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Taylor Swift’s filings sit at the messy intersection of copyright, publicity and trademark law, each of which addresses different aspects of AI deepfakes. Luis Gutierrez/Norte Photo via Getty Images

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Taylor Swift trademarking her voice and likeness points to a new legal frontier in combating AI deepfakes

Staff Writer - May 28, 2026

Across the U.S., people are calling for companies to pay for the damage they have done to the environment. Alex Kent/AFP via Getty Images

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The US Constitution and laws do not protect oil companies from being sued over the harm they cause to the climate

FIFA’s secondary ticket market can be seen on a smartphone screen. Maximilian Haupt / picture alliance via Getty Images

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Soaring ticket prices could help FIFA pull in $15B this World Cup cycle — where does the money come from, where does it go?

Betamax video recorders like this one helped set off a chain of events leading to bans on repairing your own devices. Steve Jurvetson/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

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Today’s bans on DIY repairs of everything from cell phones to tractors grew out of Hollywood’s fear of videotaping

Public outrage over the forced sterilization of poor, Black women had less impact on female sterilization rates in the U.S. than a policy changing how post-birth care is delivered. DisobeyArt/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Reduced health insurance payments for hospital births had a bigger impact on sterilization rates than correcting an injustice

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Cap and trade could be the answer to state budget crises

Staff Writer - December 11, 2014

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Oil price drop offers short-term gains but long-term pains

Staff Writer - December 11, 2014

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How brands unleash their inner mascot to win over customers

Staff Writer - November 25, 2014

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Copper and lithium may be the keys to Afghanistan’s economic future

Staff Writer - November 13, 2014

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Four decades later, has America finally got over the oil crisis?

Staff Writer - November 3, 2014

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What makes a business graduate more employable?

Staff Writer - October 28, 2014

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Tobacco Settlement Funds Sprinklers, Golf Carts and a Grease Trap

Staff Writer - October 28, 2014

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Development of new drugs is threatened by budget cuts

Staff Writer - October 27, 2014

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Formula 1 drivers maneuver for position during the 2026 Miami Formula One Grand Prix in Florida. Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images

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Formula 1 racing shows the hard part of reaching net‑zero carbon...

Staff Writer - May 19, 2026

Caitlin Grady, George Washington University and Sachi Nandurkar, George Washington University Formula 1 auto racing is one of the...

Mifepristone is one of two drugs typically used in medication abortions. Carl Lokko/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Supreme Court preserves access to mifepristone via telehealth – at least...

May 17, 2026

You can make AI chatbots spout information that’s not true. Nicoletaionescu/iStock via Getty Images

You can persuade AI models to accept falsehoods as truth, study shows

May 16, 2026

Emphasizing the sounds of certain words to young children can help them retain language, not confuse them about speaking properly. MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Is baby talk bad? Why ‘parentese’ actually helps babies learn language

May 16, 2026

Colorado’s peach industry is threatened by a fungal disease. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images

A fungal disease, along with climate change, threatens Colorado’s prized peaches

May 15, 2026