Month: June 2021
Inside the Turmoil at the Agency That Is Running Ranked-Choice Voting
The Board of Elections, which has a history of mishaps, is now under intense fire for its error in releasing mayoral primary results.
Read MoreInside the Turmoil at the Agency That Is Running Ranked-Choice Voting
The Board of Elections, which has a history of mishaps, is now under intense fire for its error in releasing mayoral primary results.
Read MoreTV: Police claim ‘most’ violence in Arab sector led by Shin Bet informants
Senior officer reportedly blames national security service for tying force’s hands by giving immunity to leaders behind violent crime; agency says accusation ‘false, has no basis’
Read MoreNodes & Links raises $11M to — maybe — save billions on the big projects the world needs now
Nodes & Links is a scheduling platform for large-scale infrastructure projects which works out when the nuts and bolts for the bridge (for example) should be delivered, and in what order. Unsurprisingly, complex infrastructure projects often get this wrong. The
Read MoreBill Cosby’s Release Could Have A Silencing Effect On Victims, Advocates Say
Visceral reactions to the news that Bill Cosby has been released from prison include shock from victims’ advocates and MeToo activists to support from his friend and TV co-star Phylicia Rashad. (Image credit: Matt Slocum/AP)
Read MoreVividQ, which has raised $15M, says it can turn normal screens into holographic displays
VividQ, a UK-based deeptech startup with technology for rendering holograms on legacy screens, has raised $15 million to develop its technology for next-generation digital displays and devices. And it’s already lining up manufacturing partners in the US, China and Japan
Read MoreCrippling heat wave in Canada blamed for at least 100 deaths
Parts of Washington state, Oregon, and Idaho spent another day on Wednesday baking in sweltering temperatures, as a dangerous heat wave in Canada begins to ease in parts of British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba. David Phillips, senior climatologist at Environment
Read MoreOver 100 deaths may be tied to historic Northwest heat wave
Health officials say more than 60 deaths in Oregon have been linked to the historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest as dozens of others in Canada, Washington state and elsewhere are investigated for ties to the hot weather.
Read MoreOver 100 deaths may be tied to historic Northwest heat wave
Health officials say more than 60 deaths in Oregon have been linked to the historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest as dozens of others in Canada, Washington state and elsewhere are investigated for ties to the hot weather.
Read MoreNews Wrap: Death toll rises to 16 in Surfside condo collapse
In our news wrap Wednesday, search teams recovered four more bodies from a collapsed condominium tower in Surfside, Florida, the head of the CDC said mask guidelines will be left to local officials, an indigenous group in Canada reports finding
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