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The Wall Street Journal

The new research represents “a completely new scenario that may solve the age of the rings for good,” said Maryame El Moutamid, senior research associate, who wrote an editorial accompanying the study but wasn’t involved in it. 

The New York Times

“The words from the president of Uzbekistan are exactly like the local governors in China use when they have the chance to praise the current leader – they use that script,” said Peidong Sun, associate professor of history. 

ABC News

“I think [strikes] represent a strength to the labor force,” said Alexander Colvin, dean of the Industrial and Labor Relations School.  

The Wall Street Journal

“It’s not all about the money,” said Arthur Wheaton, senior extension associate in the ILR School. “Nobody wants to be on call seven days a week, 24 hours a day.” 

Arthur DeGaetano, professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, said that the mid-summer drought is likely to affect what we see this year. 

Time

Defense attorneys allege making false statements on documents like affidavits and search warrants is almost routine among some police officers. Such misconduct “is staggeringly common,” says Joe Margulies, professor of law. “These are casual falsehoods that are calculatedly inserted into an affidavit in support of a warrant application”. 

New York Magazine

“First, we have to find out if there’s air,” said Nikole Lewis, assistant professor of astronomy, “and then we can ask, OK, what’s in the air?” She estimates that it would take three or more years of observing a system to be able to say there’s a biosignature. 

The New York Times

“People got very attached to their pets during the pandemic,” said Brian Collins, veterinarian at the Cornell Riney Canine Health Center. “Those pets may not do as well in a kennel or with a sitter.” 

Marketplace

“The piece of food inflation that’s due to transportation costs could go away fairly quickly if the oil market resolves itself,” said David Just, professor of applied economics and policy. 

CNN

Arthur Wheaton, senior extension associate in the ILR School, said that years of cost cutting and consolidation in the rail industry predated the pandemic and have led to the current impasse.

The Verge

“What’s beautiful about voice data is that it’s probably one of the cheapest types of data that you can collect from people,” says Olivier Elemento, professor of physiology and biophysics. 

MarketWatch

Ileen Devault, professor in the ILR School, said the pandemic has strengthened the hand of rail workers, following months of backups at ports, warehouses and railyards, amid understaffing and a shortage of trucks to move containers.