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White Tennessee lawmakers speak out for insurrection in honoring Confederate history

Daniel Feller, University of Tennessee

An official proclamation issued by two Tennessee lawmakers commemorates Confederate History Month, fails to mention slavery and instead honors what it calls a “heroic struggle for states’ rights.”

How hip-hop has enhanced American education over the past 50 years, from rec rooms to classrooms

Toby Jenkins, University of South Carolina

Once considered a novelty in school, hip-hop has spawned an array of educational programs and initiatives that are reshaping the way educators teach and how students learn.

Watch out for dangerous combinations of over-the-counter cold medicine and prescription drugs – two pharmacoepidemiology experts explain the risks

Macarius Mwinisungee Donneyong, The Ohio State University; Ximena Oyarzún-González, The Ohio State University

Some of the prescription medications you’re taking may not mix with over-the-counter drugs.

Allergy season is getting more intense with climate change – we’re creating better pollen forecasts to help

Yingxiao Zhang, University of Michigan; Allison L. Steiner, University of Michigan

Rising temperatures mean longer, earlier pollen seasons, but a bigger problem is what more carbon dioxide will do to the amount of pollen being released.

AI-generated spam may soon be flooding your inbox – and it will be personalized to be especially persuasive

Donald Trump and the dying art of the courtroom sketch

US giving to Israeli nonprofits – how much Jews and Christians donate and where the money goes

If 1% of COVID-19 cases result in death, does that mean you have a 1% chance of dying if you catch it? A mathematician explains the difference between a population statistic and your personal risk

AI has social consequences, but who pays the price? Tech companies’ problem with ‘ethical debt’

The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz

Fritz Holznagel, The Conversation

Here’s the first question of this week’s edition:

Fox News will pay $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle their libel lawsuit. The network said that the settlement reflected what?

1. A. "The cost of doing business in Joe Biden's America"
2. B. "Our very real sorrow for an unfortunate but honest error"
3. C. "Fox's continued commitment to the highest journalistic standards"
4. D. "The greatness of the American way of litigation"

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