The Conversation Daily — June 26, 2026
10 stories · June 26, 2026
In this issue
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For Haitian women in Florida, the loss of TPS is more than an immigration law issue
theconversation.com · Ammcise Apply, Ph.D. Candidate in Community and Public Affairs, Binghamton University, State University of New York
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 25, 2026, that the Trump administration may revoke the temporary protected status of 350,000 Haitians. This is not the first time a legal challenge to TPS has held…
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Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San Andreas, and the risks aren’t over yet – a geophysicist explains
theconversation.com · Sylvain Barbot, Professor of Earth Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images Venezuela and its capital,…
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College is unaffordable for many Americans – but don’t just blame rising tuition
theconversation.com · Thomas Adam, Professor of Political Science, University of Arkansas
Private U.S. colleges and universities are charging an average of $44,961 in tuition for the 2025-26 school year. Catherine Lane/Moment via Getty Images As more Americans consider whether a college…
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Summer camps remain a battleground over what it means to be American
theconversation.com · Seth T. Kannarr, Ph.D. Graduate in Geography, University of Tennessee · Derek H. Alderman, Chancellor's Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
A camper blows a bugle at Camp Nathan Hale in upstate New York in 1943. Gordon Parks/Heritage Images/via Getty Images Imagine tall trees across the lake, a calm breeze, children laughing in the…
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Techno tourism in Detroit – what do visitors owe the city that created the music?
theconversation.com · Carla Vecchiola, Lecturer in History, University of Michigan-Dearborn
In 1997, I was one of relatively few tourists in Detroit. Well before #vanlife was a hashtag, I left my home state of California and drove around the country for five months living in a 1982…
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Why states are walking back their own climate and energy laws, and what they might do instead
theconversation.com · Andres Clarens, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Virginia
Over a third of Hawaii's power comes from renewable energy, which cuts its need for fossil fuel imports. John S Lander/LightRocket via Getty Images During the first Trump administration, states and…
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El Niño is back, and ocean temperatures are already near record highs – that can spell disaster for fish and corals
theconversation.com · Dillon Amaya, Climate Research Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
It’s official: El Niño is back. By late fall 2026, forecast models give a 2-in-3 chance of a strong-to-very strong El Niño affecting the weather, climate and ocean temperatures across the planet. El…
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Efforts to combat climate change often exclude Indigenous people – and they may not have any recourse
theconversation.com · Buket Altınçelep, Ph.D. Candidate in Global Governance and Human Security, UMass Boston
Fred Ngusilo, left, a member of the Ogiek community, works with a relative to sift through the ruins of their grandfather's house in the Mau forest, destroyed by Kenyan police. Tony Karumba/AFP via…
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Trump’s AI security order acknowledges risks but stops short of regulating industry
theconversation.com · Anjana Susarla, Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
The White House addresses the need to protect against powerful AI systems. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Some technology and policy watchers were surprised when President Donald Trump signed an…
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Killing cancer requires immune cells to infiltrate tumors’ hostile microenvironment – sugar shields can help them break in
theconversation.com · Charles J. Dimitroff, Professor of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Florida International University · Lee Seng Lau, Postdoctoral Associate in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Florida International University
CAR-T cells must overcome cancer’s many defenses in order to mount an effective attack. Lulu Perez, CC BY-SA You might think of cancer as a mass of rogue cells that grow uncontrollably. But cancer is…