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/ 1 year agoRICO is often used to target the mob and cartels − but Trump and his associates aren’t the first outside those worlds to face charges
Federal and state RICO charges, which target racketeering, have been applied to a wide range of crimes committed by politicians and...
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/ 1 year agoSpecial counsels, like the one leading the Justice Department’s investigation of Hunter Biden, are intended to be independent − but they aren’t entirely
Special counsels can help presidential administrations avoid the perception of bias, but they are not as independent as the independent counsels...
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/ 1 year agoMedicare starts a long road to cutting prices for drugs, starting with 10 costing it $50.5 billion annually – a health policy analyst explains why negotiations are promising but will take years
The drug pricing reform may drastically lower prices for some of the most critical life-saving drugs in the long run. But...
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/ 1 year agoMany people think cannabis smoke is harmless − a physician explains how that belief can put people at risk
Clinical trials have demonstrated the health benefits of cannabis for certain conditions, but many aren’t testing smoked or vaped forms. Research...
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/ 1 year agoGovernors may make good presidents − unless they become ‘imperial governors’ like DeSantis
A former executive director of the National Governors Association explains what it is about certain governors that makes them less suited...
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/ 1 year agoThe federal government turns to local communities to help refugees settle into the US, but community-based programs bring both possibilities and challenges
Citizens are helping refugees get settled in the US, but the lack of standard federal rules makes the process tricky for...
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/ 1 year agoYear-round school: Difference-maker or waste of time?
Two education researchers reviewed the evidence on year-round school. Here is what they found.
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/ 1 year ago50 years after the Bunker Hill mine fire caused one of the largest lead-poisoning cases in US history, Idaho’s Silver Valley is still at risk
A fire and decades of silver and lead mining created the largest contiguous Superfund site in the nation in what today...
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/ 1 year agoGiraffes range across diverse African habitats − we’re using GPS, satellites and statistics to track and protect them
The largest ever giraffe tracking study shows how these massive animals are responding to human pressures across many different habitats throughout...
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/ 1 year agoIran’s street art shows defiance, resistance and resilience
Iranian artists are showing renewed determination to promote freedom as a cultural necessity in Iran, even in the face of a...
