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Infrastructure? Or jobs? Controversy over name of Biden proposal highlights long tradition in politics — Angela Bradbery

President Joe Biden caught flak this month when he released his infrastructure plan and named it the American Jobs Plan. Republicans said he was being misleading by stretching the definition of “infrastructure,” and they questioned his claims about the number of jobs the proposal would create.

College athletes still are not allowed to be paid by universities – here’s why — Cyntrice Thomas

Ever since July 1, 2021, student-athletes have been able to pursue endorsement deals. But when it comes to getting paid by...

An image of a soldier with the American flag in the background.

Is the National Guard a solution to school violence? — F. Chris Curran

Every now and then, an elected official will suggest bringing in the National Guard to deal with violence that seems...

What is curtailment? An electricity market expert explains — Theodore J. Kury

Curtailment has a special meaning in electric power systems. It describes any action that reduces the amount of electricity generated...

Celine Dion in the blue dress holding a microphone, signing with her right arm in the air.

Celine Dion’s diagnosis of stiff-personsyndrome brought a rare neurological diagnosis into the public eye – two neurologists explain the science behind it — Bhavana Patel and Torge Rempe

The announcement by celebrated singer Celine Dion in early December 2022 that she has stiff-person syndrome – a rare neurological...

Tom Seaver, like Robin Williams, had Lewy body dementia, but what is this strange illness? A neurologist explains — Melissa J. Armstrong

Lewy body dementia was highlighted in the news twice this week with the death of Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver from Lewy body dementia complications and the release of “Robin’s Wish,” a documentary about Robin Williams’ final years, when the actor lived with Lewy body dementia.

A photo of commemorating the anniversary of the 1938 pogrom in Hamburg, on the former site of the Bornplatz Synagogue, in November 2018.

Kristallnacht’s legacy still haunts Hamburg − even as the city rebuilds a former synagogue burned in the Nazi pogrom — Yaniv Feller

Johanna Neumann was 8 when she witnessed a mob of local citizens and Nazis vandalizing the Bornplatz Synagogue in Hamburg....

Are you one of the millions about to have cataract surgery? Here’s what ophthalmologists say you need to know — Allan Steigleman and Elizabeth M. Hofmeister

Cataract surgery is one of the most popular and commonly performed procedures in the world. The vast majority of patients...

A photo of Ecowas president Omar Touray speaking at a meeting of heads of state and government in Abuja on 24 February 2024.

West Africa is changing: five essential reads on breakaways from Ecowas — Olivier Walther

The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has been in the news lately – mostly for the wrong reasons. The bloc...

Deepfake audio has a tell – researchers use fluid dynamics to spot artificial imposter voices — Logan Blue and Patrick Traynor

Imagine the following scenario. A phone rings. An office worker answers it and hears his boss, in a panic, tell...

Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as Supreme Court justice: 4 essential reads — Matt Williams, Alexis Karteron, Bev-Freda Jackson, Margaret M.Russell and Sharon D. Wright Austin

Shortly after noon on June 30, 2022, Ketanji Brown Jackson took the judicial oath and officially became a Supreme Court Justice of...

A photo of Tommy John pitching in his final season in 1989, 15 years after his career-saving surgery.

50 years after the first procedure, Tommy John surgery is more common than ever − especially for young athletes — Ted Spiker and Kevin W. Farmer

Tommy John pitched in the big leagues from 1963 to 1989 and won 288 games. Only 25 MLB pitchers have won...

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