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Trump announces ‘critical breakthrough’ in fight against ISIS

The eventual collapse of the ISIS “caliphate” was inevitable, according to Max Abrahms, professor of political science at Northeastern University.
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King Felipe should abdicate to solve Spain’s constitutional crisis

The prospects of a successful breakup of Catalonia from Spain poses challenges to almost all the principal countries in Europe where, both inside the EU and beyond, there are over eighty separatists movements big and small, argues Northeastern professor Jose Buscaglia.

Boston pushes talent and education in Amazon HQ2 bid

MIT President Rafael Reif said the university is “extremely excited” about Amazon possibly coming to town and “wants to play a role” if that happens. Northeastern President Joseph Aoun said the university’s campuses in Boston and Seattle are already helping “produce a pipeline of talent” for companies like Amazon. Boston’s bid emphasizes the city’s growing tech talent, […]
Mother Jones

More Americans are carrying handguns than ever before

Now, a new study provides striking data about the number of people who carry loaded handguns in public. In the first investigation of its kind in more than 20 years, researchers from the University of Washington School of Public Health, the University of Colorado, the Harvard School of Public Health, and Northeastern University found that […]
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America is packing: Research estimates 3 million adult gun owners carry their guns every day

A whole lot of people in America might be packing pistols. A group of researchers including academics from Harvard and Northeastern universities has estimated that 3 million adult handgun owners carry a loaded gun every day, with the vast majority saying they do it for protection. Handgun owners who carry tended to be younger, to […]
The Trace

3 million Americans carry loaded handguns every day, study finds

The new research, authored by researchers at Harvard University, Northeastern University, the University of Washington, and the University of Colorado, paints a portrait of the American handgun carrier. He is most likely to be a conservative, middle-aged white male, living in a suburban Southern community, who was raised around guns and cites self-protection as the […]
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The terrifying new trend in heroin addiction

“It makes complete sense that in a context of suppressed prescription drug supplies, people are starting on alternative sources of opioids,” added Leo Beletsky, associate professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, who noted that without addressing factors that really drive demand like inequality, unemployment, mental illness and despair, substitution is […]
The Epoch Times

With loss of Raqqa, the ISIS ‘caliphate’ is ending

The eventual collapse of the ISIS “caliphate” was inevitable, according to Max Abrahms, professor of political science at Northeastern University.
Boston Magazine

Behind the scenes at Clinton Global Initiative University at Northeastern University

This weekend, 1,200 college and university students from around the world came together for the 2017 Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) meeting, hosted by the Clinton Foundation and Northeastern University.
WGBH

Scandal in the BPD evidence room and at the state office of alcohol testing

Boston police officer Joseph Nee was recently indicted for stealing money from the department’s evidence room, and just yesterday, a report surfaced detailing that the state Office of Alcohol Testing withheld information in regard to flawed breathalyzer test results, which could affect DUI cases. WGBH’s Morning Edition anchor Joe Mathieu spoke about these developments with […]
PRI

As global shipping explodes, it presents a logistical and security challenge

“In was in 1992 when 100 million containers moved through all the world’s ports, then in 1998, we went to 200 million,” said Stephen Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University in Boston. “Roughly we’re at a little over 600 million today.
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How a girl who cannot speak got a unique voice

New digital technology created by researchers, including Northeastern professor Rupal Patel, allows people without a voice to sound like themselves for the first time.