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Could Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris make a difference? 19% of young people admit a celebrity’s OK might influence them

Richard T. Longoria, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

While celebrities are unlikely to decisively shift whom many people choose to vote for, their endorsement of a political candidate can still help shape an election.

A Nazi magazine regularly published manipulated photos and misinformation, long before the age of AI

Daniel H. Magilow, University of Tennessee

The Nazis routinely shared altered photos in their official publication, the Illustrierter Beobachter, causing readers to question what was real or fake.

Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. United States would have given Nixon immunity for Watergate crimes — but 50 years ago he needed a presidential pardon to avoid prison

Ken Hughes, University of Virginia

President Gerald Ford’s pardon of former President Richard Nixon 50 years ago is seen as a damaging precedent establishing presidential impunity. Now, the Supreme Court has affirmed that impunity.

Responding to work emails after hours contributes to burnout, hostility

Myoung-Gi Chon, Auburn University

Boundaries exist for a reason.

Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine

Peter A Noble, University of Washington; Alex Pozhitkov, Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope

Given the right conditions, certain types of cells are able to self-assemble into new lifeforms after the organism they were once part of has died.

Philly residents with opioid addiction get medication from the ‘bupe bus’ − creating a path for treatment

Margaret Lowenstein, University of Pennsylvania

After their initial visit, 69% of patients returned to the van at least four times for follow-ups.

East is East, West is West − and Turkey is looking to forge its own BRICS path between the two

Jorge Heine, Boston University

NATO member Turkey’s intention to join the 9-member body that functions as an alternative to the Western-led order shows Ankara’s global ambitions.

Free school meals are on the rise in the US − but that could change depending on who wins the 2024 presidential election

Marlene B. Schwartz, University of Connecticut; Juliana Cohen, Merrimack College

Minnesota Gov. and vice presidential contender Tim Walz has championed his state’s free school meals policy.

Why mpox in Africa was ignored for too long and children are dying as a result – podcast

Gemma Ware, The Conversation

Virologist Wolfgang Preiser and paediatrician Ndia Sam-Agudu talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the latest mpox epidemic and how the disease has been ignored in Africa.

Starting with a handshake, presidential debate between Harris and Trump then turns fierce, and pointed

Whales are recovering from near extinction, but industrial fishing around Antarctica competes for their sole food source

Less than 1% of abortions take place in the third trimester – here’s why people get them