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What China wants: 3 things motivating China's position in trade negotiations with the US An outlaw yeast thrives with genetic chaos – and could provide clues for understanding cancer growth Why Congress needs to empower the IRS to give nonprofit newspapers a green light Women take a hit for reporting sexual harassment, but #MeToo may be changing that Getting ready for hurricane season: 4 essential reads Hate heaped on black heroines of the French Resistance would look familiar to AOC and Rashida Tlaib Simply elegant, Morse code marks 175 years and counting Misreading the story of climate change and the Maya Phage therapy to prevent cholera infections – and possibly those caused by other deadly bacteria A new type of laser uses sound waves to help to detect weak forces

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Arts
What China wants: 3 things motivating China's position in trade negotiations with the US

Relations between the U.S. and China have deteriorated sharply in recent days after trade negotiations broke down, leading some to suggest we are on the cusp of a new “cold...

An outlaw yeast thrives with genetic chaos – and could provide clues for understanding cancer growth

“I fought the law,” the 1977 song popularized by the English punk-rock band The Clash, features...

Why Congress needs to empower the IRS to give nonprofit newspapers a green light

After nearly 150 years in business – as a business – The Salt Lake Tribune wants...

Women take a hit for reporting sexual harassment, but #MeToo may be changing that

An unprecedented number of women have come forward to share stories of...

Getting ready for hurricane season: 4 essential reads

The official Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1, even as many...

Economy
What China wants: 3 things motivating China's position in trade negotiations with the US

Relations between the U.S. and China have deteriorated sharply in recent days after trade negotiations broke down, leading some to suggest we are on the cusp of a new “cold...

Should the NRA fear losing its 'nonprofit status'?

Attorney General of New York Letitia James has launched a probe of the NRA. AP Photo/Seth Wenig Oliver...

Congress is considering privacy legislation – be afraid

Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis called privacy the “right to be let alone.”...

Is Trump’s trade war saving American jobs – or killing them?

With the U.S.-China trade war intensifying, there is a lot of talk about...

China-US trade war heats up: 3 reasons it won't cool down anytime soon

The truce in the U.S.-China trade war is in tatters. China said on May...

Education
This commencement speech had nothing but questions

Editors note: At a special ceremony for first-generation college graduates at Tufts University, James Glaser, dean of the school of arts and sciences, gave a commencement speech...

States – not just Congress – should unlock student financial aid for people in prison

When it comes to higher education in prison, much of the media and advocacy focus is on trying to get...

The Brown v. Board of Education case didn't start how you think it did

As the nation celebrates the 65th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of...

21 questions for today's college graduates

Editors note: At a special ceremony for first-generation college graduates...

New Gates-funded commission aims to put a value on a college education

The Gates Foundation is poised to disrupt American higher education with...

Environment
Getting ready for hurricane season: 4 essential reads

The official Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1, even as many communities are still recovering from a destructive year in 2018. Hurricane Florence swamped much of the...

Misreading the story of climate change and the Maya

Carbon dioxide concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere have reached 415 parts per million – a level...

Hydropower dams can harm coastal areas far downstream

Thousands of hydroelectric dams are under construction around the world, mainly...

Populist alliances of 'cowboys and Indians' are protecting rural lands

The sea of red on recent election maps make it look like rural areas are...

Retired oil rigs off the California coast could find new lives as artificial reefs

Offshore oil and gas drilling has been a contentious issue in California...

Health
Phage therapy to prevent cholera infections – and possibly those caused by other deadly bacteria

In the latest of a string of high-profile cases in the U.S., a cocktail of bacteria-killing viruses successfully treated a cystic fibrosis patient suffering from a deadly infection...

The US could have ended up with a British-style health care system: Here is why it didn’t

The role of government in the U.S. health care system has been contentious long before the recent emergence...

Viruses to stop cholera infections – the viral enemy of deadly bacteria could be humanity's friend

In the latest of a string of high-profile cases in the U.S., a cocktail of bacteria-killing...

Doris Day was a sunny actress and a domestic violence survivor; are there lessons?

Hollywood legend Doris Day died May 13, 2019 at age 97 at her home in...

Tooth fairy study reveals children near lead smelters are exposed to dangerous lead in the womb

The environmental tragedy in Flint, Michigan, in which drinking water...

Technology
An outlaw yeast thrives with genetic chaos – and could provide clues for understanding cancer growth

“I fought the law,” the 1977 song popularized by the English punk-rock band The Clash, features catchy lyrics about the dire consequences of life as an outlaw. In human affairs,...

Women take a hit for reporting sexual harassment, but #MeToo may be changing that

An unprecedented number of women have come forward to share stories of workplace sexual harassment since...

Simply elegant, Morse code marks 175 years and counting

The first message sent by Morse code’s dots and dashes across a long distance...

A new type of laser uses sound waves to help to detect weak forces

Most people are familiar with optical lasers through their experience...

New autism research on single neurons suggests signaling problems in brain circuits

Autism affects at least 2% of children in the United States – an estimated...