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Curious Kids April 29, 2025

How does soap keep you clean? A chemist explains the science of soap

by Paul E. Richardson, Coastal Carolina University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have…

Science and Technology April 29, 2025

Cancer research in the US is world class because of its broad base of funding − with the government pulling out, its future is uncertain

by Jeffrey MacKeigan, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Cancer research in the U.S. doesn’t rely on a single institution or funding stream…

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History April 28, 2025

80 years after Benito Mussolini’s death, what can democracies today learn from his fascist rise?

by Matthew Sharpe, Australian Catholic University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] This Monday marks 80 years since Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was killed in an…

Mableton April 27, 2025

South Cobb Regional Library to host “The Tragedy of War: Japanese American Internment”

By Kelly Johnson Along with supporting children development through programs such as Family Storytime, Evening Storytime, and Saturday Storytime, South Cobb Regional Library will host an exhibit on an American…

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Health Care April 25, 2025

A Chicago Hospital Bows to Federal Pressure on Trans Care for Teens

This article by Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ Chicago, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ Chicago April 24, 2025 He’s 17 and lives in the Chicago…

Justice April 24, 2025

Justice Department lawyers work for justice and the Constitution – not the White House

by Cassandra Burke Robertson, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the 1970s, President Richard Nixon tried to fire the Department of…

Justice April 23, 2025

Habeas corpus: A thousand-year-old legal principle for defending rights that’s getting a workout under the Trump administration

by Andrea Seielstad, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In some parts of the world, a person may be secreted away or imprisoned…

Marietta April 22, 2025

Train hits unoccupied car parked on CSX tracks in Marietta

According to a public information release from Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department, a 22-year-old Marietta man was arrested after a train hit his unoccupied car after he…

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Economy April 22, 2025

Trump’s attacks on central bank threaten its independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)

by Cristina Bodea, Michigan State University and Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Nearly every country in the world has…

Environment April 22, 2025

Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t make it easy

by Stan Meiburg, Wake Forest University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin have announced their intent…

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