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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.

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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.

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TV: 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’

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Nodes & 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

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Bill 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)

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VividQ, 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

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Crippling 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

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Over 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.

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Over 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.

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News 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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