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War on Iran during nuclear negotiations undermines the US's ability to talk peace around the world − and the effects won't end when Trump leaves office -- Debak Das, University of Denver

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ICE buys $87M warehouse in Pennsylvania − can local officials block a detention facility? -- Aaron Walayat, University of Dayton

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Congress still has ways to throttle back Trump's war with Iran – and to ask questions -- SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, University of Virginia and Charlie Hunt, Boise State University

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Trump's 'Venezuela solution' to Cuba would see the island nation returned to a client state -- Joseph J. Gonzalez, Appalachian State University

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Kurdish gains in Syria could disappear without international support − just as they did in Iraq decades ago -- Lily Hindy, University of California, Los Angeles

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China's muted response over war in Iran reflects Beijing's delicate calculus as a concerned onlooker -- John Calabrese, American University

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How AI English and human English differ – and how to decide when to use artificial language -- Laura Aull, University of Michigan

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More and more teachers and students are using AI – even though it might do more harm than good -- Tal Slemrod, California State University, Chico

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With AI finishing your sentences, what will happen to your unique voice on the page? -- Gayle Rogers, University of Pittsburgh

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The long history of silent meditation retreats and the individuals who helped shape them -- Daniel M. Stuart, University of South Carolina

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Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment – and the culprit is lab gloves -- Anne McNeil, University of Michigan and Madeline Clough, University of Michigan

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Why do basketball players miss shots they've made a thousand times before? Neuroscience has an answer -- David Van den Heever, Mississippi State University

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Two verdicts in two days: How American courts are rewriting the rules for Big Tech and children -- Carolina Rossini, UMass Amherst

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