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The Chicago Tribune

Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law, discusses the impact of Biden's executive order, which significantly limited asylum-seeker arrivals.

The New York Times

Nicholas Schiff, professor of neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medicine, discusses a newly released study that suggests a quarter of patients in vegetative or minimally conscious states show some awareness. 

The Washington Post

Aileen Gariepy, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine, says “People don’t have to have the procedure without any medication, but it does need a conversation.”

Associated Press

Sabrina Karim, associate professor of government, comments on the resignation of Bangladesh's former prime minister. 

NBC

Kate Bronfenbrenner, senior lecturer at ILR, says if the NLRB's clout weakens, “there’s going to be a lot more strikes, a lot more work actions, or the labor movement is going to die. It’s either going to become more militant or just give up.”

US News and World Report

“Even though the percent of asthma-related emergency department visits associated with pollen overall was only a few percent on an annual basis, at certain times of year when particular types of pollen were spiking, we sometimes saw up to almost 20% of visits were due to pollen,” says Daniel Katz, assistant professor at CALS-SIPS.

NPR

“As much as long-term care providers in general do their best to provide competent, high-quality care, there is a real problem with endemic violence,” says Karl Pillemer, professor of psychology.

Fortune

George Hay, senior professor of law, explains why OpenAI could benefit from this case, saying “It suggests that the court is willing to take on a dominant firm and explain why it’s so dominant and attribute some antitrust liability to some reason for dominance.”

The New York Times

Walter De Jong, professor of plant breeding and genetics, discusses the different potato breeds that go into making a potato pizza.

Associated Press

“Generally speaking, the healthier you are, the more likely you’re going to be to withstand any sort of pathogen,” says Brian Rahm, senior extension associate.

CNN

Gail Saltz, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine, discusses implicit bias.

ABC News

To be harmed by the levels of heavy metal contamination in dark chocolate, a person would need to eat an extremely large amount, says Associate Professor of Food Science Elad Tako.