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Louisiana Catholics balance faith and politics amid Trump, Pope dispute

The public dispute between Pope Leo and President Donald Trump has escalated sharply in recent weeks, weighing on the minds of many Catholics across the United States — including in Louisiana.

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Apr 28 • 10:11 AM EDT • Politics • wwno.org
Mail-In test for colorectal cancer could help community health centers increase screening

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States and disproportionally impacts people who receive care in under-resourced settings. Fortunately, several effective screening tests are available to detect cancer early when it is most treatable. In partnership with community health centers (CHC), investigators from Mass General Brigham and UCLA Health mailed one of two stool-based screening tests to more than 5,000 participants from CHCs in Boston and Los Angeles. Researchers found that participants were more likely to complete screening if they received a newer stool-based screening test, but follow-up colonoscopy rates remained low for those with abnormal results. Findings are published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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Apr 28 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • uclahealth.org
Midwestern University Showcases Health Sciences Innovation at Annual Kenneth A. Suarez Research Day

Student-led research projects on display for peers and community members

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Apr 28 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • midwestern.edu
20th Anniversary iPhone's 'Liquid Glass' Display to Make Bezels Vanish

Apple's 20th-anniversary iPhone will use a new type of curved screen technology that more effectively hides the display bezels from the user's line of sight for a purer viewing experience, claims a Chinese leaker. Apple is reportedly planning a radical redesign for the 20th-anniversary iPhone that could feature a display that curves around all four edges of the device.

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Apr 28 • 6:39 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Trump Rejects Iran Proposal as Nuclear Dispute Stalls Ending War

Trump faces political pressure to bring the Iran war to a close, as rising fuel costs weigh on public sentiment.

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Apr 28 • 2:17 AM EDT • Politics • politicstoday.org
Images of Samsung's rumored smart glasses have leaked

Samsung is reportedly preparing to launch a pair of smart glasses currently codenamed "Jinju." The company is also making a more advanced model with a display.

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Apr 27 • 2:41 PM EDT • Technology • engadget.com
NC sees health gains, but racial gap in infant deaths remains

North Carolina is seeing a sharp drop in overdose deaths and a record low in infant mortality. But health leaders say significant racial disparities still remain.

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Apr 27 • 2:41 PM EDT • Health • wral.com
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DEA Will Start Accepting Applications From Medical Marijuana Businesses That Want Federal Rescheduling Protections This Week

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has announced that it will begin accepting applications this week for medical marijuana businesses to apply for federal protections being granted under the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling process. The agency’s “Medical Marijuana Dispensary Registration Portal” is set to go live on Wednesday at 9 AM ET. The move follows last […]

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Apr 27 • 1:15 PM EDT • Business • marijuanamoment.net
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Samsung’s display-less Galaxy Glasses look slim and sleek in first leak

Rumored for release later this year, Samsung's display-less Galaxy Glasses are set to take on Meta's Ray-Bans with Gemini and Android XR.

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Apr 27 • 10:11 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5google.com
Apple’s Liquid Glass UI Wasn’t A Random Choice, But A Stepping Stone Towards Introducing The Most Advanced Display Design Ever

A tipster says that the Liquid Glass UI from Apple could help introduce a more advanced display design carrying the same name

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Apr 27 • 10:08 AM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
The Science Behind the Headlines: Understanding Attribution Science

When devastating weather events make headlines, a question increasingly follows: Did climate change play a role? Where did the emissions driving that risk come from? And what harms result when those risks materialize? This isn't just casual curiosity. Communities facing floods, families displace

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Apr 27 • 9:30 AM EDT • Science • blog.ucs.org
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Exclusive: This is the Samsung Galaxy Glasses

Samsung's first Galaxy Glasses are codenamed 'Jinju' and could launch between $379-$499, with a display version coming in 2027.

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Apr 27 • 9:00 AM EDT • Technology • androidheadlines.com
This touchscreen mouse is my over-engineering nightmare

The Turtle Beach Command Series MC7 has a 2.25-inch display that’s begging to be accidentally brushed against.

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Apr 27 • 6:10 AM EDT • Technology • theverge.com
New business owner showcase what they have to offer at 2026 Adams County CEO Trade Show

The 2026 Adams County CEO trade show showcased 14 new young business owners and what they have to offer to Adams County.

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Apr 27 • 12:00 AM EDT • Business • wgem.com
George Eastman Museum hosts award winning documentary on disparities in health industry

Rochester, N.Y. The George Eastman hosted a screening of an award-winning documentary on Sunday, addressing the systematic disparities in the health industry.

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Apr 26 • 7:15 PM EDT • Health • 13wham.com
Black mothers’ testimonies, health department data highlight racial disparities in Douglas County birth outcomes

Black mothers spoke about traumas they experienced around births and Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health experts shared data underlining the need for medical professionals to listen and take accountability to improve birth outcomes.

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Apr 26 • 5:02 PM EDT • Health • lawrencekstimes.com
Letters on senior park sale, politics, and primary elections

Writers address fear of displacement, politics and endorsements in this week's letters.

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Apr 26 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • registerguard.com
A Shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

A dispatch from the chaotic scene at the Washington Hilton

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Apr 25 • 9:43 PM EDT • Politics • theatlantic.com
Portland’s OMSI launches climate science exhibit

The Climate of Change/Clima de Cambio exhibit at the Nancy Stueber Natural Sciences Hall invites visitors to explore climate science through immersive displays and hands-on activities.

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Apr 25 • 3:35 PM EDT • Science • hereisoregon.com
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Adams County Health Department joins Drug Take Back Day efforts

Drug Take Back Day allows anyone with unneeded medications to dispose of them safely.

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Apr 25 • 2:28 PM EDT • Health • wgem.com
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Voices: Disparities in maternal health

t’s Minority Health Month and Jawan sits down with a mother who survived preeclampsia. Her story plus the importance of health advocacy for women of color.

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Apr 25 • 12:13 PM EDT • Health • nbcmiami.com
Dover School District sues group that provides health coverage for staff

Hearings are underway in the dispute between a New Hampshire school district and the company that has said it will end health care coverage next week.

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Apr 24 • 6:09 PM EDT • Health • wmur.com
ASUS Announces Availability of ROG Strix and TUF Gaming Dual Mode Monitors

ASUS today announced the availability of the ROG Strix XG27UCG Gen 2 (XG27UCGR), the ROG Strix XG27UCS Gen 2 (XG27UCSR), and the TUF Gaming VG27UQEL5A gaming monitors. These gaming monitors feature 27-inch 4K Fast IPS panels with a 0.3 ms response time (minimum) for crisp visuals and smooth high...

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Apr 24 • 2:42 PM EDT • Technology • techpowerup.com
Who is central Ohio high school football's best player ever? Vote now

We've made our picks for the 10 best central Ohio high school football players ever. Vote in our poll, and let us know if we missed anyone.

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Apr 24 • 10:46 AM EDT • Sports • dispatch.com
"I wasn't in politics before and I'm not going to be after": Macron says he will quit politics in 2027

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that he will quit politics in 2027 as the final year in his second term looms ahead. He added that at this late stage in office, the "hardest thing" was…

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Apr 24 • 10:31 AM EDT • Politics • france24.com
Leaker details next year’s ‘iPhone 20’ display features

Next year is rumored to bring a radical new 20th anniversary iPhone model. Here’s what the latest leaks say about the ‘iPhone 20’ display.

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Apr 24 • 10:02 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Is Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE:TME) Pricing Reflect Recent Slide And DCF Upside Potential

If you are wondering whether Tencent Music Entertainment Group's current share price reflects its underlying value, or if the market is mispricing it, this breakdown will help you frame that question with numbers rather than guesswork. The stock last closed at US$9.25, with returns of an 8.9% decline over 7 days, a 6.2% decline over 30 days, a 48.2% decline year to date, a 28.6% decline over 1 year, a 32.8% gain over 3 years, and a 45.6% decline over 5 years, which gives you a wide range of...

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Apr 24 • 9:13 AM EDT • Entertainment • simplywall.st
Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide dimensions, aspect ratios of displays leak

A popular tipster has shared the dimensions and the aspect ratios of both the displays of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Wide.

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Apr 24 • 8:20 AM EDT • Technology • sammobile.com
Marijuana's reclassification raises new questions for the cannabis industry

Medical marijuana is moving from Schedule I status, reserved for the most dangerous drugs like heroin and LSD, to Schedule III, like testosterone and steroids, which are less strictly regulated.

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Apr 24 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • marketplace.org
20th Anniversary iPhone to Feature Custom 'Micro-Curved' OLED Panel

For its 20th-anniversary iPhone, Apple is tapping Samsung to produce a custom micro-curved OLED display that is brighter and thinner than existing panels, according to new supply chain information out of China. Apple is reportedly considering a radical redesign for the 20th-anniversary iPhone that could feature a completely bezel-less display that curves around all four edges of the device.

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Apr 24 • 6:34 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
France's Macron says he will leave politics after 2027 election

French President Emmanuel Macron says he will not remain in politics after leaving the Élysée Palace in 2027, once his maximum two terms are over.

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Apr 24 • 5:21 AM EDT • Politics • rfi.fr
A New Worry for Republicans: Latino Catholics Offended by Trump

In 2024, the president made significant inroads with Hispanics. But in a competitive Arizona congressional district, voters now express dismay at his feud with the pope.

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Apr 24 • 5:02 AM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Winter Garden hires firm to assist displaced downtown businesses

Winter Garden city commissioners approved hiring Retail Strategies Inc. to help small businesses affected by lease non-renewals along Plant Street.

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Apr 23 • 10:33 PM EDT • Business • wesh.com
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No. 8 on the list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians: Ken Hagan

He's the unofficial, and sometimes official, Rays whisperer.

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Apr 23 • 2:00 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
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Most people believe at least one health myth; plus, what you should know about sarcoidosis and drug disposal
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Apr 23 • 1:38 PM EDT • Health • 10tv.com
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iPhone Ultra Dummy Compared to iPad mini and iPhone 17 Pro Max

New images and video of an iPhone Ultra dummy reveal its display size, side buttons, and how it compares to the iPad mini.

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Apr 23 • 11:46 AM EDT • Technology • iclarified.com
Trump DOJ Moves to Reschedule Cannabis, Orders New Expedited Hearing

U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order to reschedule cannabis and set deadlines for a new DEA hearing.

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Apr 23 • 9:43 AM EDT • Business • cannabisbusinesstimes.com
Here's How the iPhone Ultra Compares to Other Apple Devices

With dummy models of Apple's rumored foldable iPhone now circulating, YouTube channel Max Tech's Vadim Yuryev has shared images and video of the book-style form factor compared to existing Apple devices, giving us a better idea of what to expect when it launches later this year. The foldable iPhone's inner display is said to have a 4:3 aspect ratio like an iPad, and it will have an iPad mini-sized OLED display when it's opened up.

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Apr 23 • 6:41 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Goodbye, OTPs and magic links: Signing up for new Android apps just got a lot easier

Google has introduced a new Verified Email feature to Android, and it's about to make signing up for new apps much easier.

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Apr 23 • 3:44 AM EDT • Technology • androidauthority.com
Grandway adds dispute resolution and entertainment partners

Grandway Law Offices has recently recruited two new partners, Lin Zexin and Chen Xinhao, to its Shanghai office, further strengthening the firm’s capabilities in dispute resolution, and the entertainment and media sector

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Apr 23 • 2:48 AM EDT • Entertainment • law.asia
Scientists make breakthrough in solving mystery of volcanic lightning

Research shows fine carbon coating on silica in updraught causes electrical charge – and spectacular display

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Apr 23 • 1:00 AM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
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Next-gen OnePlus 16 leak reveals key display upgrades

The next-generation OnePlus 16 has surfaced in a new leak. The upcoming flagship may see major display upgrades, including a refresh rate of up to 240Hz.

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Apr 22 • 11:53 PM EDT • Technology • notebookcheck.net
iPhone 18’s new specs might bring subtle regressions to cut costs

Rumors about the base iPhone 18 indicate it could regress in minor ways to be more like Apple’s budget ‘e’ model.

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Apr 22 • 12:06 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
Lille’s Top Decks

RQ Lille’s 1800 players display the latest and greatest decks in Riftbound.

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Apr 22 • 12:00 PM EDT • Technology • riftbound.leagueoflegends.com
Leaker: Apple to Downgrade iPhone 18 in Two Ways

Following the emergence of a rumor that Apple is planning to downgrade the iPhone 18 to cut costs, further detail has emerged suggesting that display and chip specifications will see downgrades. Earlier this week, the leaker known as "Fixed Focus Digital" said that the iPhone 18 features "certain manufacturing downgrades" that bring it more into line with the low-cost iPhone 18e model. The decision is said to be "a cost-cutting measure".

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Apr 22 • 11:02 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Business - Iran's workers face waves of layoffs as war batters domestic economy
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Apr 22 • 6:58 AM EDT • Business • france24.com
OnePlus Watch 4 makes a surprise debut with a major software upgrade

OnePlus has soft-launched the OnePlus Watch 4, revealing a titanium design, 3,000 nit display, and a surprising jump to Wear OS 6.

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Apr 22 • 3:55 AM EDT • Technology • androidauthority.com
Senate hearings with RFK Jr. put Cassidy’s competing loyalties to Trump and science on display

Sen. Bill Cassidy faces a tough situation as he prepares to question Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in two Senate hearings | WWL

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Apr 22 • 12:02 AM EDT • Politics • audacy.com
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Senate hearings with RFK Jr. put Cassidy’s competing loyalties to Trump and science on display

Sen. Bill Cassidy faces a tough situation as he prepares to question Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in two Senate hearings | 97.3 The Sky

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Apr 22 • 12:02 AM EDT • Politics • audacy.com
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Adios to Another Member of Trump’s Esteemed Cabinet

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer faces multiple misconduct allegations, further disproving that the president has hired “nothing but the best people.”

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Apr 21 • 6:34 PM EDT • Politics • esquire.com
Local student turns science into savings

At a time when many students are just beginning to explore the basics of science, Thomas Jones, current 8th grade student at Lincoln County Middle School, is already applying advanced […]

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Apr 21 • 5:56 PM EDT • Science • theinteriorjournal.com
Acton's domestic dispute twisted into Ramaswamy campaign fodder

Opinion: Dr. Amy Acton's clash with her husband reflects strain of relentless work.

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Apr 21 • 1:55 PM EDT • Politics • cincinnati.com
Dispatch Girls Athlete of the Week, presented by Wexner Medical Center: VOTE

6 athletes are up for this week's award. You have until 4 p.m. April 25 to vote.

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Apr 21 • 12:01 PM EDT • Sports • dispatch.com
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Pulitzer Prize winner shares historic nature of politics as U.S. celebrates 250th anniversary

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and New York Times bestselling author Jon Meacham discussed the nature of American politics through pivotal moments in U.S. history. Meacham said that the nation was originally founded on the notion of politics as “an aspirational arena of contention,” where different interests were disputed before reaching a consensus. He added that conflicts regarding power and other matters are inevitable.

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Apr 21 • 11:12 AM EDT • Politics • aha.org
Shaky political science: using "simulated" elections over real-world elections

[Dear DSOS readers – this article is the latest in our “Shaky Political Science” series. In our 38 page report, “Shaky political ‘science’ misses mark on ranked choice voting,” released in early December, we examined over 40 studies focused on ranked choice voting. We found that many of these studies suffered from puzzling research methodologies, poorly constructed surveys, unrealistic simulated elections, cherry picked data, and faulty analyses that often were contradicted by results from real-world elections (a link to our full paper is here). Here are links to the first three articles in our series: the first one summarizing the overall results of our report, the second one analyzing a study co-authored by University of Minnesota academic Larry Jacobs, which was one of the most error-prone of all the research we reviewed in our report, and a third article showing an admirable example of two political scientists holding two other political scientists accountable for their flawed, sloppy research]. In this fourth article in our “Shaky Political Science” series, we shine a spotlight on seven studies that were web-hosted and funded by New America’s Political Reform Program and its Electoral Reform Research Group (the ERRG is an ad hoc committee headed by New America’s Political Reform Program and joined by the American Enterprise Institute, the Unite America Institute and Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law). This research consortium has been led by Lee Drutman, senior fellow with New America’s Political Reform Program. These seven studies are simply not credible from any objective standard about how political “science” is supposed to illuminate our understanding of either ranked choice voting or politics in general. The feature that six of these seven studies have in common is that they all used surveys – artificial, simulated elections -- to attempt to say something cogent or interesting about ranked choice voting (RCV) elections. None of them used real world data from actual RCV elections – either the 1000+ elections in the US or the many thousands of elections from places like Australia, Ireland and elsewhere where RCV has been used for 100 years. While a few of these studies conclude with some mixed positives about RCV, our analysis here is content neutral. The idea that, with a political reform like RCV, you can ask respondents in a mock, artificial election to vote with that method, with only the barest of explanation about how RCV works or its likely impacts (i.e. no spoiler candidates, majority winners, voters liberated to pick their favorite candidates, coalition-building), and then ask them their thoughts/reactions about voting in that system, with fake candidates and no real campaigning, no real exposure to an actual election or actual candidates, rests on some very puzzling assumptions. The findings of these seven studies actually are contradicted by the findings from many other studies based on real-world RCV elections. These New America studies also failed to list the real-world RCV studies in their own citations, instead including those studies that reinforced their conclusions. The seven studies featured in this article were chosen because they form a cohesive cohort which precisely illustrates one of the main points of our research paper, namely that using surveys, i.e. artificial elections, or mathematical/theoretical models, instead of real-world data, is in fact “shaky political science.” Below are summaries of our analysis of five of the seven New America studies. You can read our complete analysis of all seven studies at our paper, “Shaky political ‘science’ misses mark on ranked choice voting.” Choosing to “Vote As Usual” by Andre Blais, Carolina Plescia, and Semra Sevi. New America. (Blais et al., 2021). This study, web-hosted and funded by New America’s Political Reform Program and its Electoral Reform Research Group, used two surveys in which respondents completed ballots for simulated elections using plurality, approval, RCV and point (Score) voting. In both cases the authors provided the respondents with only minimal explanation of each method. For example, the entire explanation for RCV was “For this vote, rank the candidates from your first to your last choice (you do not need to rank them all). This is called the ranked vote.” That’s it. The study did not provide any context or explanation to survey respondents about why she/he might want to rank multiple candidates. Participants were not even told that ballots would be tabulated using an “instant” runoff, not to mention any description of RCVs ability to eliminate the spoiler effect or liberate voters to rank their favorite candidates without fear of helping the “greater evil” candidate to win. That’s like taking an iPhone back in time to 1970 and asking someone if they like it better than their rotary phone without explaining how it works. Their first survey targeted states that held 2020 Super Tuesday Democratic primaries and used the real candidates’ names in the survey; the second survey used fictitious candidates. In other words, they surveyed respondents who had only ever participated in plurality elections, had no history or background with using RCV or any of the other methods, had no clue about its likely impacts, and did not communicate how the alternative methods would be counted, and then asked them: “How satisfied are you with using each system?” Predictably, the winner was plurality elections, the system used for president, Congress, gubernatorial and state legislative elections – in other words, the method they have been using, year after year, all their voting lives. With so little explanation of RCV and its impacts, this study is simply not credible in discovering anything useful about real-world RCV elections. It merely shows that a basic voter education campaign is needed when adopting a new election system. Additionally, the result contradicts many other post-election surveys following real RCV elections, asking opinions from voters who had just participated in a RCV election, that showed a great deal of satisfaction with RCV (see details on that in Studies 22-25 in our paper, as well as the four studies cited in the review for Study 28). Share Other studies on “satisfaction” and “understanding” make similar mistakes, in terms of basing their surveys on inadequate explanation to respondents and lack of education about context. How could any survey ever hope to measure accurately, in essence simulate a real-world election, without actual campaigning candidates, the media writing about those candidates, organizations endorsing candidates and voters being inundated with crucial information? More than anything, what these “studies” based on surveys show is that if you ask voters about something they don’t know very much about, and fail to adequately educate them, their responses will unsurprisingly reflect their confusion. Equally puzzling is that New America’s Electoral Reform Research Group, headed by political scientist Lee Drutman, found this to be a credible enough study that they not only published it but highlighted it in Drutman’s own discussion of research related to ranked choice voting. This pattern was repeated in study after study featured by New America’s Electoral Reform Research Group. For example in Ranked-Choice Voting and Political Expression: Voter Guides Narrow the Gap between Informed and Uninformed Citizens by Cheryl Boudreau, Jonathan Colner, and Scott MacKenzie, the researchers based their analysis on a survey which found that respondents who were asked to vote in a simulated RCV election, with minimal explanation of RCV or how it works, displayed less evidence of being informed about how to use RCV effectively, with the least informed voters ranking fewer candidates. As pointed out under the study above, in a real election voters are informed by a wide variety of methods, including public education by the election administration, by interested political groups, the media, and the candidates themselves who benefit from voters being aware of how to vote in the new system. In Support for Ranked-Choice Voting across Race and Partisanship by Joseph Anthony, David C. Kimball, Jack Santucci and Jamil Scott, the researchers used respondents from different parties and races voting in simulated plurality and RCV elections, who indicated their satisfaction with each voting method. Instead of using real world election results, the authors fell back on the easy, armchair and less reliable academic research methodology of making up mock elections. As with the other studies, little explanation was given of how RCV works or what its implications might be (electing majority winners or eliminating spoilers, for example). Unsurprisingly, this study found that respondents were not very satisfied with RCV. However, when the authors added an explanation that RCV has a tendency to elect more women and people of color, they found that this greater explanation increased the preference for RCV. The more voters were familiar with it, and the more they understood potential positive impacts – surprise! -- the more they were open to switching away from the status quo. Of note, the results from this study are thoroughly contradicted by a number of other studies whose data was obtained from real RCV elections with real voters. Those studies show a great deal of satisfaction with RCV. More “fake election” research An interesting wrinkle on this “research by fake elections” approach, which only served to illustrate how unreliable such “research” can become, was taken in Ranked-Choice Voting, Runoff, and Democracy: Insights from Maine and Other U.S. States by Joseph Cerrone and Cynthia McClintock_,_ also web-hosted and funded by New America’s ERRG. It gets high marks for creativity, but an eye-roll for thinking this could possibly add anything meaningful to our understanding of real world RCV elections. This study tried to determine whether RCV, plurality or two-round runoff elections provided greater voter satisfaction and acceptance of election results. To determine that, the authors conducted a survey asking if voters were satisfied with a fictional newspaper report of an election, with three different versions given to respondents – plurality, runoff and RCV, with variations of Republican/Democrat winners and variations of “come-from-behind” winners,” i.e. candidates not initially in first place but who win the “runoff.” Again, a minimal explanation of RCV or how it works was given, and the survey showed that respondents had the greatest unfamiliarity with RCV than the other methods. The unsurprising result? Respondents were much more satisfied with “come-from-behind” victories in a traditional two-round runoff election than in RCV, even though RCV is also a runoff system but with a single round of counting. Interestingly, the dissatisfaction with RCV disappeared for those who were more familiar with RCV. In fact, among those respondents who were “very familiar” with RCV, they were equally satisfied with RCV, runoff and plurality. Surprise, surprise. Again, what this study revealed, more than anything, is not only the inadequacy of the explanation for RCV given by the authors of this study, but the failure of the research format itself, thinking that such an artificial mock election could somehow simulate what actually happens in the real world in a real RCV election. Those four studies reviewed above are fitting examples of inadequate and shaky political “science.” Other studies reviewed in our paper from the New America/Electoral Reform Research Group cohort which also used mock elections included: Ranked-Choice Voting is an Acquired Taste by Joseph Anthony and David C. Kimball. New America. (Anthony et al., 2021). Ranked-Choice Voting is No Refuge for Extreme Candidates by Melissa Baker. New America. (Baker, 2021). Also included in this New America cohort is Does Ranked-Choice Voting Reduce Racial Polarization? by Yuki Atsusaka and Theodore Landsman, which actually did use real-world election results data but applied an odd and unconventional methodology to the data which relied on shaky assumptions and non-real-world scenarios that were too divorced from reality. To determine levels of “racially polarized voting,” the researchers imagined “ethnic parties,” by which they mean political parties for each ethnic group, which was especially odd since the election data they were using came from nonpartisan RCV races. But then they made an even odder assumption, namely that since race and ethnic characteristics of studied voters were not available, the authors tried to infer that information based on who voters selected and the racial make-up of voters in each district. This amounted to little more than vague and ambiguous guesswork dressed up with a bunch of mathematical equations used to give it a veneer of scientific appearance. Indeed, it seemed to assume racial polarization in order to prove racial polarization. Based on this questionable methodology, the authors concluded that RCV doesn’t reduce racial polarization. But the premise of this study missed an obvious reality: since RCV incentivizes more candidates to run and can result in more diverse fields of candidates, one would expect more racially-polarized voting in voters’ top rankings, not less, because more voters would have someone on that ballot who represents their racial or ethnic identity and more freedom to vote for their real first choice. By encouraging more diverse candidates and eliminating the spoiler effect, RCV facilitates voting for a favorite candidate of your own race and then selecting a second choice with the best likelihood of winning. The real measure is what voters do with their additional rankings – do they consider other candidates and vote “for the best of the rest”? This study didn’t tell us anything useful about that. But readily available data shows this is common in real RCV elections, and candidates act on this knowledge by engaging with voters outside their racial group. So the authors of this study failed to consider or account for what actually happens in real-world elections, and their conclusions are tainted by this failure. New America has contributed a great deal over the past 2.5 decades to our understanding of many policy areas, including politics and political reform (full disclosure: Steven Hill, one of the authors of this article and of the “Shaky Political Science” research paper and series, is a former senior fellow and former director of New America’s political reform program, 2005-2010). So it was especially disappointing that New America funded and published such a large batch of dubious studies about ranked choice voting. The stated praiseworthy goal of its Electoral Reform Research Group was to inspire new academic research about ranked choice voting that would shed light and help the public better understand the impacts of RCV. Instead, the ERRG research did just the opposite. It produced dubious research that created more confusion and misinformation. In so doing, New America’s political reform program contributed to “shaky political science.” Steven Hill and Paul Haughey Share Upgrade to $5 subscription Thanks for reading DemocracySOS, a reader-supported digital portal for the pro-democracy movement. Subscribe for only $5 per month to receive full benefits and to support our work. Subscribe

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Apr 21 • 9:31 AM EDT • Science • democracysos.substack.com
Learn how Pitt connects local small businesses and drives regional economic impact on May 29

Doing Business with Pitt is a no-cost informational session on securing University contracts.

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Apr 21 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • pittwire.pitt.edu
Apple isn't losing its Trump whisperer

Apple CEO Tim Cook might be stepping down, but he'll likely still have a role in manging Apple's most important relationship.

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Apr 20 • 8:27 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Hailey Bieber Debuts Cute Tattoos to Show Her Love for Husband Justin Bieber During Coachella

Hailey Bieber put her love for her husband, Justin Bieber, on full display as she supported him at the 2026 Coachella Music & Arts Festival, where he was the Saturday night headliner across the event's two-weekend stretch.

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Apr 20 • 1:39 PM EDT • Entertainment • people.com
Lily Allen’s ‘West End Girl’ tour is a brutal, brilliant look at romantic betrayal

"Lily Allen Presents West End Girl" is a fearless display from a woman reclaiming her dignity. Here's how the concert show unfolds.

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Apr 20 • 1:01 PM EDT • Entertainment • usatoday.com
Amendment 54: New Opportunity: A.12 HAMAQ Science Team

Hemispheric Airborne Measurements of Air Quality (HAMAQ) is a NASA-funded project under the EVS-4 program using two aircraft (NASA’s B777 & P-3B) to

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Apr 20 • 12:49 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Cocaine pollution in rivers and lakes may disrupt behaviour of salmon, study finds

Fish swam further and dispersed more widely after exposure to environmental levels of drug and main metabolite

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Apr 20 • 11:00 AM EDT • Science • theguardian.com
NZXT AIO leak damages RTX 5090 ROG Astral, company offers $2,855 but user says it is not enough to replace the card

Leaking Kraken AIO damages RTX 5090 ROG Astral A Reddit post details a long-running dispute between an NZXT customer and the company after an NZXT Kraken

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Apr 20 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • videocardz.com
Progressive Bulgaria Heads for Decisive Victory in Latest Snap Election

Bulgaria continues to grapple with economic disparities, corruption concerns and geopolitical pressures as a member of the EU and NATO.

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Apr 20 • 4:22 AM EDT • Politics • politicstoday.org
When former friends conclude we are the problem, we have a problem

April arrived in Colorado this year displaying the Janus-like dual visages that characterize MAGA America. The ecstatic, giddy enthusiasm of the Artemis crew which just circled the moon before returning to a near perfect splashdown off San Diego reminded each of us why we are so proud of our country — its daring, its commitment […]

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Apr 20 • 2:45 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
MSI launches MPG 322UR QD-OLED X24 and MAG 321UP QD-OLED X24 monitors

MSI MPG 322UR QD-OLED X24 brings DisplayPort 2.1a to 31.5-inch 4K OLED MSI has added two new 31.5-inch QD-OLED monitors to its gaming lineup, the MPG

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Apr 19 • 8:00 PM EDT • Technology • videocardz.com
Oppo officially details camera-centric compact phone before launch

Oppo will launch a new flagship compact phone, the Find X9s Pro, on April 21 in China. The company has now shared details about the phone's display, chipset, and battery.

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Apr 19 • 4:09 PM EDT • Technology • notebookcheck.net
The demand for local AI could shape a new business model for Apple

To put it simply: Apple Silicon is impressively optimized for running local AI models. And the data is clear: people...

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Apr 19 • 3:43 PM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
4.5mm iPhone Ultra/Fold cases and "final design" renders leak; big MagSafe mystery

Leaked iPhone Ultra/Fold cases confirm a wider book-style foldable design for Apple’s 2026 flagship. However, the leaked images suggest a conflict between the device's ultra-thin 4.5mm chassis and MagSafe compatibility, as dummy units lack magnets while cases include them. Known iPhone Ultra/Fold features include a 7.8-inch display, A20 Pro chip, and a late 2026 release date.

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Apr 19 • 2:58 PM EDT • Technology • notebookcheck.net
Luis Diaz continues stellar first season at Bayern Munich 🔥

Liverpool will be watching and reminiscing on Sunday as Luis Diaz's talents are on full display but for a different club in red.The Colombian winger is pulling the strings for his new club Bayern Muni...

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Apr 19 • 12:23 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New Mac Studio may not arrive until October

In the latest edition of Mark Gurman’s Bloomberg newsletter, he reports that the new generation of Mac Studio may not...

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Apr 19 • 10:14 AM EDT • Technology • 9to5mac.com
How a must-win Michigan Senate race turned messy for Democrats

Sitting in a coffee shop in his hometown of Ann Arbor, Abdul El-Sayed is ready to dispel the notion that he’s unelectable. “I think there is this notion that electability is about being the least offensive,” he told CNN. “If that were true, why would Donald Trump have won the presidency twice?” Whether he’s right could have enormous ramifications for control of the Senate. Michigan’s open Senate seat is now emerging as a GOP hedge against a potential takeover for Democrats, who need to net four seats to flip the chamber. Losing Michigan would make the Democrats’ task almost impossible, a major reason why a leading Republican outside group just announced plans to pour $45 million into the state this summer and fall to boost former Rep. Mike Rogers, the likely GOP nominee. El-Sayed faces US Rep. Haley Stevens and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow in a battle already riven by divides over Israel, immigration enforcement and health care.

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Apr 19 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Lawmakers pressed to address Black maternal health disparities

Advocates pushed Michigan lawmakers to address racial differences in maternal healthcare this week. The activism is part of Black Maternal Health Week.

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Apr 19 • 1:31 AM EDT • Health • michiganpublic.org
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Charlotte basket artist's work on display at Gaston museum

‘Woven with Purpose’ highlights Shakeeka Watts Brooks

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Apr 18 • 8:00 PM EDT • Entertainment • thecharlottepost.com
$3 million prize goes to duo whose research led to first sickle cell CRISPR therapy

Dr. Swee Lay Thein and Dr. Stuart Orkin won the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their work toward a functional cure for the deadly blood disorders sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia.

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Apr 18 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • livescience.com
$3 million prize goes to duo whose research led to first sickle cell CRISPR therapy

Dr. Swee Lay Thein and Dr. Stuart Orkin won the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their work toward a functional cure for the deadly blood disorders sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia.

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Apr 18 • 8:00 PM EDT • Health • livescience.com
Trump voters say the pope should 'stay in his lane' and butt out of the Iran war

Trump supporters at his events in Las Vegas and Phoenix largely backed his attack on Iran and sided with him in his ongoing dispute with Pope Leo XIV.

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Apr 18 • 6:39 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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CKD Screening With Mobile Health Units Reveals Disparities

Study investigator, Phillip Levy, MD, discusses the reality of how a zip code can impact CKD risk and treatment options.

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Apr 18 • 12:54 PM EDT • Health • hcplive.com
700-year-old mummy from Bolivia contains earliest confirmed evidence of strep throat bacteria in the Americas

A DNA analysis of pathogens from a pre-Hispanic mummy revealed that the bacterium that causes scarlet fever and strep throat was present in the Americas prior to European colonization.

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Apr 18 • 11:00 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
USWNT beats Japan 3-0, displaying dominance after Tuesday’s loss

On a cool night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo., the U.S. women’s national team didn’t just beat Japan, it looked like itself again. And at the very center of their 3-0 score was defender Kennedy Wesley. After a scoreless first half, Wesley set up Naomi Girma in the 47th minute, who calmly finished at the back post. Less than 10 minutes after the first goal, Wesley intercepted a pass and found Lindsey Heaps in midfield. Heaps slipped it to Rodman, who dribbled her defender

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Apr 18 • 12:46 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Bay Area doctor highlights health inequities for Black pregnant women

Friday marks the end of Black Maternal Health Week, and Bay Area doctors are sharing where progress is still needed to help fix disparities in healthcare for Black pregnant women.

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Apr 17 • 11:19 PM EDT • Health • fox13news.com
Microsoft Expands Xbox Mode to Windows Laptops, PCs, and Tablets

We recently reported on Microsoft renaming the Xbox Full-Screen Experience to Xbox mode and subsequently updating the gaming UI with new display options for gaming handhelds. Most recently, though, Microsoft has announced that it will be bringing that console-like UI to more devices. Many of these d...

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Apr 17 • 10:50 PM EDT • Technology • techpowerup.com
How the dispute between Trump and Pope Leo escalated
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Apr 17 • 8:42 PM EDT • Politics • cbsnews.com
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Trump’s Dispute With Pope Leo Deepens Divisions on the Right

Sean Hannity criticized the pope. Tucker Carlson attacked Mr. Hannity. And President Trump suggested ranking MAGA figures: “good, bad, and somewhere in the middle.”

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Apr 17 • 7:34 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Dispatch Politics Roundup: The State of State Politics

Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.

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Apr 17 • 4:35 PM EDT • Politics • thedispatch.com
How today’s AI trainers could be tomorrow’s displaced workers

A fast-growing AI startup is betting it can transform—and potentially replace—large swaths of white-collar work by turning professionals into trainers for the very systems that could one day displace them, Bloomberg writes. Mercor, now valued at $10 billion, recruits doctors, lawyers, consultants and other experts to break down their jobs into step-by-step tasks, feeding that […]

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Apr 17 • 10:59 AM EDT • Business • businessreport.com
Apple to Upgrade These Two Devices With OLED Displays Later This Year

Apple plans to release iPad mini and MacBook Pro models with OLED displays this year, according to industry sources who spoke to South Korea's ETNews. The current iPad mini and MacBook Pro models have LCD displays with either LED or mini-LED backlighting. The move to OLED technology would result in improved image quality, thanks to richer colors and higher contrast ratio with true blacks. Samsung will supply the OLED displays for both devices, the report said.

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Apr 17 • 10:49 AM EDT • Technology • macrumors.com
Russia drafts time limit on privatisation lawsuits to reassure business

A new Russian draft law would set a 10-year limit on legal claims disputing privatisation deals, after business leaders complained ​about a surge in state seizures of private property since ‌the start of the military campaign in Ukraine.

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Apr 17 • 8:09 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Marine Corps veteran builds wooden flags business

Marine Corps veteran Forrest Samalonis shares his journey of establishing Forrest's Flags in 2020. Creating handcrafted wooden American flags and unique challenge coin displays for other veterans.

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Apr 17 • 7:42 AM EDT • Business • foxnews.com
The return of power politics to the market: theory and practice of the geoeconomic zeitenwende

Descriptions, explanations, and recommendations regarding foreign policy as well as foreign trade policy increasingly refer to the concept of geoeconomics. In fact, the use of economic and technological measures in foreign policy practice is becoming more frequent and intensive, especially in those countries that have the necessary resources of power at their disposal, such as […]

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Apr 17 • 6:56 AM EDT • Politics • pubaffairsbruxelles.eu
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Carlton and AFL throw support behind Elijah Hollands after ‘mental health episode’

Blues player displayed erratic behaviour in game against Magpies while coach Michael Voss said the 23-year-old was left ‘shattered’ by his performance

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Apr 17 • 4:53 AM EDT • Health • theguardian.com
'Allies, not vassals': How Meloni's break with Trump became a political moment for Italy

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is managing the repercussions of a public rebuke from US President Donald Trump this week over the pope, Iran and a defence deal with Israel. It's a rupture that…

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Apr 17 • 1:31 AM EDT • Politics • france24.com
Family business pivots to aid special needs child

Stephanie Chain pulls a fresh pair of disposable gloves from a box, snapping them onto her practiced hands. Gently, she lines up pieces of crispy toast in neat rows. Nearby,

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Apr 17 • 12:00 AM EDT • Business • thebrunswicknews.com
Healthcare disparities at the forefront during Black Maternal Health Week, as one AZ mother shares her journey

Experts say most pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, but gaps in care and communication continue to put Black women at higher risk.

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Apr 16 • 9:46 PM EDT • Health • abc15.com
Duffy withholds federal funding from New York over immigrant trucker licenses dispute

New York will lose more than $73.5 million in federal money because the Transportation Department said Thursday that state has refused to revoke nearly 33,000 questionable commercial driver's licenses for immigrants since an audit uncovered problems last year.

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Apr 16 • 7:53 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Rock Entertainment Group breaks ground on N.E. Ohio's Cosm experience
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Apr 16 • 3:13 PM EDT • Entertainment • dispatch.com
Data highlights gaps in finding in-network mental health coverage

Americans across 43 states enrolled in health plans from the nation’s four largest commercial health insurers face potential disparities in finding in-network coverage for mental health care and substance use disorder treatment relative to physical health care, according to the Mental Health Parity Index released by the Kennedy Forum.

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Apr 16 • 12:23 PM EDT • Health • aha.org
Northern lights may be visible from several US states Friday and Saturday as giant hole opens up in sun's atmosphere

A large hole opened up in the sun's atmosphere this week, spewing high-speed solar winds that will paint northern lights displays across several U.S. states this weekend.

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Apr 16 • 10:34 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
New Stoner Survival Dealing 4X Rewards as LD Organics Presents: The 420 Event

The man with the van and the plan is putting his stamp on Los Santos this 420 as LD Organics Presents: The 420 Event. Celebrate with a new Hunting Pack (Get Lamar) location that’s dispensing 4X Rewards, enjoy a kaleidoscope of hallucinations along with...

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Apr 16 • 10:02 AM EDT • Technology • rockstargames.com
🚨 Champions League reveal Player of the Week 💫

Michael Olise has been named the Champions League Player of the Week after a stunning display in Bayern Munich's incredible 4-3 victory over Real Madrid. The 24-year-old was a threat throughout the q...

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Apr 16 • 9:45 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Contingency plans in place for possible food shortages if Iran war continues, minister confirms

Peter Kyle did not dispute Times’ report that under a ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ supermarkets might start running out of some items

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Apr 16 • 3:58 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com