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I study polling failures – this time, pollsters were mostly right, if not precise [2d]
Florida just voted for lower property taxes – and that could mean cuts in government services and new housing construction [2d]
Why one positive E. coli sample put a Pittsburgh-area community under a boil-water advisory [2d]
NASA’s Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed – here’s why it’s so hard to boost a satellite [2d]
Pennsylvania Democrats now have power to push forward on election reform, marijuana legalization and minimum wage increases [2d]
Midterms are bad for incumbents – and even worse when energy prices are high [2d]
How a French philosopher’s warnings about speed and power describe today’s AI race [2d]
Why a company donating $20,000 a month counts for more than $240,000 once a year in the eyes of customers [2d]
A Feejee Mermaid on display in Colorado may shock and intrigue – but it’s no longer considered a ‘missing link’ on the evolutionary tree [2d]
NASA’s Swift Observatory ‘has burned up’ in the atmosphere – the indispensable telescope helped astronomers track fast-moving events in space [2d]
NASA’s Swift Observatory is about to burn up in the atmosphere – the indispensable telescope helped astronomers track fast-moving events in space [2d]
How space weather powers auroras in the sky and threatens power grids on the ground [2d]
Are schools a great equalizer? They help kids catch up, but wealthier children still pull ahead [2d]
Short supplies of crucial equipment stymie changes to US electricity grid [2d]