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Colorado voters seeking to disqualify Trump from the ballot tell Supreme Court Jan. 6 ‘will forever stain’ US history

Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University

In their Supreme Court brief, Colorado residents seeking to bar Trump from their state’s ballot say that ‘Trump intentionally organized and incited a violent mob to attack the US Capitol.’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a dilemma: Free the hostages or continue the war in Gaza?

Dov Waxman, University of California, Los Angeles

A scholar of Israeli politics explains why Israelis are increasingly turning against Netanyahu and his promise that Israel can quickly defeat Hamas and bring Israeli hostages home.

Nonwhite people are drastically underrepresented in local government

Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Harvard Kennedy School

As in the federal and state governments, local elected officials are more likely to be white than their constituents. At times, such as with school boards, the differences are particularly stark.

El Savador voters set to trade democracy for promise of security in presidential election

Mneesha Gellman, Emerson College

Mass arrests and the suspension of constitutional rights have been a feature of President Nayib Bukele’s tenure. A fresh mandate from voters will likely entrench his hardline approach.

What latest polling says about the mood in Ukraine – and the desire to remain optimistic amid the suffering

Gerard Toal, Virginia Tech

As war drags on, more Ukrainians say that they are prepared to negotiate – but the majority still reject any deal with Russia.

Popularly known as ‘gas station heroin,’ tianeptine is being sold as a dietary supplement – with deadly outcomes

C. Michael White, University of Connecticut

Tianeptine is dangerous as an active ingredient, but the products containing it have no quality control and could be contaminated with metals, microorganisms or other undisclosed drugs.

That sharp, green smell of freshly cut grass? It’s a plant’s cry for help – and it may work as a less toxic pesticide for farmers

Sasimonthakan Tanarsuwongkul, University of South Carolina

Green plants produce a specific gas when under attack to both directly ward off herbivores and pathogens and indirectly lure in herbivore predators.

Cybercrime victims who aren’t proficient in English are undercounted – and poorly protected

Fawn Ngo, University of South Florida

The federal government’s web portal for reporting cybercrimes is of little use if you have limited proficiency with English.

Is criticism of Israel antisemitic? A scholar of modern Jewish history explains

Joshua Shanes, College of Charleston

In recent years, the relationship between antisemitism and anti-Zionism has taken on renewed importance and competing definitions of antisemitism have emerged. What is antisemitism?

Who created the alphabet? A historian describes the millennia-long story of the ABCs

Jane Sancinito, UMass Lowell

Turns out ‘A’ didn’t have to be the first letter in the alphabet, nor ‘Z’ the last.

Your body already has a built-in weight loss system that works like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro – food and your gut microbiome

A newly identified ‘Hell chicken’ species suggests dinosaurs weren’t sliding toward extinction before the fateful asteroid hit

Breaking down fat byproducts could lead to healthier aging − researchers identify a key enzyme that does just that