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As Trump prepares to take office, here’s what to know about ‘sanctuary cities’
But what does it mean for a community to be a sanctuary for immigrants who are living in the country illegally? Hemanth Gundavaram, codirector of Northeastern University’s Immigrant Justice Clinic, said the term is somewhat misleading as it suggests those communities can provide full protection from federal immigration enforcement, when they can’t.
AFP
Taylor Swift closed her Eras tour on top of the world. Now what?
“Taylor Swift just needs to rest, frankly,” said Andrew Mall, an ethnomusicologist at Northeastern University. It’s a wholly reasonable sentiment when you look at what the megastar, who turns 35 on Friday, has accomplished, including releasing nine albums in five years alongside a concert feature film.
Parents who raise mentally strong kids do this 1 thing: ‘They’ll be better equipped to handle life’s challenges,’ psychotherapist says
Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, clinical social worker and instructor at Northeastern University.
NBC News
Kroger and Albertsons are spending billions to reward shareholders after their blocked merger
The judges in the case “correctly saw the merger as a huge threat to the jobs and benefits of thousands of their members working for those chains and the communities in which they live,” said Seth Harris, a law and policy professor at Northeastern University and a former top labor adviser in the Biden White […]
GQ
“Wikipedia boyfriends” on celebrating their gloriously mundane online hobby
Are more dudes really into Wikipedia than women? Some data suggests so, says Joseph Reagle, who studies digital culture at Northeastern University in Massachusetts, and who edited an academic book about Wikipedia, Wikipedia @ 20.
Community colleges are increasingly enrolling students with significant skill deficits, study finds
A 2021 report, co-authored by Alicia Modestino of Northeastern University and Ben Forman, research director at the nonpartisan think tank MassINC, highlighted the significant labor market returns from community college degrees in STEM and health care fields.
Why Things Could Get Worse for EV Startups
WSJ’s Tech News Briefing discusses how a group at MIT and Northeastern University is discovering that they could cut the power transmitted to AI centers by 22 to 24%.
Breaking up Big Tech may be off the table under Trump
That suggests the fates of the various tech giants could diverge based on Trump’s leanings, according to Northeastern Law School professor Elettra Bietti. “In the Trump 2.0 administration … enforcement will be a matter of picking and choosing from the foes,” Bietti said. “And it’s possible that there will be a lot of talk and […]
The Tribune
For 8 Months, Traffic Enforcement on New Jersey’s Highways Plummeted
Asked about the slowdown, leaders of the three labor unions that represent roughly 3,200 sworn State Police officers all pointed to the critical report by Matthew B. Ross, a Northeastern University professor hired in 2021 by a former attorney general to review 6.2 million traffic stops troopers made between 2009 and 2021.
Donald Trump’s Cabinet Troubles Explained, What’s Next
Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Northeastern University, said the setbacks are “not unusual given what we know about how Trump makes decisions, often hastily and with little preparation or planning.”
In three months, 26 foods have been recalled. Why you shouldn’t worry
Such proactive steps should extend beyond your own kitchen, said Darin Detwiler, a food safety expert and professor of food regulatory affairs at Northeastern University.
The Tribune
U.S. Milk to Be Tested for Bird Flu Virus
“The positive H5N1 samples from raw milk sitting on the shelves in California highlights the potential risk for milk processors who interact with milk before it’s pasteurized, and also to members of the public who consume raw milk,” said Samuel Scarpino, director of A.I. and life sciences at Northeastern University.