

As Route 66 turns 100, what is it that we’re actually celebrating?

As Route 66 turns 100, what is it that we’re actually celebrating?

The ‘Mother Road’ has long symbolized freedom and reinvention. But its history reveals a more complicated story shaped by migration, segregation...

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Daniel Milowski

Why Gen Z is falling in love with film photography

Why Gen Z is falling in love with film photography

Armed with rolls of film, some young people are opting out of their algorithmic feeds in favor of experiencing life in ways that feel more deliberate,...

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Rotem Rozental

Many students listen to music to focus and stay motivated while they study – but it doesn’t always help

Many students listen to music to focus and stay motivated while they study – but it doesn’t always help

If students choose to listen to music while studying, they should consider music that is less distracting – and save high-energy playlists for when...

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Bridget K. Daleiden

Washington DC’s physical appearance has long been a battleground for competing national ideals and presidential visions

Washington DC’s physical appearance has long been a battleground for competing national ideals and presidential visions

President Donald Trump’s capital redesign follows centuries of debate and discussion about how Washington should look to the world.

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Allison M. Prasch

Texas approves mandatory Bible readings in public schools, reigniting a century‑long debate

Texas approves mandatory Bible readings in public schools, reigniting a century‑long debate

American courts have heard cases over the Bible’s role in classrooms for more than a century. Whether lessons are constitutional depends on their...

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Charles J. Russo

Some kinds of insider trading are perfectly legal – and they offer useful signals about a company’s health

Some kinds of insider trading are perfectly legal – and they offer useful signals about a company’s health

Corporate layoffs cause confusion about a business’s future, but there’s a way for investors and employees alike to see if downsizing could lead...

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D. Brian Blank

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not clear how quickly it can get there

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not clear how quickly it can get there

If you want to help, an aid expert advises you to donate cash to nonprofits involved in local rescue and recovery efforts.

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Dulce Suarez

In 2 landmark decisions, the Supreme Court expands gun rights for concealed carry holders and casual drug users

In 2 landmark decisions, the Supreme Court expands gun rights for concealed carry holders and casual drug users

Two recent Supreme Court rulings suggest the high court is so pro-gun it has decided it must also be pro-drugs.

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Morgan Marietta

Israel’s ‘campaign between the wars’: How strategy to contain Iran and its allies risks further straining ties with US

Israel’s ‘campaign between the wars’: How strategy to contain Iran and its allies risks further straining ties with US

Israel has long sought to gain a military advantage by degrading its adversaries’ military capabilities outside of times of direct conflict.

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Amy McAuliffe

Techno tourism in Detroit – what do visitors owe the city that created the music?

Techno tourism in Detroit – what do visitors owe the city that created the music?

Detroit’s repeat tourists help spread understanding of techno’s local roots as the music industry continues to commercialize the subculture.

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Carla Vecchiola

Summer camps remain a battleground over what it means to be American

Summer camps remain a battleground over what it means to be American

At a time when Americans disagree deeply over the meaning of citizenship, belonging and education, summer camps remain places where visions of the...

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Seth T. Kannarr

Why a Supreme Court case over a haircut could be a setback for religious liberty

Why a Supreme Court case over a haircut could be a setback for religious liberty

Landor v. Louisiana highlights the religious rights of the nearly 2 million people imprisoned in the US – and how challenging it can be to protect...

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Charles J. Russo

2026 isn’t the first time Christians have tried to claim the United States as their own

2026 isn’t the first time Christians have tried to claim the United States as their own

From the Civil War to the Cold War, existential fears have fueled claims that America is a Christian nation, a historian of US Christianity explains.

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David Mislin

College is unaffordable for many Americans – but don’t just blame rising tuition

College is unaffordable for many Americans – but don’t just blame rising tuition

College tuition has not significantly risen since 1990, at least compared to tuition changes over the previous decades.

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Thomas Adam

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San Andreas, and the risks aren’t over yet – a geophysicist explains

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San Andreas, and the risks aren’t over yet – a geophysicist explains

Both faults are along plate boundaries that move in similar ways and have ruptured in enormously destructive earthquakes in the past.

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Sylvain Barbot

Americans are not as well off as people in peer nations – US safety net’s shortfalls show up in global data

Americans are not as well off as people in peer nations – US safety net’s shortfalls show up in global data

This is not a one-year blip. The US has been underperforming in terms of health, education and more for the past 25 years.

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Stephen Bagwell

For Haitian women in Florida, the loss of TPS is more than an immigration law issue

For Haitian women in Florida, the loss of TPS is more than an immigration law issue

The uncertainty of Haitian TPS status in the US is a significant source of stress for Haitian migrants, particularly women.

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Ammcise Apply

Does the World Cup favor democratic or autocratic nations? I did some number crunching to find out

Does the World Cup favor democratic or autocratic nations? I did some number crunching to find out

Hosting the FIFA World Cup games can prove a propaganda win for authoritarian nations. But the data suggests the tournament favors democracies.

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John A. Tures

When your local reflecting pool or pond turns green with algae, don’t reach for chemicals – nature has better solutions

When your local reflecting pool or pond turns green with algae, don’t reach for chemicals – nature has better solutions

As the national conversation shifts to political finger-pointing, an important environmental question deserves careful scrutiny: What is the best...

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Eric Palkovacs

US Supreme Court opens the courthouse door to lawsuits tied to Cuba’s property seizures 6 decades after the fact

US Supreme Court opens the courthouse door to lawsuits tied to Cuba’s property seizures 6 decades after the fact

One law generally shields foreign governments and companies they own from lawsuits in US courts. Another lets many Cuban cases proceed, according to a...

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Manuel A. Gómez

The art of literary translation exposes the limits of AI

The art of literary translation exposes the limits of AI

AI-powered translation tools are certainly impressive. But there is an important frontier for translation technology, one AI might never be able to...

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Krupa Shandilya

I have spent the past 6 months reading hundreds of poems by young people – I was surprised to find hope, not despair

I have spent the past 6 months reading hundreds of poems by young people – I was surprised to find hope, not despair

Young poets wrestled with loneliness, fractured families, violence and other challenges – but also showed an unwillingness to surrender to despair.

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Sean Murphy

Students branch out and climb trees to learn up close how to care for them and why they help cities flourish

Students branch out and climb trees to learn up close how to care for them and why they help cities flourish

Cities benefit from trees, which can cool concrete sprawls and improve air quality.

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Sharon Jean-Philippe

What 20 million bans reveal about the strain on Wikipedia’s volunteers

What 20 million bans reveal about the strain on Wikipedia’s volunteers

Wikipedia has grown steadily in size and importance, but a shrinking core of volunteer administrators is straining the organization.

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Ryan McGrady

What are supermassive black holes? Everything you need to know – and what astronomers are still learning – about these mysterious objects

What are supermassive black holes? Everything you need to know – and what astronomers are still learning – about these mysterious objects

Black holes are a mainstay in sci-fi movies. How do these massive black holes, spread throughout our universe, actually work in real life?

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Mary Ogborn

The danger of US‑Iran ceasefire agreement is what it leaves out

The danger of US‑Iran ceasefire agreement is what it leaves out

A strong deal would build in real penalties for going back to war: automatic, reversible costs that fall on anyone who restarts the fighting.

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Monica Duffy Toft

Why rural healthcare fund’s $50B focus on tech upgrades may not help vulnerable hospitals and providers

Why rural healthcare fund’s $50B focus on tech upgrades may not help vulnerable hospitals and providers

An influx of cash would help stabilize rural health systems, but the program’s focus on technology may leave other major issues unaddressed.

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Kevin J. Bennett

The military traded its flu vaccine mandate for ‘medical freedom’ – an outbreak quickly followed

The military traded its flu vaccine mandate for ‘medical freedom’ – an outbreak quickly followed

Two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the flu vaccine optional in the military, an outbreak leads several branches of the military to...

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Katrine L. Wallace

¿Cómo las ranitas coquí jóvenes equilibran las demandas de crecimiento y de combatir enfermedades?

¿Cómo las ranitas coquí jóvenes equilibran las demandas de crecimiento y de combatir enfermedades?

Un nuevo estudio rastrea cómo las ranas jóvenes equilibran la energía entre crecer y combatir infecciones.

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Zuania Colón-Piñeiro

I study the Declaration of Independence, and here’s why the colonists’ grievances are surprisingly relevant, 250 years later

I study the Declaration of Independence, and here’s why the colonists’ grievances are surprisingly relevant, 250 years later

A partisan judiciary, arbitrary power, officials beyond the reach of the people – these are the grievances that drove a revolution.

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Robert Parkinson

The US founders’ other revolutionary choice: Separating religion and government

The US founders’ other revolutionary choice: Separating religion and government

European colonial powers linked church and state. But the founders of the United States broke from that idea as surely as they broke from Britain.

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Peter C. Mancall

War‑induced fertilizer shortage may be reducing US soil and water pollution

War‑induced fertilizer shortage may be reducing US soil and water pollution

Decades of farmers using more fertilizer than they needed have quietly built up large reserves of nutrients in the soil.

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Kimberly van Meter

The hidden burnout crisis facing social media marketers

The hidden burnout crisis facing social media marketers

More than 2 in 5 social media marketers say they plan to leave their job within two years, and many cite insufficient mental health support from...

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Kelley Cours Anderson

How the US Supreme Court decides its cases – a step‑by‑step guide

How the US Supreme Court decides its cases – a step‑by‑step guide

Grasping how the nation’s highest court makes policy requires stepping into an exceptionally regulated and sometimes hidden routine.

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Paul M. Collins Jr.

From Belfast to Washington, a familiar script of the ‘dangerous migrant’ has emerged

From Belfast to Washington, a familiar script of the ‘dangerous migrant’ has emerged

In many cases, a single, shocking crime allegedly involving a foreign-born suspect was quickly reframed into a broader indictment of minorities.

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Donathan L. Brown

Beyond car seats and childproof pill bottles: A child psychologist explains how to empower kids to make safer choices

Beyond car seats and childproof pill bottles: A child psychologist explains how to empower kids to make safer choices

Unintentional injuries kill 20 US children every day. Building a family culture of safety can help them learn to make wise choices.

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David C. Schwebel

30 years after ‘Reasonable Doubt,’ Jay‑Z’s career embodies hip‑hop’s biggest contradictions

30 years after ‘Reasonable Doubt,’ Jay‑Z’s career embodies hip‑hop’s biggest contradictions

What happens when a rapper whose early work explored capitalism’s brutality becomes one of the system’s most successful beneficiaries?

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Jabari M. Evans

How young coquí frogs balance the competing demands of growth and fighting disease

How young coquí frogs balance the competing demands of growth and fighting disease

A new study tracks how young frogs are trying to avoid a deadly fungal infection.

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Zuania Colón-Piñeiro