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Voter Signature Verifications Create Strife Between Election Boards and Absentee Voters

Many states require election officials to compare a voter's signature with existing records before issuing and counting absentee ballots, but advocates are filing lawsuits to end the practice.

Susie Armitage

Social Justice

Did Coordinated Misinformation Campaigns on Social Media Affect the Brazilian Presidential Elections?

Just before the vote, a video with homophobic overtones appeared across multiple social media networks and may have helped steer the election toward far-right president-elect Jair Bolsonaro.

Ciara Long

Social Justice

For Your Mail-in Mid-Term Ballot There’s No Need for a Stamp

Contrary to popular belief, the U.S. Postal Service will deliver your ballot even if there's no postage on the envelope.

Susie Armitage

A view of the Manhattanhenge sunset from Hunters Point South Park on July 11th, 2016, in the Queens borough of New York City.

Environment

A New York City Park Built to Weather a Storm

The storm-resilient design of Hunters Point South Park in Long Island City, Queens, is built to withstand floods and storm surges.

Karim Doumar

After nine years in deep space collecting data that indicates our sky to be filled with billions of hidden planets, NASA's Kepler space telescope has run out of fuel needed for further science operations.

Environment

As NASA’s Kepler Mission Comes to an End, Planetary Research Moves Forward

The Kepler telescope has run out of fuel and officially entered retirement. Luckily, there is a replacement on the way to continue our observation of the stars.

Jason Steffen

Environment

A Coalition of Global Participants Pledge to Protect Five Million Square Miles of Ocean

The Our Ocean Conference generated 287 pledges in bilateral and multilateral agreements between governments, the private sector, civil society organizations, and philanthropic foundations that are valued at more than $10 billion.

Basten Gokkon

Social Justice

How Strong Is Putin’s Hold on Russian Politics?

If domestic order is upended, there's no telling where Russian foreign policy may go in the years ahead.

Tamara Evdokimova

Democratic Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke addresses supporters near a polling place on the first day of early voting on October 22nd, 2018, in Houston, Texas.

Social Justice

Tensions Run High as Early Voting Continues in Texas

There are increasing reports of voter harassment in Dallas County as the hotly contested Senate race between Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke hurtles toward its culmination.

Blake Paterson

Economics

Tech Titans Battle Over San Francisco’s Proposed Tax to Benefit the Homeless

Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, has pitted himself against Jack Dorsey, the chief executive of Twitter and Square, by spending millions of dollars to fund campaigns promoting the passage of a homelessness benefits initiative in the city.

Sarah Holder

A supporter of far-right lawmaker and presidential candidate for the Social Liberal Party Jair Bolsonaro takes part in a pro-Bolsonaro demonstration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the second round of the presidential elections on October 28th, 2018.

Social Justice

What Does the Election of Jair Bolsonaro Mean for Brazilian Democracy?

Bolsonaro's angry, populist campaign rhetoric led many newspapers and public figures worldwide to declare his candidacy a threat to the country's 33-year-old democracy.

Helder Ferreira do Vale