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Associated Press

“They essentially want you to bring a note from your torturer before they are willing to let you stay in the U.S,” says Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law practice.

USA Today

Reneta McCarthy, senior lecturer in the School of Hotel Administration, says that hotels lose “a piece of that marketing message, the memory of that experience” when they ditch miniature hotel shampoo, conditioner and lotion bottles.

Forbes

“Companies are just so desperate to find really good people that if you have a community of 100 million people, they’re going to post a job there because they don’t want to miss out,” says JR Keller, assistant professor of human resource studies.

Vox

“Even though, in a material sense, they come and go, they live on in the stories we tell, the relationships we cement, and ultimately in the sense of who we are,” says professor of psychology Thomas Gilovich about investing in experiences.

Time

Chris Barrett, professor of applied economics and policy, and Fred B. Schneider, professor of computer science, are both quoted in this article about a disease threatening bananas.

Politico

“There are often political obstacles, but there’s nothing inherently problematic about it constitutionally,” says Michael Dorf, professor of law.

The New York Times

Drew Margolin, assistant professor in the department of communication, critiques the vetting process Twitter has put forward for its political ad ban.

The Washington Post

In this opinion piece, Gustavo Flores-Macías, associate vice provost for international affairs, writes about what the use of military by the government could mean for democracy.

Associated Press

“If this is seen by the indigenous social movement as an effort by the old elite to restore the old order in Bolivian society, I think that is a recipe for tremendous political conflict,” says Kenneth Roberts, professor of government.

Bloomberg

“Ford seems to know what they’re doing with their people,” says Arthur Wheaton of the Worker Institute. “There wasn’t this bitter fight like you had at GM.”

Gizmodo

“We began with magnetic sensors (magnetometers) largely because they do not require contact with the ground, and we were concerned about protecting the tracks,” says Tommy Urban, research scientist in the College of Arts and Sciences and lead author of the paper. “We didn’t want to walk over and drag anything over the tracks in order to collect the data.”

CNBC

“It is interesting that Independents’ economic assessments appear closer to Democrats when we consider how respondents view their and their family’s financial situation compared with 2016,” says Peter Enns, associate professor of government.