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In recent weeks, you've likely heard a lot about rare-earth substances with hard-to-pronounce names, but experts warn that the shortage of another crucial metal, copper, could be just as concerning. -
Our 10 finalists for the best college podcasts in the country include students from some familiar schools, and a few surprises. -
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were only supposed to be in space for about a week when they launched in June, but problems with their Boeing Starliner spacecraft extended their journey for months. -
Trump invoked the wartime authority Alien Enemies Act, targeting members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua for expedited deportation. But a federal judge blocked the action Saturday evening.
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The Better Business Bureau often receives complaints about wedding-related issues. -
FlixBus is a provider of long-distance bus transportation in North America, the new express route they're providing will connect the Midwest and the South. -
The bills have attracted bipartisan support. -
In a recent interview, Representative Paul Jacobs summarized what has happened at the Springfield capitol in the past week. -
This week is the 4th annual Illinois Soil Health Week. The week is meant to promote healthy soil practices and advocate for protection of soil and water quality.The composting facility for the sustainable farms at SIU won an award for their work. -
The threat of tariffs and federal spending cuts is shaking governments, businesses and the economy. -
SIU Carbondale will open the campus to sky observers during the scheduled total lunar eclipse next week. -
Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS, and WSIU with partner the Carbondale Public Library will host a screening of “Matter of Mind: My Alzheimer’s,” featuring a community discussion and free dinner. The event will be held Tuesday, May 20 at the Carbondale Public Library. -
"The Censored” is on view at Artspace 304 through March 27th. This exhibition showcases artwork from Artspace 304's Print Collection exemplifying themes of artists’ censorship in coordination with books from the American Library Associations’ list of 100 Banned Books from 2010-2019. -
Experts believe the availability of life saving drugs may be responsible for the fall in overdose deaths -
Pete Peterson once again remembers the time Jones became a cover boy when SIU Press reprinted a critically-acclaimed baseball book. -
Opponents say bill is a slippery slope to more regulation
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Here are the winning entries in this year's Global Ability Photography Challenge. -
No Other Land has no U.S. distributor, so the filmmakers have had to make one-on-one deals with cinemas. Art house theaters such as O Cinema have been screening the film independently. -
There's an app for that! NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the news that the classic board game Monopoly will soon come with a banking app — no more paper money, math, or banking duties required. -
In Season 8, two of the women who dumped their respective fiancés at the altar cited the men's inability to engage meaningfully with political issues that were important to their partners. -
In some ways, COVID shrank the distance between musicians and listeners. But then, it also threw nearly everything about the industry into disarray, and for many, things have never been the same. -
Most housing discrimination claims are handled by local nonprofits around the country. They say the Trump administration has hobbled them, and are challenging the cuts as unlawful. -
It doesn't matter how full you are, you can always fit in a bite or two or three of pie and ice cream. Scientists say it has to due with special neurons in our brain that just can't get enough sugar. -
We head up into the skies over Los Angeles in honor of the Goodyear Blimp's 100th. Come join us ... there's room for eight. -
Lewis Hamilton has a new team, a new outlook and a new hope. Led by the sport's most successful driver, Formula 1's closest season in recent history starts on Sunday at the Australian Grand Prix. -
The most fatalities were in Missouri. Forecasters warned that tornadoes, hail and violent winds continue to threaten states in the Deep South, from Louisiana to Georgia. -
Multiple people have given stiff-arm salutes after Elon Musk did it twice on Inauguration Day. Many claim it was a joke but extremism experts worry the once-taboo salute is getting normalized. -
Rather than lowering the price, some universities use online courses to subsidize everything else.
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