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America's musical founding father: 'Liberty songs' by a self-taught singer and tanner helped fuel the Revolution -- David W. Stowe, Michigan State University

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Astrophysicists use 'space archaeology' to trace the history of a spiral galaxy -- Lisa Kewley, Smithsonian Institution

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The method in Iran's madness? Closure of Strait of Hormuz echoes a centuries-old Danish play − and is a tragedy for the world order -- Vivek Krishnamurthy, University of Colorado Boulder

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One-way attack drones: Low-cost, high-tech weapons 'democratize' precision warfare -- Michael C. Horowitz, University of Pennsylvania and Lauren Kahn, Georgetown University

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Iran's military forces combine state-of-the-art drones and hackers with out-of-date conventional weapons -- Paul J. Springer, Air University

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Strait of Hormuz: Why the US and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters -- Elizabeth Mendenhall, University of Rhode Island

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How America's independence from England revolutionized US philanthropy -- Amanda Moniz, Smithsonian Institution

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The American Revolution's triumphant story of democracy and freedom overlooks loyalists who paid a steep price for allegiance to Britain -- Kimberly Nath, San Juan College

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1776's Declaration of Independence inspired Washington's troops to fight against the odds – and also helped bring in powerful allies -- Christopher Magra, University of Tennessee

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What the Declaration of Independence does – and doesn't – say about God -- Thomas Tweed, University of Notre Dame

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What James Madison can teach Americans about religious freedom today -- Corey D. B. Walker, Wake Forest University

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Americans care more about future generations than many think – and that gap could matter for policy -- Kyle Fiore Law, Arizona State University and Stylianos Syropoulos, Arizona State University

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How much should politics influence science, and vice versa? National Science Board's ousting resurrects an existential debate -- Caroline Wagner, The Ohio State University and James Olds, George Mason University

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America's founding promise of religious freedom has long coexisted with prejudice, even as many Christians have worked to confront it -- David Mislin, Temple University

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Fire is transforming the US West's public lands – research shows overlooked cost to recreation -- Kyle Manley, University of Colorado Boulder

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Why the Southeast is burning – extreme drought is only part of the cause -- Zachary Handlos, Georgia Institute of Technology

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What to do if someone you know in Philadelphia or elsewhere is detained by ICE -- Jennifer J. Lee, Temple University

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Philadelphia's 40-year history of protecting undocumented immigrants began with churches hiding refugees from El Salvador -- Menika Dirkson, Morgan State University

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We teach at a Florida university that agreed to cooperate with ICE – and we worry that it is making our students feel less safe -- Anindya Kundu, Florida International University and Ryan W. Pontier, Florida International University

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US refugee policy for white South Africans is part of a century-long effort to keep some English-speaking nations white -- John Broich, Case Western Reserve University

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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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How Trump plans to keep tariffs at the center of his economic policy despite stinging court losses -- Kent Jones, Babson College

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Why Trump's call to pull 5,000 US troops from Germany will hurt America -- Michael A. Allen, Boise State University; Carla Martinez Machain, University at Buffalo, and Michael E. Flynn, Kansas State University

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Suspending federal gas tax wouldn't save drivers as much as they might hope – here's what goes into the price of a gallon of gas -- Robert I. Harris, Georgia Institute of Technology

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A deep-ocean climate plan wins rare EPA approval, but is sinking plants in the sea the answer? -- Wil Burns, American University School of International Service

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Trump-Xi summit will be no 'Nixon in China' moment – that they are talking is enough for now -- Rana Mitter, Harvard Kennedy School

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Baloch insurgency: Suicide bombs and uptick in violence threaten Pakistan, regional security -- Amira Jadoon, Clemson University and Saif Tahir, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington

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In Colombia and Brazil, presidential candidates offer old solutions to old problems -- Guilherme Casarões, Florida International University and Carlos Ricaurte, Florida International University

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Canada is kicking its US booze habit as trade tensions persist -- Andrew Muhammad, University of Tennessee

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People with premenstrual dysphoric disorder have higher rates of suicidal thinking, planning and attempts -- Eliza Zhitnik, UMass Amherst and Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, UMass Amherst

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Can peptide injections help people recover from injuries? Here's what you need to know -- Flynn McGuire, University of Utah

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Sleep apnea compromises far more than a good night's rest – 2 neuroscientists outline the risks and the need for better diagnosis -- Erika Yamazaki, Northwestern University and Ken A. Paller, Northwestern University

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A quiet Alaska fault is missing the fluids scientists expected – and it's changing what we know about earthquake zones -- Yinchu Li, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Syphilis cases in expectant mothers have dramatically risen since the pandemic – here's what's driving the trend -- Casey Pinto, Penn State

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How tarot readers are using AI – and what it says about our growing reliance on chatbots for emotional support and advice -- Ziv Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, University of Michigan, and Vana Goblot, Goldsmiths, University of London

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Button-pushing explorers: How to grasp that AI agents can do amazing things while knowing nothing -- Ji Y. Son, California State University, Los Angeles and Alice Xu, University of California, Los Angeles

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How AI can lead to false arrests and wrongful convictions -- Maria Lungu, University of Virginia and Steven L. Johnson, University of Virginia

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White House wants to vet powerful AI models for risks − a computer scientist explains why AI safety is so difficult -- Ahmed Hamza, University of Colorado Boulder

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Most people don't know what they don't know, but think they do – correcting your metaknowledge can make you a better teacher and learner -- Tommy Blanchard, Tufts University

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'Devil Wears Prada 2' shows how Christian imagery circulates in unusual ways through the fashion industry -- Lynn S. Neal, Wake Forest University

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The Cherokee Bible, one of the language's first books, is a window between worldviews -- Margaret Bender, Wake Forest University and Tom Belt, Western Carolina University

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We studied what happened when financially struggling artists received $1,000 a month, no strings attached, for 18 months -- Joanna Woronkowicz, Indiana University and Doug Noonan, Indiana University Indianapolis

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Health authorities work to contain cruise ship hantavirus outbreak -- Daniel Pastula, University of Colorado Anschutz

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A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived -- Jayde N. Hirniak, Arizona State University

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