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8 ‘So-Called’ Health Foods That Aren’t As Healthy As You Thought

Some packaged foods that you might consider healthy may be classified as ultra-processed, meaning they contain preservatives, additives and artificial ingredients, which can be harmful to your health, explained Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, a professor at Northeastern University College of Science.
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Promo video for Texas dental practice poses new ethics issue for Noem

Alexandra Roberts, professor at Northeastern University School of Law, noted that the Federal Trade Commission has been aggressively messaging “about the requirement to disclose any kind of material benefit” for social media influencers.
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New York Attorney General takes initial step to prepare to seize Trump assets

“They are complexly organized and he is not on paper the owner and therefore a judgment against him would not be executable directly against certain properties. Sorting this out is not going to be simple and it’s not going to be quick,” said Nikos Passas, a professor of criminology and criminal justice at Northeastern University.
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Bird-friendly app keeps parrots entertained

Dr Rebecca Kleinberger, an assistant professor at Northeastern University in Boston, who researches technological enrichment for zoo animals, collaborated with Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas, who directs the animal-computer interaction lab at the University of Glasgow, on the findings.
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Apple Antitrust Suit Marks Broad US Attack on iPhone Dominance

“It’s fundamentally re-framing all of these as jigsaw puzzle pieces and looks at the entirety of the package,” said John Kwoka, an economics professor at Northeastern University and former Federal Trade Commission chief economist under agency chair Lina Khan.
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‘Even stronger’ than imagined: DOJ’s sweeping Apple lawsuit draws expert praise

“DOJ has stepped back from the details and simply asked and answered the question, what are all these about?” says John Kwoka, professor of economics at Northeastern University who recently served as chief economist to FTC Chair Lina Khan. 

These Mobile Games Are for the Birds

So owners of pet parrots sometimes turn to a strategy familiar to parents: reaching for the closest available screen. And some owners have found that they can keep their birds occupied with mobile games, drawing apps and music-making programs designed for young children. “Kids apps are quite popular,” said Rébecca Kleinberger, a scientist at Northeastern […]
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Once-in-a-Lifetime Nova Outburst to Add ‘New’ Star to Sky This Year

“The white dwarf is much smaller and much more compact, so you build up a little disc of mostly hydrogen and maybe some helium as well sitting on the white dwarf,” Jonathan Blazek, an assistant professor of physics at Northeastern University, said in a statement. “Eventually enough of it builds up and basically ignites. It’s […]
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Column: Justice for a Black soldier after 80 years, with help from these lawyers

The ceremony marks the capstone for a pro bono effort by a trio of lawyers from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, all military veterans, in conjunction with the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University School of Law, to correct what they describe as a long-standing injustice.
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Harvard University Cancels Plans to Block Out the Sun

“It’s dangerous to be supporting geoengineering research,” Jennie Stephens, a professor of sustainability science and policy at Northeastern University, told The Daily Beast in 2022. “It’s a distraction from the transformative policies that we actually need.”
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Tech Life meets Spot the robot

There are hundreds of former nuclear reactors around the world, which are harmful for those trying to decommission them. That’s where a four legged robot called Spot comes in and Tech Life have been to meet it. Also in this episode; the impact of auto-correct constantly misspelling names and how scientists are using AI
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Across Massachusetts, people are rising up against the arrival of migrants. To some, the backlash seems racist.

“It’s almost like, ‘If it’s OK for him to talk like that, then it’s OK for me,’ ” said Patricia Illingworth, a professor of philosophy and business at Northeastern University who specializes in human rights issues.