Former Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu is on the verge of returning to office and the country is likely to be led by one of its most conservative governments. Netanyahu’s comeback appears powered by politician Itamar Ben-Gvir and the far-right.

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International

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Law, Government & Public Policy

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Jonathan Lunine, an astrophysicist who studies the origin of life in exotic environments in space, comments on the discovery of the chemical compound phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus.

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Arts and Sciences

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Mary Nichols, a senior visiting fellow at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and a former chair of the California Air and Resources Board, and Mark Lynas, a visiting fellow at the Cornell Alliance for Science and author of “Nuclear 2.0: Why a Green Future Needs Nuclear Power,” comment on the future of nuclear energy in California and beyond.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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Cornell experts are available to discuss the potential of a coronavirus vaccine from multiple angles, including the science of vaccines, why people choose not to be vaccinated, health care systems, insurance companies and policies. 

Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine

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Twitter has reached a deal to sell itself to Elon Musk, with the billionaire stating that he hopes even his worst critics remain on the social media platform.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Catherine Kling, an environmental economist and an expert in water quality modeling, comments on the Supreme Court's ruling in West Virginia v. EPA, which curtails the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce carbon emissions from power plants.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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John Albertson is a professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology, comment on new Biden administration regulations on methane emissions.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Engineering

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Facebook plans to change its name to focus on the metaverse, reports suggest.

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Computing & Information Sciences

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Google is expanding its campaign to fight misinformation through an approach it calls ‘prebunking’, which involves using a series of short videos to teach people how to spot false claims before they encounter them. 

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Cornell Tech

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Climate scientist Flavio Lehner comments on newly proposed climate change legislation from the European Union that would include a tax on aviation fuel, a carbon border tariff, emission limits for cars and more.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

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