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Aging and Alzheimer's leave the brain starved of energy. Now scientists think they've found a way to aid the brain's metabolism — in mice. PM Images/Getty Images hide caption

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This metabolic brain boost revives memory in alzheimer’s mice.

September 2, 2024 • An experimental cancer drug that helps the brain turn glucose into energy was able to reverse memory loss in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.

A drug that restores brain metabolism could help treat Alzheimer's

A squat lobster in the genus Sternostylus, thought to be a newly identified species, was photographed along the Nazca Ridge off the coast of Chile. ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute hide caption

A newly mapped underwater mountain could be home to 20 new species

August 30, 2024 • Researchers who led the 28-day expedition along the nearly 2-mile tall seamount hope the discoveries made will inform future policies safeguarding the understudied, high-seas region.

Corn rootworm is known as the 'billion dollar bug' for how much damage it causes to corn crops in the United States. Researcher Emily Bick is tackling the problem by eavesdropping on this and other insects. Lina Tran hide caption

How listening to the sounds of insects can help detect agricultural pests

August 30, 2024 • From Indonesia to Wisconsin, farmers all over the world struggle with a huge problem: pests. On top of that, it's tough for farmers to identify where exactly they have the pests and when. Reporter Lina Tran from NPR member station WUWM in Milwaukee joins host Emily Kwong to tell the story of how researchers in the Midwest are inventing new forms of pest detection that involve eavesdropping on the world of insects. Plus, hear what aphid slurping sounds like.

A white-browed sparrow weaver inspects a roost under construction, after just receiving some grass brought by another member of its group. Maria Cristina Tello-Ramos hide caption

When birds build nests, they're also building a culture

August 29, 2024 • Nest-building isn’t just instinct. Birds can learn from others, letting groups within one species develop their own distinctive nest-building traditions.

Shells, composed mostly of invasive zebra mussels pile up at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan. The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Species Control and Prevention Act of 1990 and the United States Geological Survey's Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database were created in response to this mussel. corfoto/Getty Images hide caption

Here's what's missing from the invasive species narrative

August 28, 2024 • At first glance, the whole narrative of aquatic invasive species may seem straightforward: A bad non-native species comes into a new ecosystem and overruns good native species. But the truth? It's a little more complicated. To tear down everything we thought we knew about invasive species and construct a more nuanced picture, host Emily Kwong talks to experts Ian Pfingsten, who works on the United States Geological Survey's Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, and Nicholas Reo, a Canada Excellence Research Chair in Coastal Relationalities and Regeneration.

Many people get into their phones when they're bored, then scroll through social media in the hopes of alleviating that boredom. But new research suggests that swiping from video to video might increase boredom, not alleviate it. Tippapatt/Getty Images hide caption

Scrolling might make you MORE bored, not less

August 23, 2024 • Have you ever scrolled through a TikTok without finishing it? Switched between YouTube videos halfway through one or the other? Pressed "fast forward" on a Netflix episode that just wasn't holding your interest? That habit is called "digital switching" — and it might be causing the exact thing you're trying to avoid: boredom. Emily and Regina break that and more of the week's news down with the help of All Things Considered 's Ailsa Chang.

Invasive cane toads like this one have fanned out across Australia, killing numerous predators in their wake, including freshwater crocodiles. Joshua Prieto/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

To save wild crocodiles in Australia, scientists gave them food poisoning

August 16, 2024 • Freshwater crocodiles die every year in Australia from eating poisonous cane toads that humans introduced to the continent. Now scientists have found a way to teach the crocs to avoid the toxic toads.

Saving freshwater crocodiles — by teaching them to not eat poisonous toads

Conservation biologist Gliselle Marin carefully untangles a bat from a net in Belize during the annual Bat-a-thon. Her fanny pack is decorated with printed bats. Luis Echeverría for NPR hide caption

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This scientist has a bat tat and earrings. she says there's a lot to learn from bats.

August 12, 2024 • Gliselle Marin joins the “Bat-a-thon,” a group of 80-some bat researchers who converge on Belize each year to study these winged mammals.

A scientist in Belize hopes bats can galvanize locals to protect their forests

Researchers glued cameras and tracking instruments to small pieces of neoprene, that they then glued to the fur of the sea lions Nathan Angelakis hide caption

Scientists attach video cameras to sea lions to map the ocean floor

August 9, 2024 • How do you study unmapped areas of the ocean and identify critical habitat for an endangered species? You include the study animal in the scientific process! Researchers from the University of Adelaide fitted endangered Australian sea lions with cameras and tracking devices to better understand where they spent their time. The information could help scientists protect critical sea lion habitat and could give researchers a new tool for mapping the ocean.

"Everything that we are as human beings is in our brain," Dr. Theodore Schwartz says. Brian Marcus /Penguin Randomhouse hide caption

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For this brain surgeon, the operating room is 'the ultimate in mindful meditation'.

August 5, 2024 • Dr. Theodore Schwartz has been treating neurological illnesses for nearly 30 years. He says being a brain surgeon requires steady hands — and a strong bladder. His new book is Gray Matters.

New blood tests that help detect Alzheimer's disease are opening up a new era in diagnosis and treatment, doctors say. Marcus Brandt/picture alliance/Getty Images hide caption

New blood tests can help diagnose Alzheimer's. Are doctors ready for what's next?

August 2, 2024 • A new generation of blood tests can help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. But many doctors don’t yet know how to use them.

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Some researchers say the African coral tree has a racial slur embedded in its name. This month, scientists at an international meeting voted to have that epithet removed. tree-species/Flickr hide caption

Some plant names can be racist. Scientists are looking to rename them

July 31, 2024 • An international group of researchers has voted to modify the scientific names of more than 200 plant species whose names carry a derogatory word.

Researchers are revising botanical names to address troubling connotations

A key protein called Reelin may help stave off Alzheimer's disease, according to a growing body of research. GSO Images/The Image Bank/Getty Images hide caption

A protein called Reelin keeps popping up in brains that resist aging and Alzheimer’s

July 29, 2024 • Early in life, the protein Reelin helps assemble the brain. Later on, it appears to protect the organ from Alzheimer’s and other threats to memory and thinking.

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There are over eight hundred species of leeches, but researchers estimate that only ten percent of all leeches are terrestrial. Auscape/Contributor/Getty Images hide caption

We hate to tell you this, but there are leeches that can jump

July 29, 2024 • Generally, we at Short Wave are open-minded to the creepies and the crawlies, but even we must admit that leeches are already the stuff of nightmares. They lurk in water. They drink blood. There are over 800 different species of them. And now, as scientists have confirmed ... at least some of them can jump!

Two chimpanzees groom each other — a behavior that can involve several gestures. Anup Shah/Getty Images hide caption

What chimpanzee gestures reveal about human communication

July 26, 2024 • Chimpanzees are humans' closest living relatives. But does much of their communication resembles ours? According to a new study published earlier this week in the journal Current Biology , chimpanzees gesture back-and-forth in a similar way to how humans take turns speaking. The research presents an intriguing possibility that this style of communication may have evolved before humans split off from great apes, and tells researchers more about how turn-taking evolved.

Project RattleCam lets people observe rattlesnakes with a live webcam. Scott Boback hide caption

Watch a livestream of Colorado’s ‘mega den’ of pregnant rattlesnakes

July 24, 2024 • On a rocky hillside in Colorado is a “mega den” of hundreds of rattlesnakes — along with cameras livestreaming the whole thing.

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Glyptodonts were giant, armadillo-like shelled mammals that went extinct about 10,000 years ago. A study reveals that cut marks on a glyptodont fossil in South America could have been made by humans a little over 20,000 years ago. Daniel Eskridge/Stocktrek Images/Science Source hide caption

When did humans get to South America? This giant shelled mammal fossil may hold clues

July 23, 2024 • A fossil of an armadillo-like mammal appears to bear cut marks from butchering by humans, suggesting people were living in South America at least 20,000 years ago, even earlier than once thought.

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Once completed, India's National River Linking Project will transfer an estimated 200 billion cubic meters of water around the country each year. STRDEL / Stringer/Getty Images hide caption

India's plan to reroute rivers could have unintended consequences on rainfall

July 19, 2024 • More than a hundred years ago, a British engineer proposed linking two rivers in India to better irrigate the area and cheaply move goods. The link never happened, but the idea survived. Today, due to extreme flooding in some parts of the country mirrored by debilitating drought in others, India's National Water Development Agency plans to dig thirty links between rivers across the country. It's the largest project of its kind and will take decades to complete. But scientists are worried what moving that much water could do to the land, the people — and even the weather. Host Emily Kwong talks to journalist Sushmita Pathak about her recent story on the project.

In 2022, a large, unexpected rogue wave struck the Viking Polaris, breaking windows. One passenger died and others were injured. Alexis Delisi/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Rogue waves can strike without warning. These scientists found a way to predict them

July 18, 2024 • Scientists have created a new tool that can give 5 minutes advance warning of a dangerous rogue wave in the ocean.

A study finds that psilocybin can desynchronize networks in the brain, potentially enhancing its plasticity. Sara Moser/Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis hide caption

A scientist took a psychedelic drug — and watched his own brain 'fall apart'

July 18, 2024 • Scientists scanned the brains of people who took psilocybin, including a member of the research team. The scans showed how the drug disrupts key networks, potentially enhancing brain plasticity.

A prominent brain scientist took psilocybin as part of his own brain study

Crows can be trained to count out loud much in the way that human toddlers do, a study finds. Andreas Nieder/Universal Images Group Editorial hide caption

Crows can count out loud like human toddlers — when they aren't cheating the test

July 18, 2024 • A study finds that carrion crows can be taught to count and make vocalizations that indicate the number counted, much in the same way that human toddlers do.

Crows can count vocally like toddlers, research shows

An image released by the FDA shows bottles containing tianeptine and other compounds. Authorities have urged gas station store owners and others not to sell the products, with names like Neptune's Fix, Za Za and Tianaa, citing serious health risks. FDA hide caption

8 things to know about the drug known as 'gas station heroin'

July 14, 2024 • For decades, tianeptine was used to treat depression, even though no one knew how it worked. But it turns out it's a type of opioid, and the U.S. is facing a spike in abuse of "gas station heroin."

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Why Use Newspapers?

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Newspaper articles can provide a useful source of information, serving as a primary source of information about historical and current events. Some of the benefits of using newspaper articles as primary sources include:

• seeing how people viewed an event when it happened;
• providing multiple points of view about an issue, including a comparison of the United States and international views;
• permitting researchers to trace the historical development of subjects over time;
• examining issues in the context of their time (by seeing how stories about an issue relate to other stories, or by examining the type of coverage provided);
• giving a snapshot of a time period detailing how people lived, and what they purchased, etc. which is helpful for writers, playwrights, historians, etc.

Because newspapers also contain commentaries or retrospective articles about events, they can also serve as a secondary source. (Modified from Why Use Newspapers? - OhioState University)

To find a specific newspaper, try the following:

1. On the library home page in the search box click the Journals tab. Type the newspaper title.

The search will return results for titles starting with the words you typed. If you want to search for the exact tile or are not sure of the the complete title, use the E-Journals Search (link below the box). From the drop-down menu you can select "Title contains all words" if you are not sure in what order the words appear in the title or "Title equals" (the latter would be useful for short titles like "Time" or "Times").

2. For titles not available online, click "Print Journals" under the search box for journal searches. This will take you to the library catalog. Click on the "Title" tab. Do a catalog TITLE search for the newspaper title. It is useful to limit your search to Periodicals/Serials.

Results list may include several entries for different versions of the title and various formats (print, microfilm, and electronic). If you are confused, ask a librarian for help. For your convenience, information about popular newspapers in our collection is provided in this guide.

Library records may include information about current print holdings and microforms, as well as links to online content. Please note that the catalog does NOT have links to ALL newspapers available online, use the e-journals search for this.

First, determine if the issue of the newspaper is available online.

Method 1 . Search for the article title in quotation marks (and author's name, if the title is common) in the red search box on the home page (under the "Articles" tab).

A successful search will include a link to the article full text.

Method 2. Use the E-Journals search to see if the issue you need is available online. This method is more comprehensive, because it will find ALL of library electronic subscriptions. It also helps when a link in Method 1 does not work.

In the results list find a database that covers the period when the article of interest was published.

You can click "Look up Article" or go to the database. Most databases will allow you to browse to the volume and issue or search for the article.

If the article is not available online or you need to see the article as it was published with original graphics, do a catalog search for the newspaper title in the library catalog as described above . Important note: search for the newspaper title, NOT the article title.

• Start with searching Summon . After you enter your search terms and get results, you will be able to refine you search by Content - Newspapers . You may also select a date range for the articles.

• Search one of the general newspaper databases . You should also be able to filter your results to newspaper content and specify dates.
• Many subject guides provide information on newspapers in the discipline.
• Ask your subject librarian for assistance.

Please note that newspaper databases come in different formats.

Digital archive databases provide scanned reproductions of original newspaper pages (the full-text and any accompanying graphics).

Full-text databases provide the complete text of newspaper articles (but not accompanying graphics).

Index only databases provide citations (references) to newspaper articles. You can use these to identify the publication date and page number details for specific articles.

Therefore you may still need to use digital or traditional microfilms to view the articles you found using an online database.

If you working with newspapers not available online, you may need to use an index, which may be available in print or on a microfilm. Ask for help at the desk or via an online form .

Remember that if we don't have access to an article you can request it through interlibrary loan (ILLiad) .

(Modified from Newspapers & news services: Finding newspaper articles on a topic - University of Wollongong)

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How are newspapers used in scholarly research.

Delve into some unexpected findings on the impact of newspapers in academic research topics like public health

by Courtney Suciu

A recent study revealed insights about how academic researchers use newspapers in their scholarly publications, and the widespread impact of newspaper citations in scholarly journals. Some of what we learned from this study wasn’t surprising – it affirmed that newspapers are an important resource for research in the arts, social sciences and humanities.

But it also presented us with some unexpected findings about the broad scope of academic subjects where scholarly researchers cited newspapers. For example, we didn’t anticipate that newspapers would be so frequently cited in journal articles on such a specialized topic as public health. So, we decided to take a closer look at why The New York Times might be such a valuable resource for research in this area.

A little background on the study

In his report, “The Scholarly Impacts of Newspapers,” 1 conducted in partnership with ProQuest, Eric T. Meyer, then a professor of Social Informatics at the Oxford Internet Institute, examined how frequently four major newspapers ( The New York Times , The Washington Post , The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian ) were cited in scholarly journals. He also analyzed the subject areas of these publications, and how often journal articles that cited these newspapers were cited in other scholarly articles.

The overall results of Prof. Meyer’s study (download the full report ), confirmed what we suspected: that newspapers are a critical resource in advanced research across a variety of subject areas.

Why are newspapers valuable for scholarly public health research?

According to Prof. Meyer’s research, public health wasn’t in the top 5 disciplines that most frequently cite newspapers in academic research (read the report to find out what they are) yet we were still surprised to discover how often researchers in this area did cite newspapers.

In fact, all four of the titles Prof. Meyer looked at were cited in scholarly articles about nursing, public health, pediatrics, general medicine and other related topics. Of these publications, The New York Times was the most frequently referenced in health research during the period of time between 2000-2017.

So why would newspapers, and The New York Times in particular, be a valuable resource for authors of academic journal articles in this subject area?

We discovered a study published in the International Public Health Journal that examined “News Coverage of Public Health Issues” 2 which may shed light on the matter. While this research focused on The New York Times coverage of the West Nile Virus and avian flu epidemics, it also provided a more general glimpse at the reason scholars seeking accurate, reliable and timely information related to public health issues would use newspapers in their academic research.

“Journalists tend to quote experts as sources,” according to the authors of the study. “In the field of science and public health, these experts usually include bureaucratic officials, scientists affiliated with relevant institutions, and medical professionals.”

Experts in this context are authorities from the likes of the World Health Organization or Center for Disease Control, for example, who can impart reliable observations, information and analysis which are critical for scholarly research.

“The sourcing pattern is related not only to the nature of the subject matter (i.e. public health), but also to the function of professional requirements and constraints from the journalistic part,” the article continued:

In other words, journalists seek information from bureaucratic and institutional sources in part because they are credible and authoritative. It is also because they are able to provide quickly, and in a usable format, the information journalists need when covering public health issues; that is, the magnitude of impact and what actions will be taken.

Of course, such credible, authoritative and accessible information isn’t just important to journalists covering these issues. It is essential for successful public health studies at every level, from undergraduate research projects to peer-reviewed scholarly articles published in academic journals, as we discovered from Prof. Meyer’s report.

Learn more about how newspapers are used in academic research with highlights from Prof. Meyer’s study or by downloading his complete report, “The Scholarly Impacts of Newspapers.”

• Meyer, Eric T., The Scholarly Impacts of Newspapers: The Guardian , Washington Post , Wall Street Journal, and New York Times (May 2, 2018).
• Shih, T., PhD., Brossard, D., PhD., & Wijaya, R., B.S. (2011). News coverage of public health issues: The role of news sources and the processes of news construction . International Public Health Journal, 3 (1), 87-97. Available from ProQuest Central.

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Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota on Thursday capped two days of crisscrossing Pennsylvania, talking up Vice President Kamala Harris’s experience, taking shots at former President Donald J. Trump and making his now familiar pleas to voters that they fight for freedom with optimism.

“Look, it would be easier if we didn’t have to do this. It would be easier if these guys wouldn’t undermine our system, if they wouldn’t lie about elections, if they wouldn’t put women’s health at risk. But they are, so it’s a privilege for us to do the fight,” he said in Erie, Pa., where he stumped from a stage at the edge of Presque Isle Bay before hundreds of cheering supporters waving “Coach” and “Kamala” signs.

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In its third consecutive cut since June, the Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate to 4.25 per cent on Wednesday, citing the continued easing of inflation. 

While the move was widely anticipated by economists, the gradual pace of cuts has sparked some questions about when a more dramatic move might be made. 

"If we need to take a bigger step, we're prepared to take a bigger step," Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said during a news conference Wednesday. "At this point, 25 basis points looked appropriate."

The decision Wednesday followed a pattern established earlier this summer when rates were cut to 4.75 per cent in June and 4.5 per cent in July. 

Macklem said the decision took into consideration the risks that could affect inflation rates. Prices for housing and shelter, as well as some other services, are still maintaining upward pressure on inflation, he said, adding that since their July rate cut, those upward forces "have eased slightly."

"At the same time, downward pressure coming from excess supply in the economy remains," he said. "If inflation continues to ease broadly in line with our July forecast, it is reasonable to expect further cuts."

Macklem's comments Wednesday echo those he made in July. Canada's annual inflation rate dropped to 2.5 per cent in July, down from 2.7 per cent in June, Statistics Canada said in August. It's the lowest it has been since March 2021, when inflation began to climb amid pandemic pressures and supply disruptions.

While inflation is approaching the two per cent target that the Bank of Canada aims for, the economy still has a way to go. 

"The runway's in sight, but we have not landed it yet," Macklem said.  

Some economists say bigger cuts needed

Although a quarter-point reduction was expected, some experts had estimated there was a small chance the bank would make a more dramatic cut of 50 basis points. 

When asked if a cut of that magnitude had been debated, Macklem said numerous scenarios were discussed, but there was a "strong consensus" for the cut they made. If they find inflation is "significantly weaker than expected," a bigger step could be appropriate, he added. 

"We will take our decisions based on the data we have."

Some experts say Wednesday's move isn't ambitious enough to jump-start the economy. 

"The Bank of Canada went with the more cautious approach of yet another quarter point rate cut, leaving rates still well above where they will have to head to get the economy really moving again now that inflation is less of a threat," Avery Shenfeld, an economist at CIBC Economics, said in a note to clients. 

The cuts to the key interest rate seen in recent months come after nearly a year of stagnancy. Prior to June's cut, the rate had been held at five per cent since July 2023. It reached five per cent after an aggressive campaign of rate hikes that the bank embarked on in April 2022 with the goal of tackling high inflation. 

Economic growth strengthens, but unemployment still rising

In the second quarter of year, the economy grew by 2.1 per cent, Macklem said, "slightly stronger" than had been forecast in July. But economic activity softened in early summer, he added, and the unemployment rate climbed to 6.4 per cent in June and July. 

The increase in unemployment rates is "concentrated in youth and newcomers to Canada, who are finding it more difficult to get a job," Macklem said.

Taylor Schleich, an interest rate strategist with the National Bank of Canada, told CBC News that this increase is the "biggest concern" for the economy right now. 

"Most countries are seeing their labour markets weakened, but certainly in Canada, it's been much weaker," Schleich said. 

"We don't suspect that things are going to improve materially anytime soon, probably for the rest of this year."

Macklem stressed Wednesday that economic growth needed to pick up to absorb the slack — but Schleich says betting on that demand surging back is "just a little bit too optimistic" considering the gradual pace of interest rate relief, suggesting more rate cuts are needed first. 

Feeling the impact of rate cuts

Changes in the key interest rate, also known as the policy interest rate, can have far-reaching impacts for mortgages and personal loans. 

Some Canadians have been postponing plans in the hopes that interest rates will come down further. Boaz Rachamim, owner of Eisenbergs Sandwich Co. in Toronto, has been wanting to open a new brick-and-mortar location outside of a community centre, but those plans are out of reach right now.

"With the interest rates being where they are currently and just the cost of everything, I think for now it's stopping us from going out and doing that," he told CBC News. 

The company first went into business three years ago, during the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic, when interest rates were significantly lower and paying back a loan was less daunting.

"That's why I made the jump initially … because there was much less risk," he said. 

This new rate cut is "a step in the right direction," but it's too marginal for him to feel confident taking out a new loan to expand. 

"It's not just me on the table here," Rachamim said. "We have a group of about 20 staff who work with us."

The impact of this Wednesday's rate cut will be felt first by Canadians with variable rate mortgages, Schleich said: "They'll feel the impact of these lower interest rates immediately." 

But it could take a while for other areas of the economy to actually register the change — and he believes more cuts are needed to make a real difference. 

"It's going to take a little bit more interest rate relief for things to really pick up."

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Decision on Trump sentencing date in "hush money" case coming Friday, prosecutors say

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A New York judge is expected to say Friday when former President Donald Trump will be sentenced for falsifying business records to cover up a "hush money" payment to an adult film star.

Trump has twice sought to delay sentencing after his conviction in May by a unanimous jury on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records . 

He was originally scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, but Justice Juan Merchan pushed back that date to Sept. 18 after Trump motioned for the judge to set aside his conviction. Trump cited a Supreme Court ruling that former presidents have immunity for "official acts," and evidence related to presidential work cannot be included in criminal trials. 

Merchan has said he'll rule on Trump's request to set aside the jury's verdict just two days before the currently scheduled sentencing, on Sept. 16. 

In August, Trump asked that the sentencing date be pushed back further — until after the presidential election. Trump's lawyers said another postponement would give his team time to appeal if Merchan rejects their request to set aside the conviction.

While waiting for Merchan's decision, Trump also pursued another path to delaying sentencing. He asked a federal judge to take over the case, claiming it belongs in federal court. The federal judge rejected that request Wednesday , and Trump appealed. 

On Thursday, a lawyer for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg informed the appeals court that Merchan will issue his decision on sentencing tomorrow.

"The judge has now informed the parties that the decision will be rendered tomorrow," Bragg's lawyer wrote.

Prosecutors said Trump signed off on a scheme to hide reimbursements to a lawyer who wired a $130,000 "hush money" payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels days before the 2016 presidential election. Trump denied the encounter and pleaded not guilty.

Merchan has wide leeway in determining Trump's sentence. The charges carry a maximum sentence of up to four years in jail, but this is Trump's first conviction, so Merchan may also hand down a sentence that involves a variety of alternatives to incarceration, including probation. 

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