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Some CDs are still paying 4-5% APYs and up—and these are the 8 questions to ask before you lock inMarketWatch: Mary Sasmaz, assistant professor at Weatherhead School of Management, advised savers to compare CD rates with high-yield savings and money market accounts before locking up funds. If…

‘The demon, the devil, the beast’: How ‘gas station heroin’ got Americans in a headlockVice News (subscription required): Ryan Marino, associate professor at the School of Medicine, said 7-OH—a kratom derivative—is an opioid that “acts on your opioid receptors the same way as morphine or heroin.”…

A GLP-1 pill may help you keep weight off after stopping Wegovy or ZepboundVerywell Health: Betul Hatipoglu, director of Case Western Reserve University’s Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism Center, said GLP-1 pills offer a convenient, lower-cost option to injections, but typically maintain only…

Trump administration vowed to revoke hundreds of citizenships. It's off to a slow startNPR: Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko - BakerHostetler Professor of Law, warned that even when denaturalization targets serious criminals, expanding the government's ability to revoke citizenship…

Is Ohio GOP’s big push on voter ID, Medicaid fraud about policy or politics?cleveland.com: Justin Buchler, assistant professor of political science, said Republicans’ push on voter ID is best explained by policy goals, not electoral gamesmanship.

New missing persons platform adopts social media formatSpectrum News: Deepak Sarma, the Inaugural Distinguished Scholar in the Public Humanities at the College of Arts and Sciences, said social media-style missing persons platforms may influence which cases gain attention, noting that people often…

Toxicologists want shoppers to stop believing this common pesticide mythEating Well: Ryan Marino, associate professor at the School of Medicine, said consumers shouldn’t fear produce on the EWG’s “Dirty Dozen” list because pesticide residues are typically far below harmful levels. Marino emphasized…

I watch horror movies constantly—here's what psychologists say it's doing to my mental healthReal Simple: Susan Hatters-Friedman, the Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at the School of Medicine and adjunct professor at the School of Law, said horror movies can provide a safe…

The five questions every job candidate should be asked (and why)Smart Business: John Paul Stephens, associate professor at Weatherhead School of Management, provided interviewing tips to help hiring managers land candidates that fit the job, the company and the culture.

He’s betting on a GLP-1 to help prevent Alzheimer’s. Scientists aren’t sure it works yetHealth: Ali Dehghani, associate professor at the School of Medicine, said it's still too soon to recommend GLP-1s solely to protect against dementia.