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Is North America ready for the 2026 World Cup?

The 2026 World Cup is coming to North America, and the security, transportation, and energy infrastructure in each host city will need to achieve peak…

by Molly Callahan June 21, 2018

Foundation funding helps keep journalism alive—but most money goes to a select few nonprofit media outlets

Funding for the nonprofit news sector is highly concentrated among a few dozen outlets and provided by a handful of huge grants rather than a…

by Molly Callahan June 19, 2018

Student’s public health initiative brings free tampons to a restroom near you

Diya Khullar has a question. “Why do tampons and pads in public restrooms cost money when toilet paper, which is equally necessary, is free?” The…

by Molly Callahan June 19, 2018

Your dog is a genius. You just don’t realize it.

What do pets do all day while their owners are at work? If it were up to Northeastern alumnus Dan Knudsen, they’d be solving puzzles.

by Molly Callahan June 13, 2018

US-North Korea meeting could lead to historic peace or disaster—‘the devil is in the details’

Monday’s historic meeting between President Donald J. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was a big gamble for Trump, said political science professor…

by Molly Callahan June 12, 2018

Listen up! Faculty share their favorite podcasts

If you’re looking for the next great podcast, check out what these Northeastern faculty are listening to. Road-tripping through Italy, the backstories of Supreme Court…

by Molly Callahan June 6, 2018

Asia is ripe for investment. Here’s how US companies can capitalize.

For the first time, there’s a world economy big enough to be comparable to that of the United States: Asia. But to capitalize on that…

by Molly Callahan June 6, 2018

‘Is this a case about cake or about the people trying to buy a cake?’

The cake issue is solved. But questions about the reaches of protections for religious freedom versus protections for gay rights remain wide open. The Supreme…

by Molly Callahan June 5, 2018

No, the government hasn’t lost 1,500 children. What’s actually happening might be worse.

The problem is not that federal authorities lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children, as reported by almost every major news outlet in recent weeks.

by Molly Callahan June 5, 2018

Donald Trump says he has the ‘absolute right’ to pardon himself. Would that even be legal?

On Monday, President Donald J. Trump tweeted that he has the “absolute right” to pardon himself in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.

by Molly Callahan June 4, 2018

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