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Donald Trump Opposes Looming Interest Rate Cuts. Not All Republicans Agree.

Robert Treist, a professor of economics at Northeastern University who previously served as vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, agreed that everybody agrees the Fed must not be political in making decisions, but said considering the election at all would bring politics into the equation.
Scripps News

Instagram is automatically putting teens into private, more restrictive accounts

“Instagram Teen Accounts reflect the importance of tailoring teens’ online experiences to their developmental stages, and implementing appropriate protections. Younger adolescents are more vulnerable as their skills are still emerging and require additional safeguards and protection. Overall, the settings are age-specific, with younger and older teens being offered different protections,” Rachel Rodgers, associate professor of […]
CBC News

Deadly device explosions in Lebanon mean supply chain may have been compromised

The software could be something preprogrammed before it gets to the user, said Josep Jornet, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University and the associate director of the school’s Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things.
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Why universities are fighting for these 7 acres in southern Florida

“Universities are pushing themselves into new markets, but there’s also a pull,” said Stokes. “There’s demand in those regions. If we’re just talking about Florida, for example, Northeastern University recently opened a location in Miami. If you just look at the healthcare sector, every major university with health capabilities is active in Florida in some […]
France 24

US Fed expected to announce its first interest rate cut since 2020

“As much as I think the Fed tries to say that they’re not a political animal, we are in a really wild cycle right now,” Alicia Modestino, an associate professor of economics at Northeastern University, told AFP.
WGBH

50 years after busing, Boston leaders urge reevaluation of desegregation efforts

Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University, “I think we’re now at a point where we can really take a hard look at what busing was intended to do, what it has actually accomplished and what it is we need going forward, which I would suggest involves getting rid of busing […]
CBC News

Can phones be rigged to explode like the pagers in Lebanon? Experts say it’s possible — but unlikely

Josep Jornet, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University and the associate director of the school’s Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things, says it’s also important to note that the technology used in pagers is very old.
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The Most Surprising New Gun Owners Are U.S. Liberals

Today’s liberal gun owners are much more diverse. Gun dealers saw the largest increase in Black Americans buying guns compared with any other racial group in 2023, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, an industry group. Women accounted for nearly half of new gun buyers“ from 2019 to 2021, according to the 2021 National Firearms Survey […]
Mass Live

New Karen Read prosecutor a ‘very sharp, very talented’ lawyer, former boss says

Daniel Medwed, a law professor at Northeastern University, said bringing on a “fresh set of eyes” to lead a new prosecution of Read could allow prosecutors to craft a new approach. … But perhaps more significant is the ability for the district attorney’s office to project a new sense of objectivity in a case where potential law enforcement conflicts of […]
Maine Public Radio

Roux Institute breaks ground on Portland Campus

Northeastern University held a groundbreaking for the Roux Institute and Alfond Learning Center Friday at the former B&M Baked Bean site in Portland. David and Barbara Roux said the idea to create a graduate school focused on advanced computing and artificial intelligence arose five years ago.
Spectrum News

Roux Institute breaks ground on Portland campus, including renovated B&M building

The former B&M Baked Beans factory on Beanpot Circle in Portland will soon be the permanent home to Northeastern University’s Roux Institute. The university broke ground today on the 300,000-square-foot campus that will be the institute’s permanent home. Right now, the university leases space for the institute from the WEX headquarters on Fore Street.
Boston.com

Karen Read retrial: Legal experts weigh in on what the new special prosecutor means for Round 2

“What this case needs, I think, is truly a reevaluation, a sort of soup to nuts reevaluation of, ‘Is it worth expending resources on another trial, given what happened before and given all of the evidence that might be favorable to Karen Read,’” said Daniel Medwed, a criminal law professor at Northeastern University.