The Senate in a bipartisan 62-to-36 vote approved Thursday the Keystone XL pipeline project, setting up a faceoff with the White House, which has threatened a presidential veto.
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Report: The Increasingly Unequal States Of America
A study released this week supports previous reporting that income growth in America has been lopsided ever since the economy began to bounce back from the recent recession.
Study Finds Court Fees Also Punish The Families Of Those Who Owe
A new report on the growth of court fines and fees that are charged to often-impoverished offenders is focusing on another group that pays: their families.
Car Safety Improves: Study Lists Those With Most, And Least, Driver Deaths
A record nine car models recorded driver death rates of zero, in a periodic study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Arrested For Resisting Arrest — Yes, It’s Possible
The case raises the question: How can you be arrested for resisting arrest? Isn’t that like being fired for refusing to be fired?
Scientists, General Public Have Divergent Views On Science, Report Says
U.S. adults see various science-related topics much differently than do America’s top scientists, with the two groups expressing widely divergent views on the safety of genetically modified foods, climate change, human evolution, the use of animals in research and vaccines, according to a new report published by Pew Research Center.