Police violence and black communities: Analyzing the trust deficit
…of those killings — of Sean Bell in New York City in 2006. Fewer calls to 911 may make African-American communities less safe. In the six months after Jude’s story…
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Background checks on ammunition, guns may drastically reduce deaths
…deaths in Chicago, one of America’s most violent cities, and how those guns are brought to the city from other states. Other research: This 2015 study in the Annual Review…
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Movie production incentives: Do they help create jobs?
…incentives. In October 2016, San Antonio City Council members voted to provide a tax rebate to movie studios for films shot there. In November 2016, East Baton Rouge’s Metro Council…
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Housing prices and affordability: Where to find data
…a celebrated benchmark. Rents in western cities are rising at more than twice the rate of inflation, says the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Meanwhile, notes the Census Bureau, the rate…
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Predicting where seas are rising fastest
…demographic groups most threatened by them. A 2016 study by Pew Research Center looks at how politicized the debate over climate science has become in America. New York City can expect…
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Finding trade and tariff data: Tips for journalists
…tailored monthly email updates for economic indicators such as the trade deficit. Sign up here. The International Trade Administration also publishes state and city export data. Other resources: The United…
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Universal basic income: Money for nothing or efficient equalizer?
…in 2016, Finland, a number of cities in Holland, and Ontario were all preparing experiments similar to a guaranteed income. Utrecht, a Dutch city, is exploring a plan to give selected…
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School meals: Healthy lunches, food waste and effects on learning
…school breakfast policy on meals program participation, attendance, and academic achievement. In 2003, New York City made school breakfast free for all students regardless of income, while increasing the price…
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Body camera footage suggests police treat black drivers with less respect
…science departments, analyzed transcripts from 183 hours of body camera footage taken by police officers in Oakland, California in April 2014. (Oakland is a racially diverse city, where about 40…
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Heat waves: Increasingly common, ever more deadly
…lacks access to electricity. Many more lack air conditioning, a factor that researchers associate with death during a heat wave. In May 2016, for example, the city of Jaisalmer reached 52.4°C…
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