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Is COVID endemic yet? Yep, says the CDC. Here’s what that means

“I certainly hope that this is not our new normal for COVID,” says Samuel Scarpino, who studies infectious diseases at Northeastern University in Boston.
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Northeastern completely reinvented itself. Here’s what that could mean for higher ed as a whole.

“Northeastern is a university in tune with reality, which means that we constantly are thinking about what’s changing in the world and how it’s impacting us, and how we are impacting this change ourselves,” said Joseph Aoun, president of Northeastern.
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Explorer’s family could have difficulty winning their lawsuit against Titan sub owner, experts say

But that could be hard to prove, said Richard Daynard, distinguished professor of law at Northeastern University in Boston. Attorneys will have a difficult time demonstrating that the implosion and resulting deaths were not instantaneous, he said.
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Why Donald Trump Debating Kamala Harris Could Be a Disaster

Alan Schroeder, Professor Emeritus at Northeastern University, told Newsweek about another potential contrast in their styles. “Trump is famously undisciplined and willing to subvert live events into opportunities for anarchy,” he said.
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Explorer’s family could have difficulty winning their lawsuit against Titan sub owner, experts say

But that could be hard to prove, said Richard Daynard, distinguished professor of law at Northeastern University in Boston.
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The “Fight or Flight” Idea Misses the Beauty of what the Brain Really Does

Lisa Feldman Barrett is a professor of psychology at Northeastern University. She is the author of several books, including How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain. Follow her on Twitter @LFeldmanBarrett.
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New Hampshire may have the Eras Tour experience you need

“Covering songs during a live performance, a band or an artist can do that based on blanket licenses that the venue owners get from the performance rights organization,” said Alexandra Roberts, a professor of law and media at Northeastern University.
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Do celebrity endorsements matter?

“If you suddenly see it in your social media feed or on TikTok or wherever, and see your favorite celebrity has done an interview or had a conversation with a politician, that politician is much more likely to get traction just by having that entry into people’s attention spans,” Josephine Harmon, an assistant professor of political […]
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Harris-Walz merch unites gen X dads – and Chappell Roan fans: ‘We’re not used to politicians making cool choices’

“They’re clearly emphasizing Harris,” said Katherine Haenschen, an assistant professor of communications and political science at Northeastern University. “It’s a good, solid logo.”
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg touts federal investments in Freeport visit

On Wednesday, Buttigieg will visit the Portland International Marine Terminal and the East Deering neighborhood of Portland, where a $25 million federal RAISE grant was awarded in June for traffic improvements around the future site of the Roux Institute, a research hub and graduate school that is part of Northeastern University
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Did Taylor Swift Endorse Kamala Harris on Instagram? What Video Shows

Costas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern University, told Newsweek on Wednesday that a Swift endorsement “could be worth its weight in gold for the Harris campaign.”
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On TikTok, Gaza’s Palestinians Plead to the World: ‘Don’t Scroll’

“TikTok has said that they really don’t want to have political content—that’s not what they want this platform to be for,” Laura Edelson, a researcher at Northeastern University who spent four months tracking the spread of pro-Palesetinian and pro-Israeli content on TikTok between early October 2023 and late January 2024.