(C) The Conversation This story was originally published by The Conversation and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . University at Albany, State University of New York on The Conversation [1] ['Brendan Gaesser', 'David A. Banks', 'David R. Holtgrave', 'Enayat Nasir', 'Frankie Bailey', 'Julie Novkov', 'M. Dolores Cimini', 'Mariya Zheleva', 'Mitchel Y. Abolafia', 'Nolan Fahrenkopf'] Date: 2024-04-16 14:00:23+00:00 POO/AFP via Getty Images April 16, 2024 Le procès d’O.J. Simpson, ou l’histoire d’un emballement médiatique américain Depuis le « procès du siècle », la frontière entre l’information et le divertissement est de plus en plus floue. POO/AFP via Getty Images April 12, 2024 ¿Han aprendido algo los medios de comunicación desde el juicio de O.J. Simpson? Desde el “juicio del siglo”, las fronteras entre la información y el entretenimiento son cada vez más difusas. POO/AFP via Getty Images April 12, 2024 Has the media learned anything since the O.J. Simpson trial? Since the ‘trial of the century,’ the lines between news and entertainment have become increasingly blurred. Omer Abrar via Getty Images April 11, 2024 I spent a decade helping Afghan girls make educational progress − and now the Taliban are using these 3 reasons to keep them out of school If the ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan persists, consequences could include higher rates of abuse, the spread of extremism and billions of dollars in economic loss. PRUDENCIOALVAREZ via Getty Images April 2, 2024 March Madness brings unique gambling risks for college students The legalization and ease of online sports betting is fueling a rise in gambling disorders among young people. ronniechua/iStock via Getty Images Plus March 11, 2024 How ‘hometown associations’ help immigrants support their communities in the US and back in their homelands Mexican groups are the most common, but immigrants from Turkey, Bolivia and many more countries have formed their own. 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(Shutterstock) February 2, 2023 Influencers are being hired by smaller cities to attract new residents and generate revenue – podcast During the global COVID-19 pandemic, people started moving into smaller cities, drawn by the possibility of more affordable and pleasant quality of life. chinahbzyg via Shutterstock December 8, 2022 China wants more people to eat potatoes – how changing national diets could help fix our global food crisis. Podcast Why countries need to shift what their citizens eat, and what the optimum diet for our planet might be. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast. Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images September 22, 2021 Taliban, Islamic State arm themselves with weapons US left behind Despite efforts to prevent militant groups from getting weapons, they often get their hands on U.S. equipment and use it to attack American troops. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez) April 15, 2021 As Asian Canadian scholars, we must #StopAsianHate by fighting all forms of racism Fifteen Asian academics discuss the roots of anti-Asian racism and limits of multiculturalism in Canada while charting a path forward. FatCamera via Getty Images March 19, 2021 4 steps to reaching Biden’s goal of a July 4th with much greater freedom from COVID-19 The president wants Americans to be able to celebrate Independence Day with small gatherings. What will it take to get the virus under control by then? Three public health school deans explain. Brent Stirton/Getty Images December 22, 2020 The morality of feeling equal empathy for strangers and family alike Feelings of empathy for others may be plentiful in a year of suffering. But is feeling more empathy to loved ones than strangers morally right? A research team sought to find out. AP Photo/Alex Brandon July 15, 2020 The Fed’s independence helped it save the US economy in 2008 – the CDC needs the same authority today The Trump administration has revised CDC health guidelines and undermined its own experts, making it harder for science to prevail over politics in US’s coronavirus strategy. John Lamparski/NurPhoto via Getty Images June 16, 2020 Supreme Court expands workplace equality to LGBTQ employees, but questions remain Federal law now protects lesbians, gay men and transgender people from being fired or otherwise discriminated against at work. But there are more questions and court cases to come about their rights. Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock.com January 15, 2020 Who is born a US citizen? If upheld, a federal court ruling would solidify birthright citizenship as the law of the land, and overturn more than a century of federal refusal to grant American Samoans citizenship status. 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