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The more Fox News a White American watches, the more likely they are to believe in a racist conspiracy theory, regardless of party affiliation...

During a Washington Nationals baseball game on May 17, 2026, three people unfurled a large banner from the upper deck of Nationals Park displaying a link to a...

Errol Flynn’s biographer calls him the greatest heartthrob of his time – but racist and a rapist too

by Dennis Altman, La Trobe University Before Rupert Murdoch, there was Errol Flynn. The Tasmanian born Hollywood actor was arguably our most famous export to...

Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue is the highest selling jazz record of all time – he thought it was a failure

by Richard Worth, University of Liverpool There are many things about Miles Davis to remember as we mark 100 years since his birth. There’s the...

Nearly half of maternal deaths in Pennsylvania occur more than 6 weeks after giving birth

by Yenupini Joyce Adams, University of Notre Dame For too many women, the journey to motherhood ends in death. Maternal mortality – the death of...

As more athletes speak openly about depression, anxiety and suicide, a minority of fans are weaponizing it

WNBA star center A'ja Wilson has written about her experiences with depression and anxiety. Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images It’s a cool Tuesday night in Columbia, South Carolina,...

Philadelphia will celebrate Ona Judge Day to honor Martha Washington’s enslaved maid who made a daring escape to freedom

by Timothy Welbeck, Temple University On the evening of May 21, 1796, Ona Judge made the daring decision to free herself. Considering the prominence of her...

5 reasons Stephen Colbert is one of the most important satirists in American history

by Sophia A. McClennen, Penn State Stephen Colbert’s final episode as host of “The Late Show” on May 21, 2026, won’t mark the end of...

Battleground state with few combatants – why Pennsylvania’s primaries lack competition

by Kristin Kanthak, University of Pittsburgh At a time when hard-fought primary elections in Georgia, Kentucky and Indiana and Ohio are making national news, perennial...

Who shops at farmers markets in the US?

by Bret R. Shaw, University of Wisconsin-Madison People who shop at the more than 8,700 farmers markets operating in the U.S. either year-round or seasonally...

What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur‑killing asteroid armageddon: a blow‑by‑blow account

by Michael J. Benton, University of Bristol and Monica Grady, The Open University A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory,...

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