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The New Yorker

Can Direct Democracy Save Abortion Rights?

“From an advocacy perspective, there are some states where the situation is sufficiently dire that ballot initiatives are a direct way to get people access,” Katherine Kraschel, an assistant professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University School of Law, said.
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Jack Smith Has One Final Card Up His Sleeve Against Donald Trump

Sahar Abi-Hassan, assistant political science professor at Northeastern University in Oakland, California, told Newsweek that Special Counsel Smith will likely write a final report and resign.
Deutsche Welle

Fact check: Disinformation’s impact on the US election

We won’t know how successful it was until more forensic work is done,” John P. Wihbey, associate professor at Northeastern University in Boston and a founder of Northeastern’s Internet Democracy Initiative, told DW. 
NBC News

What Trump’s victory could mean for the future of abortion rights

“All it takes is one person in the DOJ or some zealous U.S. attorney to threaten a clinic with criminal sanction under the Comstock Act, and that could potentially cause a tremendous chill among health care providers that are providing abortion,” said Wendy Parmet, director of the Center for Health Policy and Law at Northeastern […]
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It cost $10,000 to move into my Boston-area apartment. Who can afford that?

Households here spend a staggering 47 percent of their monthly income on rent or mortgage prices, estimates Barry Bluestone, founding dean of Northeastern’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs.
Salon

America’s political discordance: The Trump voters who want progressivism

The effect is profound. A new study by Northeastern University researcher John Wihbey shows that Democratic voters consumed more news media than Republicans, but Republicans often turned to “friends and family” for facts instead.
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Ice Cream Recall Over Life-Threatening Allergic Reaction Warning

If you become ill because of a product containing an undeclared allergen, there are several steps you can take, said Darin Detwiler, a professor of food policy and corporate social responsibility at Northeastern University.
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Trump’s triumph is likely to have broad implications for reproductive rights

They may need their state governments to cover the shortfall, said Katherine L. Kraschel, an assistant professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University, chair of the board of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England.
IEEE Spectrum

Millimeter Waves May Not Be 6G’s Most Promising Spectrum

There’s a good reason researchers have recently rediscovered FR3, says Paolo Testolina, postdoctoral research fellow at Northeastern University’s Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things unaffiliated with the current research effort. 
Miami Herald

When are election results from swing states expected? Here’s what to know

The timeline for when swing states deliver their unofficial results will depend, in large part, on how the vote margins break down, Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Northeastern University, told McClatchy News.
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Trump’s Approval Rating Down Among White Voters

Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek at the time that the rise was a result of enthusiasm about Harri’s move to the top of the ticket.
GBH

‘Yes’ on 1 and more results for the 2024 Massachusetts ballot questions

Professor Jeremy Paul of the Northeastern University School of Law said Tuesday night that the state auditor plans to go far beyond just checking the books, to examine internal deliberations of the legislature like how it was decided who was going to serve on certain committees.