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Media Tip Sheet: AI Created Imaginary Books for Summer Reading List

The Chicago Sun-Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer recently published stories with unidentifiable quotes from fake experts and imaginary book titles created by AI.

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HHS Restructuring Would Disrupt Services to Vulnerable Populations

The US Department of Health and Human Services recently announced a planned reorganization that will dismantle the Administration for Community Living, an agency created to focus on the needs of...

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Media Tip Sheet: New Report Shows Only 25% of Sunscreens are Safe and Effective

According to a new report by the Environmental Working Group, only 25% of sunscreens are safe and effective, but is that true?

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Media Tip Sheet: Spain Orders Airbnb to Remove Listings

Spain’s government ordered Airbnb to remove almost 66,000 listings from its site. The move is part of a crackdown on tourist rentals in the wake of the country’s worsening housing crisis.

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Media Tip Sheet: Airbnb’s New “Everything” App

Airbnb’s CEO, Brian Chesky, unveiled plans to transform the Airbnb app to allow people to book experiences and services as well as short-term home rentals.

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Statement on CCAS School Ceremony Disruption

We deeply regret that this moment of special celebration was violated for our students, their families, and other members of our community by this speaker, a former student who earned her degree in...

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Media Tip Sheet: U.S. Overdose Deaths Show Decline in 2024

New data from the CDC shows there were 30,000 fewer drug overdose deaths in 2024 compared to the year before.

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Policies Targeting Road Transport Emissions Could Save 1.9 Million Lives Globally by 2040, New Study Finds

A new global study reveals that smart policies addressing road transport emissions could save 1.9 million lives and prevent 1.4 million new children’s asthma cases worldwide by 2040. This translates...

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Transatlantic partnership boost GW Law and Oxford Summer School on Animal Ethics

The Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and the Animal Law Program at The George Washington University Law School (GW) are delighted to announce their Animal Ethics and Law Partnership.

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Media Tip Sheet: Wildfires Tear Across Minnesota and Southern Canada

Wildfires have spread across Minnesota and southern Canada over recent days due to unseasonably hot weather, strong winds and high levels of drought in the region.