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Health

Parasitic diseases researcher talks ‘flesh-eating’ screwworm infection after first confirmed human case in US

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Law

FBI raids happen in the early morning. Northeastern experts explain the reasons for the dawn surprise 

Political scientists Martha Johnson, left, and William Miles, right, pictured with West African Research Center Director Ousmane Sene.
University News

Exploring the role of women in supporting democracy: preliminary insights from Senegal, West Africa

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Science & Technology

What is a ‘black moon’ — and what makes it so rare? An astrophysicist breaks it down.

Hunter Biden seen emerging from behind a car door.
Society & Culture

How public figures like Joaquin Phoenix, Hunter Biden and others are using alt media to shape their brands 

CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman, featured in a suit testifying before a Senate committee.
University News

Half of US adults now use AI — but views on how to regulate the technology vary widely by state, new research shows

A group of U.S. and state lawmakers gathered around a podium.
Law

Can Gov. Abbott legally arrest Democratic state lawmakers for fleeing redistricting vote?

A split screen of Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, on the right.
World News

Putin’s word is ‘totally unreliable,’ expert says ahead of Trump-Putin summit

A piece of the Titan submersible being craned out of the water.
World News

‘This is what we expected.’ Engineer responds to final report on Titan submersible implosion

A billboard above American Eagle depicting a prone Sydney Sweeney.
Arts & Entertainment

How meme stock traders took advantage of the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle controversy

A prosecutor points to a blue FBI poster bearing the face of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Law

Transparency vs. victim safety? Experts say it isn’t a case of either/or in the Jeffrey Epstein files

Residents in the Philippines are shown wading through a flooded road in the aftermath of a typhoon.
Science & Technology

Understanding the polycrisis: Why interconnected disasters are the new normal