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The Daily Tar Heel’s shooting coverage is just the latest example of college newspapers taking on a local reporting role
Aug 30, 2023 | Nieman Lab
The front page of the August 30 issue of The Daily Tar Heel — the independent student newspaper of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — consists entirely of texts sent to and from students during the lockdown around the August 28 campus...
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Real-time looks at the air quality in pretty much every single BPS classroom
Aug 26, 2023 | Universal Hub
Boston Public Schools Indoor Air Quality provides hourly stats from more than 4,400 sensors in individual BPS classrooms and offices on a variety of ventilation-related readings: Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, particulates, humidity and temperature....
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Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to websites he dislikes
Aug 15, 2023 | Washington Post
The delayed websites include X’s online rivals Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky and Substack as well as Reuters and the New York Times, all of which Musk previously has singled out for ridicule or attack.
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Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision
Aug 14, 2023 | Washington Post
“This is a monumental decision," said a lawyer for the young plaintiffs, and could influence similar cases in other states.
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Antitrust suit vs. UFC granted class certification
Aug 10, 2023 | ESPN.com
A federal judge in Nevada granted class certification to plaintiffs in an antitrust lawsuit filed against the UFC. Nearly 1,200 fighters can now sue the UFC as a collective for alleged unfair business practices.
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The other greenhouse gas
Aug 09, 2023 | Reuters
How methane from food waste contributes to global warming and why small efforts to stop it can make a big difference.
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The affordance loop - Erin Kissane's small internet website
Aug 05, 2023 | erinkissane.com
The stiltwalking French shepherds in the marshes of the Landes are incredible, and I love this postcard—which you can buy from a nice person on
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Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law professor who mentored the Obamas, dies at 70 - The Boston Globe
Aug 05, 2023 | BostonGlobe.com
A towering figure in civil rights and the legal community, Mr. Ogletree mentored Barack and Michelle Obama when they were Harvard Law School students, and represented famous clients in court.
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The Big One: Trump Is Indicted for Jan. 6
Aug 02, 2023 | Default
Donald Trump faces accountability for his grandest crime.
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U.S. v. Trump Will Be the Most Important Case in Our Nation’s History
Aug 02, 2023 | Slate Magazine
It is perhaps the most important indictment ever handed down to safeguard American democracy and the rule of law in any U.S. court against anyone.
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How Canada’s Record Wildfires Got So Bad, So Fast
Jul 20, 2023 | www.nytimes.com
Blazes have burned 25 million acres so far this year, and there’s still a month to go in peak fire season.
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Read the thousands of documents journalists used to investigate St. Louis radioactive waste • Missouri Independent
Jul 19, 2023 | Missouri Independent
MuckRock and The Missouri Independent are making all of the government documents it obtained as part of its “Atomic Fallout” investigation.
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Cambridge schools are divided over middle school algebra - The Boston Globe
Jul 18, 2023 | BostonGlobe.com
The district’s aim in eliminating advanced math in middle school was to reduce disparities between low-income children of color and their more affluent peers. But some argue the decision has had the opposite effect.
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How a Vast Demographic Shift Will Reshape the World
Jul 18, 2023 | www.nytimes.com
The most powerful countries have benefited from large work forces for decades. What happens when they retire?
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