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Diabetes diagnoses rising in youth, especially among minorities
Type 1 diabetes diagnoses have rapidly risen for Hispanic youth in comparison to other racial and ethnic groups, a recent study finds.
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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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DACA, the DREAM Act and undocumented immigrants: A primer for journalists
This explainer helps journalists understand what DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is and how the program impacts local communities and undocumented immigrants.
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Predict if your FOIA request will succeed
Writing a FOIA can be hard. A new tool from data.world will help you improve your chances of success.
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Government contracting program may be failing minority businesses
A federal program that subsidizes minority-owned businesses is not equipping them for success, a new study finds.
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Who serves in the military: Parsing Pentagon data
Since the end of the draft in the 1970s, the U.S. military has become a professional fighting force. But is it representative of Americans? Not really.
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Quantifying the local health effects of transporting coal
The environmental impacts of burning coal are well known. But transporting coal can also hurt the health of people living nearby, a new study shows.
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Obamacare appears to save a Millennial’s life every day
By mandating that health insurance plans cover dependents until age 26, Obamacare may have saved a dramatic number of young Americans’ lives.
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Investigating nonprofits and charities: Where to find internal data, public records
How to research nonprofit organizations, with examples of investigations and instructions on finding and reading 990 tax filings.
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