With the holiday season upon us, many are decorating their homes and looking for the perfect Christmas tree. Elizabeth Lamb is a plant breeding expert and a senior extension associate with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s New York State Integrated Pest Management program. Lamb is available to discuss when and where to buy the right tree.

New York State

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The Supreme Court is slated to hear oral arguments on Dec. 5 concerning a free-speech claim by a website designer who opposes same-sex marriage. Nelson Tebbe, professor of constitutional law and expert in freedom of speech, is a member Cornell Law School’s First Amendment Clinic. Tebbe weighs in on the matter and the potential ramifications.

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Transportation industry expert, Arthur Wheaton, and employment law expert, Angela Cornell, comment on Biden administration and congressional plans to avert a railroad strike next month. 

Industrial and Labor Relations

Law, Government & Public Policy

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As Twitter faces an employee exodus, Rebecca Kehoe weighs in on how the recent Twitter chaos is an example for other companies on how not to treat employees.

Industrial and Labor Relations

Labor Relations & Human Resources

Economics and Business

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Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores are planning to strike for Red Cup Day, one of the company's busiest days. Cathy Creighton and Angela Cornell weigh in on the workers' walkouts.

Labor Relations & Human Resources

Industrial and Labor Relations

Law School

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A federal judge has blocked the Title 42 immigration policy that allowed border agents to rapidly expel migrants without letting them seek asylum. Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer says the court's reasoning supports the contention that Title 42 was a political, anti-migrant move rather than a public health policy. 

Law and Policy

Law School

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President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday before the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia, their first in-person encounter since Biden took office.

International

Law and Policy

Foreign Policy

Law, Government & Public Policy

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Arthur Wheaton, a transportation industry and supply chain expert and director of labor studies at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, comments on the Biden administration's newly proposed rule for contractor emissions.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Law, Government & Public Policy

Industrial and Labor Relations

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NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator technology demonstration, or LOFTID, launched and landed this morning. The experimental heat shield technology is needed for any future crewed missions on Mars.

Physical Sciences & Engineering

science

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General Atomics, the U.S.-based manufacturer of the most advanced armed and networked drone in the world – the MQ-9 Reaper – announced it intends to deliver the capability to Ukraine as part of a broader U.S. defense aid package.

International

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