How due process, not the First Amendment, got the White House ban on reporters blocked in court
The ConversationA judge has sided with the three news organizations President Donald Trump barred from the White House – for now.
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21 years after disaster helped bring peace to Aceh – has botched Indonesian response to floods reignited calls for independence?
The ConversationA decades-long insurgency in the Indonesian province ended after 2004’s devastating tsunami. But pro-independence talk is on the rise again.
Read article →Cholesterol control gets personalized – a cardiologist explains how new guidelines tailor treatment to your unique risk profile
The ConversationThe 2026 guidelines recommend beginning screening as early as age 9, and incorporates more precise diagnostic tests.
Read article →AI tools can help Americans meet their civil legal needs
The ConversationThe US legal system often fails to provide counsel for millions of Americans in civil cases. Generic and law-specific AI models can help address this justice gap of unmet legal needs.
Read article →ICE arrests at Philadelphia International evoke time when airport police helped military catch AWOL Vietnam War soldiers in 1960s
The ConversationA local historian combed through a 1967 collection of police incident reports from Philadelphia’s airport police that included detentions of soldiers and veterans.
Read article →Friendship is built over time, through ordinary moments – I teach lonely college students to notice them
The ConversationStudents in this course learn about the biology and sociology of friendship, but also put their studies to the test by going to eat a meal with a peer, and tracking their experience.
Read article →Irish reunification is more complicated than Trump may think
The ConversationThere are many barriers to reunification, but Irish American lobbying may move the needle a little.
Read article →The medieval world had its own ‘deepfakes’ – church officials cited a fake imperial decree for centuries
The ConversationThe forged document was used as leverage to try to expand papal control throughout the Italian peninsula.
Read article →Britain’s last great airship
AeonThe remarkable engineering and tragic demise of the vessel that would end Britain’s dream to dominate the skies- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
Read article →Where a land ethic blooms
AeonCaring for this planet entails decisions that are intimate, about our farms, our homes, our human and our wild neighbours- by Craig MaierRead on Aeon
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