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Elections June 11, 2024

Biden and Trump may forget names or personal details, but here is what really matters in assessing whether they’re cognitively up for the job

by Leo Gugerty, Clemson University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Some Americans are questioning whether elderly people like Joe Biden and Donald Trump are cognitively…

Pedestrian Safety June 6, 2024

‘So Much Death’: Lawmakers Weigh Stricter Speed Limits, Safer Roads for Pedestrians

This article by Vanessa G. Sánchez first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Vanessa G. Sánchez June 3, 2024 LOS ANGELES — The party was winding down. Its…

International June 6, 2024

Life on the US-Mexico border is chaotic. An immigration scholar explains why − and it’s not for the reasons that some GOP lawmakers claim

by William McCorkle, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As debate over U.S. immigration policy heats up during the 2024 presidential campaign, separating…

National June 6, 2024

Trump’s rhetoric after his felony conviction is designed to distract, stoke fear and ease the way for an anti-democratic strongman

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After a jury convicted Donald Trump of 34 felony counts of falsifying business…

Justice June 6, 2024

Trump’s lawyers in lawsuits claiming he won in 2020 are getting punished for abusing courts and making unsupported claims and false statements

by Elise J. Bean, Wayne State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Over the past four years, U.S. courts and state bar associations have taken…

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Education June 5, 2024

Cobb schools 2024 millage rate public hearings to be held in July

By Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County School District will hold three legally required public hearings regarding the millage rate in July. The first two are scheduled for Thursday, July 11,…

Education June 4, 2024

School boards, long locally focused and nonpartisan, get dragged into the national political culture wars

by Kathleen Knight Abowitz, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In more than 90% of U.S. public school districts, school board elections are nonpartisan…

Opinion June 3, 2024

Bookman: Absurd claims like imagined plot to kill Trump would be big if true

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 30, 2024 When FBI agents converged on Mar-a-Lago in August of 2022, they…

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Psychology May 29, 2024

What QAnon supporters, butthole sunners and New Age spiritualists have in common

by Christopher T. Conner, University of Missouri-Columbia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, former NBA player Royce…

Elections May 26, 2024

Voters deliver upsets in Georgia House races with other contests headed to a June runoff

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 23, 2024 This report was updated at 12:30 p.m. May 23 to include…

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