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Ideas Why the Census Matters Now More Than Ever The question of how many men, women and children live within our borders seems an academic one. A factoid, easily answered by the U.S. Census Bureau, which, by constitutional decree, updates its

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Politics No One Knows Exactly How Trumpcare Would Work What, exactly, is in this revamped Republican health care bill—how much it will cost U.S. taxpayers, how many people it will leave uninsured, or whether it actually covers people with pre-existing conditions—remains unclear, just hours before lawmakers are set to vote

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Politics Alexa Takes the Stand: Listening Devices Raise Privacy Issues When Victor Collins was found dead, floating faceup in his friend James Bates’ hot tub in Bentonville, Ark., one chilly morning in November 2015, police were quick to suspect foul play. Broken

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Politics 'It's About Facts.' Thousands Protest and Make Friends in the Rain at the March for Science Thousands of people joined the so-called Science March, which was organized by a coalition of activists and scientists, to voice concern for what they see as President Trump's dismissal of scientific research and to protest his proposed budget cuts to the EPA

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Politics Will the BAT Be the Tax That Changes Everything?There are lots of reasons for California Representative Devin Nunes to be excited about his job these days. As chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, he is leading a classified investigation

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U.S.The Drug Cascade When it comes to killing pain these days, a prescription for a high-powered opioid is no longer enough. Once you’re taking, say, OxyContin or hydrocodone on a regular basis, you’ll

Politics The Trump Budget Cuts Disability Benefits. That Will Hurt Trump Counties The proposed budget includes billions of dollars in reductions to social service programs over the next decade, including one that has received a lot of attention: Social Security Disability Insurance. The long-standing program currently serves nearly 9 million workers

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Ideas Why the Census Matters Now More Than Ever The question of how many men, women and children live within our borders seems an academic one. A factoid, easily answered by the U.S. Census Bureau, which, by constitutional decree, updates its

john-thompson-us-census-bureau-director

Politics The Head of the Census Resigned. It Could Be as Serious as James Comey In a week dominated by President Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey, you could be forgiven for missing the imminent departure of another, less prominent federal official. Yet the news

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Politics No One Knows Exactly How Trumpcare Would Work What, exactly, is in this revamped Republican health care bill—how much it will cost U.S. taxpayers, how many people it will leave uninsured, or whether it actually covers people with pre-existing conditions—remains unclear, just hours before lawmakers are set to vote

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Politics Alexa Takes the Stand: Listening Devices Raise Privacy Issues When Victor Collins was found dead, floating faceup in his friend James Bates’ hot tub in Bentonville, Ark., one chilly morning in November 2015, police were quick to suspect foul play. Broken

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Politics 'It's About Facts.' Thousands Protest and Make Friends in the Rain at the March for Science Thousands of people joined the so-called Science March, which was organized by a coalition of activists and scientists, to voice concern for what they see as President Trump's dismissal of scientific research and to protest his proposed budget cuts to the EPA

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Politics Will the BAT Be the Tax That Changes Everything?There are lots of reasons for California Representative Devin Nunes to be excited about his job these days. As chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, he is leading a classified investigation

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