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What the 2020 election means for science

Illustration of an electron with a "vote 2020" pin as the nucleus
Oct 28, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Supreme Court won't expedite Pennsylvania GOP's request to block mail-in ballot extension

Amy Coney Barrett being sworn in
Oct 28, 2020 - World

Europe faces "stronger and deadlier" coronavirus wave

Paris under curfew
Oct 28, 2020 - Economy

Stocks close down more than 3%

A sign for "Wall Street" in New York City, with a trader wearing a mask leaving the New York Stock Exchange in the distance

"Anonymous" senior Trump official revealed as ex-DHS chief of staff Miles Taylor

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Parties trade election influence accusations at Big Tech hearing

Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies by videoconference before the Senate Commerce Committee

How overhyping became an election meddling tool

Illustration of a computer cursor warping a voting booth
Oct 28, 2020 - Podcasts

Pete Buttigieg talks Joe Biden's economic plans

Oct 28, 2020 - Technology

Jack Dorsey: Twitter has no influence over elections

Oct 28, 2020 - World

Scoop: Secret Israel-Sudan contacts enabled deal sealed by Trump

Oct 28, 2020 - Health

Trump's testing czar: COVID surge "is real" and not just caused by more tests

Cook Political Report moves Texas to "toss up" in presidential race

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Oct 28, 2020 - Economy

Joe Biden's private equity plan

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

Why the pandemic's carbon cuts still won't head off a climate emergency

Oct 28, 2020 - Economy

Coronavirus surge is sinking consumer confidence

The GOP's monstrous math problem

Illustration of an elephant trunk writing a math equation on chalkboard

Right-wing misinformation could gain steam post-election

Illustration of a computer with a red screen under a box trap.  
Oct 28, 2020 - World

U.S. election result will shake up Israeli politics

Illustration of binoculars resting on the Israel flag, reflecting the U.S. flag in the lenses
Oct 28, 2020 - Health

Mask mandates help control the rise in coronavirus hospitalizations

Illustration of a scientist at a chalkboard drawing a mask surrounded by equations
Updated Oct 28, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Unrest in Philadelphia after fatal police shooting of Black man

Demonstrators gather in protest near the location where Walter Wallace, Jr. was killed by two police officers on October 27
Oct 27, 2020 - Sports

Los Angeles Dodgers win World Series

Mookie Betts slides in safe at home plate to give the Dodgers a 2-1 lead in Game 6
Oct 27, 2020 - Technology

Trump's campaign website hacked

A screenshot of the Trump campaign website after it was hacked
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