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NBC News
Black man who was executed in Texas 70 years ago is cleared in case marked by racial bias
But an extensive review of Walker’s conviction by the Dallas County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, along with the help of the Innocence Project of New York and Northeastern University School of Law’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, found multiple problems with Walker’s case.
You May Want To Think Twice Before You Eat Bagged Lettuce
“While consumers expect convenience and safety, the reality is that prewashed bagged greens remain one of the riskiest items in the grocery store due to contamination risks throughout the supply chain,” says Darin Detwiler, a professor of food policy at Northeastern University and author of “Food Safety: Past, Present, and Predictions.”
The Independent
Silenced by shutdown: Iranians abroad wait in fear after protests turn deadly
“The blackout is experienced as part of the violence,” says Dr Hossein Dabbagh, an assistant professor in philosophy at Northeastern University with relatives in Iran. The internet shutdown isolates people, blocks any help from coming in, and forces families to assume the worst.
Texas Black man exonerated nearly 70 years after execution in case marked by racial bias
But an extensive review of Walker’s conviction by the Dallas County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, along with the help of the Innocence Project of New York and Northeastern University School of Law’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, found multiple problems with Walker’s case.
Here’s how ‘shared decision making’ for childhood vaccines could limit access
That’s when the patient (or the parents if the patient’s a child) has a conversation with a health care provider to decide if a treatment is appropriate, says Wendy Parmet, who studies health care policy at Northeastern University in Boston.
People Magazine
Black Teenager Convicted and Executed for White Woman’s Murder Is Exonerated Decades Later
The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office Conviction Integrity Unit teamed with the Innocence Project and Northeastern University School of Law’s Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project to conduct a comprehensive review of Walker’s case, and on Jan. 21, the Commissioners Court of Dallas approved a resolution exonerating Walker and declaring that he was wrongfully convicted and executed […]
CDC seeks to block ‘never use alone’ messaging used by overdose prevention groups
Leo Beletsky, a professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University, said the philosophy behind this language is called “moral hazard”.
Friday’s ‘ICE Out’ Shutdown Is In Minnesota, But You Can Join The Movement From Anywhere — Here’s How
Koen Pauwels, a professor of marketing at Northeastern University, doesn’t think this boycott will work at getting ICE out of communities because Trump’s power is too consolidated right now — but it could make a difference for who is elected after Trump.
ABC
Tommy Lee Walker exonerated 70 years after execution for rape and murder of Venice Parker
Smith — Walker’s son — is represented by attorneys at the Innocence Project and Margaret A. Burnham, who is the director of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project (CRRJ) at Northeastern University School.
The Worrying New Trend in Online Fitness Videos
Rachel Rodgers, an associate professor of Counselling Psychology at Northeastern University, told Newsweek in a phone call, “We don’t yet have many data on the ways in which synthetically generated images influence people’s body image and the way to which that is modulated by people that understanding that these are generated images rather than humans.”
U.S. crime has dropped sharply since the pandemic. Here’s where it stands.
For its mass killings tracker and all its reporting on mass-casualty gun violence, The Post uses data collected by the Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University that goes back to 2006.
Women's Health
How Much Should You Worry About All the Recent Food Recalls?
“We literally have almost a recall a day,” says Darin Detwiler, PhD, a food safety activist and associate professor of food policy and corporate social responsibility at Northeastern University. Detwiler says he’s concerned about the amount of people getting sick from food recalls year after year.