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Creative life after death − or yes, you can control spinoffs from beyond the grave

Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia; Reid Kress Weisbord, Rutgers University - Newark

Even after departing this world, artists have plenty of legal tools to protect their creative vision.

Students ride the rails in this course to learn about sustainability and tourism

Mark Alan Rhodes II, Michigan Technological University

With 100 hours aboard Amtrak trains, students learn about sustainable travel and destination tourism, using cities along the routes as living laboratories.

Kamala Harris effectively baited Donald Trump during the debate, drawing out his insecure white masculinity

Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University

Trump’s display during the debate shows that his white male insecurity is a liability to his candidacy − and a threat to the country.

Fujimori’s death won’t end pursuit of justice for Peruvian victims – or stop the strongman’s supporters from revering his legacy

Ñusta Carranza Ko, University of Baltimore

Years after being ousted during his third term in office, the former Peruvian strongman was sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes he committed as president. He was later pardoned – twice.

Endometriosis pain leads to missed school and work in two-thirds of women with the condition, new study finds

Rasha Al-Lami, Yale University

Black and Hispanic women are less likely to receive an endometriosis diagnosis, reflecting a possible systemic bias or disparity in health care access.

As attitudes toward wild predators shift, Colorado voters weigh a ban on hunting mountain lions

Kevin Crooks, Colorado State University; Rebecca Niemiec, Colorado State University

Colorado has spectacular scenery, but it comes with wild animals, and they sometimes wander into town. A ballot measure that would ban hunting wild cats is the latest test of public views on hunting.

Wild ginseng is declining, but small-scale ‘diggers’ aren’t the main threat to this native plant − and they can help save it

Justine Law, Sonoma State University

There’s a widespread argument that ‘poachers’ are responsible for the scarcity of wild ginseng. But a scholar who has interviewed diggers explains that most of them are good stewards.

Voters’ ‘moral flexibility’ helps them defend politicians’ misinformation − if they believe the inaccurate info speaks to a larger truth

Minjae Kim, Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University

In a series of surveys, researchers studied when and why voters put up with inaccurate statements from their leaders.

Photographer Louis Carlos Bernal memorialized the barrios at the US-Mexican border

Rebecca Senf, University of Arizona

Even though Bernal is known as the father of Chicano photography, his work has long been overlooked. Now he’s the subject of a new exhibition at the University of Arizona.

Sudan is burning and foreign powers are benefiting – what’s in it for the UAE

May Darwich, University of Birmingham

The United Arab Emirates is emerging as the foreign player most invested in Sudan’s conflict.

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

Making fuels from plastics in Newaygo, Michigan, would be controversial – here’s why

‘Difficult’ children are only slightly more likely to have insecure attachments with parents

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

During the U.S. presidential debate on Sept. 10, former President Donald Trump made which angry, untrue exclamation about immigrants?

1. A. "I'll set the dogs on them!"
2. B. "They are no better than dogs!"
3. C. "They don't even like dogs!"
4. D. "They're eating the dogs!"

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