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Published 2026-11-11 measure billionaires wealth

California voters rejected a proposed 5% tax on billionaires’ net worth that was intended to fund healthcare and education Read Full Article at RT.com

Democrats push back across the nation after voters approve girls' sports protections

Published 2026-11-15 initiative measure colorado

Proposition 318 and similar transgender school sports bans passed in four states, but Democratic leaders in Washington and Colorado push back.

Washington Democrat AG hands girls’ sports law defense to outside firm amid conflict of interest concerns

Published 2026-11-14 initiative brown measure

Washington AG Nick Brown hired an outside law firm to defend Initiative 638 as opponents race to block the girls' sports measure before Dec. 3.

Scale Can Measure Medicine—and Play a Scale, Too

Published 2018-09-25 adchoices christopher medicine

Researchers have designed a musical instrument that can detect counterfeit drugs by the pitch of its notes. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about you…

Internet Cables Could Also Measure Quakes

Published 2019-12-04 quakes cables adchoices

The fiber-optic cables that connect the global Internet could potentially be used as seismic sensors. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more about your ad c…

Ravens Measure Up to Great Apes on Intelligence

Published 2020-12-23 assays apes ravens

Juvenile ravens performed just as well as chimps and orangutans in a battery of intelligence tests—except for assays of spatial skills. Christopher Intagliata r…

A Heroic Effort to Measure Helium

Published 2021-02-06 heroic helium adchoices

After an intense game of cat and mouse with different particles, atomic physicists have measured the radius of the helium nucleus five times more precisely than…

Harsh Sinha on Product Management

Published 2017-10-31 derived harsh sinha

Bryan Reinero talks with Harsh Sinha, VP of Engineering at TransferWise, about Product Management. Mr. Sinha details how requirements are derived from user need…

Is GDP the Best Measure of Happiness and Well-being?

Published 2020-01-09 art19 gdp well

What factors determine the well-being of an individual or nation and why gross domestic product is an inadequate measure of prosperity. Topics covered include: …

Historic vote nixes 150-year booze ban in once-dry New Jersey town

Published 2026-11-13 collingswood jersey voted

A New Jersey town has ended its 153-year alcohol ban with 60.4% of voters approving sales, yet residents of the area are divided over the BYOB culture.