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Some voters are experiencing expected delays at polling stations, others sailed right through, in what could be a record-breaking voter turnout year.
How to Preserve the Privacy of Your Genomic Data
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2020 Hindsight: Civil War Interrupted in Former Capital of the Confederacy
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Fire as Medicine: Learning from Native American Fire Stewardship
For centuries, Indigenous peoples have worked to live in harmony with fire. Can integrating such cultural practices into contemporary wildfire management help prevent catastrophic wildfires?
US Startup Plans to Clean Up Steel Industry’s Act
Its appetite for coal makes Big Steel a big polluter. A startup is moving to help industry kick its habit with an electrifying technology.
How the Federal Reserve Is Increasing Wealth Inequality
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Can California Avoid Another Toxic Waste Disaster?
Lax enforcement and major permitting problems plague hazardous waste facilities in Los Angeles.
The High Cost of Lithium Mining for Indigenous Communities
In western Arizona, the push for electric vehicles threatens the Hualapai Tribe’s sacred sites and religious practices.
How Big Tech Created a Data ‘Treasure Trove’ for Police
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