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/ 9 months agoHow governments handle data matters for inclusion
Governments can exclude certain groups of people in policies and services not only by the type of data they collect but...
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/ 9 months agoArsenic in landfills is still leaching into groundwater − 20 years after colleagues and I learned how the ‘king of poisons’ could escape trash dumps
If not properly managed, heavy metals such as arsenic can accumulate in landfills and leach into soils and groundwater.
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/ 9 months agoTrump is no Navalny, and prosecution in a democracy is a lot different than persecution in Putin’s Russia
Donald Trump says he’s being politically persecuted, like Russian democracy martyr Alexei Navalny, who died while in a Russian prison on...
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/ 9 months agoWith Beyoncé’s foray into country music, the genre is finally breaking free from the stereotypes that have long dogged it
Her new songs are arriving at a moment when country music’s reputation as overwhelmingly white is finally starting to crack.
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/ 9 months agoHow you can tell propaganda from journalism − let’s look at Tucker Carlson’s visit to Russia
Tucker Carlson’s sycophantic interview with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, and his subsequent praise for Russia’s subways, supermarkets and cheeseburgers, was not...
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/ 9 months agoPhilly mayor might consider these lessons from NYC before expanding stop-and-frisk
Evidence from NYC shows that stop-and-frisk policing leads to greater mistrust of police and more racial disparities in the criminal justice...
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/ 9 months agoEPA has tightened its target for deadly particle pollution − states need more tools to reach it
Reducing particle pollution can save thousands of lives, but states need more data to inform better controls. An atmospheric scientist explains...
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/ 9 months agoColleges are using AI to prepare hospitality workers of the future
Will the hotels of the future involve fewer front desk clerks and more automated service? A hospitality expert who has written...
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/ 9 months agoDonors gave $58 billion to higher ed in the 2023 academic year, with mega gifts up despite overall decline
The stock market’s weak performance at the end of 2022 may have made donors less willing to give.
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/ 9 months agoYoung people are lukewarm about Biden – and giving them more information doesn’t move the needle much
While young voters say they would be more likely to vote for Biden after they learn more about the economy and...
