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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Surveys on Proposition 50, the redistricting measure on California’s November ballot, give different signals on ...

Older generations remember the sound of dial-up internet from the 90s and early 2000s, but what was once the soundtrack to an era is coming to an end. On Sept. 30, AOL would discontinue its dial-up ...

There’s no such thing as a complete vacuum. Even in the cosmic void between galaxies, there’s an estimated density of about one hydrogen or helium atom per cubic meter. But these estimates are largely ...

Last week’s United Nations General Assembly, held in New York City, generated no shortage of headlines. But one notable policy initiative from the world body was not discussed by world leaders when it ...

In 1876, Peter Guthrie Tait set out to measure what he called the “beknottedness” of knots. The Scottish mathematician, whose research laid the foundation for modern knot theory, was trying to find a ...

The theme of last season’s Celtics team was continuity. This year, it’s change. Change on the roster, with Boston turning over roughly half of its rotation this offseason. Change in expectations; for ...

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The Onteora Central School District Board of Education is expected to vote Tuesday on a resolution that would close Woodstock Elementary School in 2028. The resolution comes after voters rejected a ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says Congress could avoid a government shutdown next week if Democrats “dial back” their demands to add hundreds of billions of dollars in new health care ...

The Senate on Friday threw a wrench in the GOP’s plans to avert a shutdown, blocking a House-passed stopgap measure that would fund the government through Nov. 21. Republicans also defeated an ...