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The perennial complaint about mainstream media coverage of presidential elections is that it too often gets bogged down in the horse-race muck—endless discussions of approval ratings, head-to-head polls between front-runner candidates, and the public’s opinions on hot-button issues. On those rare occasions when policy is discussed, the media treats it as if we had a parliamentary system that would allow a candidate to seamlessly implement their agenda if elected. This style of political journalism might generate engagement... Читать дальше...

Aside from a handful of running jokes involving pudding and boot lifts, the most durable legacy of the Ron DeSantis presidential campaign, which ended on Sunday, will be its relentless demonization of queer and trans people. DeSantis and his staff made scapegoating LGBTQ people—portrayed as threats to children and to the nation itself—a dominant message in a race there was little doubt the Florida governor would lose. This assault on LGBTQ people’s rights and safety will outlast his relatively brief and failed run for the White House. Читать дальше...

When it comes to Donald Trump’s legal travails, there are two general schools of thought among Democrats. In one, a jury’s finding that Trump is liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll—and his pending trials for many alleged crimes—largely confirms what voters have already concluded about him, rendering these things far less important to voters than more pressing “kitchen table” issues.

Additional cash still short of the more than $3.5 million in OT and construction costs the city spent on the race last summer.

The changes are coming as the commuter rail agency faces ridership that has continued to lag since the pandemic upended traditional commuting patterns.

Our favorite letters sent to Prudie in the 2000s.

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Heather Havrilesky answers your questions.

Brazilian authorities Monday confirmed the detection of four cases of the JN 2.5 subvariant of the SARS-Cov-2 virus in the state of Mato Grosso. The patients were reported to be all female and hospitalized in a serious condition. One of them even died. However, the Mato Grosso State Health Department said there was no reason to panic because at this point “it is not possible to say that the cause of death was COVID-19” since ”the patient already had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).”

The 2024 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List (curated by Andrew Spaeth and myself) has 511 research/teaching positions and 71 teaching positions. 

Savvy home-owners are channelling mid-century retro in their own way

1. It's not just about Haley, DeSantis or Trump, this is a New Hampshire primary unlike any other  Fox News
2. New Hampshire primary results: Live updates as Trump and Haley go head-to-head and most polls close  Yahoo News
3. GOP Primary Was Short, but Worth the Hype  Newsweek
4. Nick Perry - The Associated Press | New Hampshire Public Radio  New Hampshire Public Radio

1. Nikki Haley vs. Donald Trump on issues: How they’d each govern  Vox.com
2. Women could make or break Nikki Haley in New Hampshire  Reuters
3. Opinion | If Brian Kemp Beat Trump, Maybe Nikki Haley Can  The Wall Street Journal
4. Finley: Haley has a path to beating Trump  Detroit News

MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future. You can read the rest of our series here. In 2023, it almost felt as if the promise of robotaxis was soon to be fulfilled. Hailing a robotaxi had briefly become the new trendy thing…

This year, New Hampshire’s famous presidential contest seems more like a final whimper than a first salvo.

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Catch up on the latest hockey headlines in today’s Pens Points.

Residents and environmental activists are against a hotel and housing development on the golf course which they say could lead to environmental problems

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For years, Microsoft has managed to fly under the radar of government agencies looking at potential violations of antitrust laws, even though it’s the second largest company in the world by market valuation, just behind Apple and ahead of Google, Facebook, and Amazon. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is well aware of how his company was laid low by the US Justice Department’s prosecution for antitrust violations in the 1990s and has been careful not to run afoul of regulators.

We’ve pumped our sodas so full of probiotics that your gut will overdose on bacteria.

People with post-viral illnesses often feel shut out of the scientific establishment. Two renowned Yale researchers are attempting to bring them in.

Subway’s newest menu has officially launched nationwide, and the three new lengthy treats, though equal in size, are not so evenly matched when it comes to quality. The Subway Sidekicks menu doesn’t have a sandwich in sight—it includes a footlong cookie, footlong churro, and footlong pretzel. Which ones are worth…

College Basketball: NCAA Final Four: North Carolina Eric Montross (00) in action, shot vs Michigan Chris Webber (4). New Orleans, LA 4/5/1993 | Set Number: X44176 TK6 R9 F31

We’re the furthest thing from UNC fans but we’re okay seeing Eric Montross triumph here.

Former President Trump and fellow Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley will go head-to-head in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary Tuesday, facing off as the last two top White House contenders in the GOP race. Trump easily won Iowa’s caucuses last week, and some observers say another Trump victory in the Granite State could all but secure...

Under the Biden administration, more than 3.7 million student loan borrowers have had their debt forgiven by various executive actions. Despite President Biden’s failure to give out universal student debt relief and fulfill a major campaign promise, he has made strides on the loans through other avenues, including fixes in income-driven repayment (IDR) options. ...

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) isn’t backing down from his standoff with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) over two McConnell-backed nominees to the Federal Trade Commission and National Transportation Safety Board.  Hawley is standing firm despite growing pressure from Senate GOP colleagues, including Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), the senior Republican on the Commerce Committee, who...