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The Independent

America sets horrifying 17-year record for mass killings

There were more than 28 mass killings between 1 January and 30 June, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University.
ABC News

Northern lights might be visible this week, but most of the US won’t see them

“For the same reasons that it’s hard to predict weather on Earth, it’s hard to predict weather in space,” said Northeastern University physicist Jonathan Blazek.
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When drug busts lead to more overdoses we’re on the wrong path

Commenting on the Indianapolis drug bust study in Stat, Leo Beletsky, an addiction researcher and professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University, said the results are “not really a surprise.
Daily Mail

Original OceanGate sub purchased by late CEO Stockton Rush – called the Antipodes – is up for sale for almost $800K but the broker does not think it will sell

But if OceanGate totally shuts down, that certainly reduces their options, said Richard Daynard, a distinguished professor at Northeastern University School of Law.
The Conversation

Liberal CEOs were more likely to exit Russia following its invasion of Ukraine than more conservative corporate leaders

Luis Alfonso Dau, Associate Professor of International Business and Strategy, Northeastern University.
Inside Higher Ed

Deprogramming College

Chris W. Gallagher is a professor of English at Northeastern University. His most recent book is College Made Whole: Integrative Learning for a Divided World (Johns Hopkins Press, 2019).
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How universities are addressing ongoing collegiate mental health difficulties

As early as 2019, Northeastern University had already begun to improve its services by launching Find @Northeastern, a free service t
Christian Science Monitor

Plastics have shaped nearly every aspect of society. Now what?

Then, around 8 p.m., and after many gavels, they began to discuss Article 17, the agenda item that had brought Madhavi Venkatesan, associate professor of economics of sustainability at Boston’s Northeastern University, to this wind-swept tip of Cape Cod. 
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A technophobe’s guide to AI chatbots

All that said, chatbots do have “practical applications,” said Usama Fayyad, the executive director for the Institute of Experiential Artificial Intelligence at Northeastern University. 
Miami Herald

A new law is supposed to protect pregnant workers — but what if we don’t know how? Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article277095768.html#storylink=cpy

Even though the data is sparse, several physiological factors suggest pregnant workers face higher health risks from chemical exposures than other adults, said Julia Varshavsky, a Northeastern University environmental health scientist focused on maternal and child health.
NBC News

UPS customers weigh backup plans as threatened strike date approaches

“It could be that this is theater, and both sides are trying to get the last possible advantage to squeeze out the last available dollar” before unveiling a contract deal, said Seth Harris, a law and policy professor at Northeastern University, who served as President Joe Biden’s top labor adviser until last year.
AFP

Twitter Chaos Leaves Door Open For Meta’s Rival App

John Wihbey, an associate professor of media innovation and technology at Northeastern University, told AFP that plenty of people wanted to quit Twitter for ethical reasons after Musk took over, but he had now given them a technical reason to leave too.