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Welcome to Sunday! Our top five articles of the week are displayed below.
One from the archive: Tonight the Kansas City Chiefs will play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV – but you probably already knew that. Last year, approximately 102 million people tuned into the big game. Many viewers aren’t into the football. In an article from 2017, Penn State kinesiology professors Peter Hopsicker and Mark Dyreson explore the history of how “a battle of gridiron gladiators” became “second fiddle to a flashy spectacle
of singers, fireworks and advertisements.”
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The Weeknd performs at the 2020 American Music Awards on Nov. 22 in Los Angeles.
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Alvaro Jarrin, College of the Holy Cross
Over the past year, the singer has carefully constructed a visage that has made him nearly unrecognizable.
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A person falling into a black hole and being stretched while approaching the black hole’s horizon.
Leo Rodriguez and Shanshan Rodriguez
Leo Rodriguez, Grinnell College; Shanshan Rodriguez, Grinnell College
If you are a sci-fi junkie you've probably wondered what would happen if you were unlucky enough to fall into a black hole. How well you'd fare all depends on the type of black hole.
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Gerard Magliocca, IUPUI
Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was first used against Confederate leaders after the Civil War to expel seditionist politicians. Now it could be used against Donald Trump.
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Jena Martin, West Virginia University
The easy answer as to why trading was halted relates to the stock's 'volatility' after its dramatic climb in recent weeks. But it could also mean something fishy is going on.
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Lara Coughlin, University of Michigan
Weed, though far less dangerous than many other drugs, is not entirely without risk. Some 59% of people treating pain with medical cannabis experience moderate to severe withdrawal symptoms
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