Farmed versus wild salmon: Research review
The debate over farmed salmon raises a number of health and environmental questions. This explainer and research review will help journalists sort through the noise.
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Who benefits when sales taxes are cut?
Restaurant owners benefited the most from a sales tax cut in France, pocketing around 41 percent of the savings.
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Bitcoin, blockchain and ICOs: Confused? We explain
In a few short years, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have assumed a big role in global finance. We explain how they work, the risks to traditional money systems and the revolutionary technology behind them.
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Life expectancy may now predict American partisanship
Americans are not all enjoying the same life expectancy gains. The differences, when mapped by county, could have predicted the 2016 presidential election.
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Anti-Semitism continues to hurt German pocketbooks
Jews have long been associated with finance and banking. Today, people in areas of Germany that historically experienced the highest levels of anti-Semitism are economically worse off, new research shows.
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Potent marijuana strains may lack built-in safety mechanism
Marijuana strains grown for potency contain less of a natural compound that seems to protect adolescent brains.
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Daylight, windows and workers’ well-being: Research review
Workers in windowless offices are less happy, less healthy and more stressed than their colleagues with steady sources of daylight, an extensive body of research says.
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Income inequality and offshore tax dodging: The rich are richer than we thought
Offshore tax havens help disguise the extent of income inequality. New research looks at who evades taxes, where, and how they contribute to inequality.
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Reporting on fentanyl and synthetic opioids
Amid the opioid crisis, the synthetic drug fentanyl stands out for its danger and the sheer number of Americans it has killed. This tip sheet offers reporters background and resources.
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Birth, marriage and death: How to find vital records
Resourceful journalists know how a birth, marriage or death certificate can yield good leads. We explain how to find these vital records.
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