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North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan for first time

North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan for first time

29 August 2017

North Korea has succeeded in firing a ballistic missile over Japan into the Pacific Ocean, bringing it closer to a possible attack on the US


President Trump talking

Trump says he’ll declare US opioid epidemic a national emergency

11 August 2017

President Trump plans to declare the opioid crisis an emergency after all, a move that should free up funds. But how much, and how they’ll be used, is unclear


a finger presses a delete button

You could finally control your Facebook data if UK law is passed

7 August 2017

Data protection overhaul means you can soon ask companies to delete your entire social media history or personal information – and breaches of the new law will carry heftier fines


Obamacare

US healthcare repeal law struck down at the eleventh hour

28 July 2017

A bill that could have led to 43 million uninsured people has failed to make it through the US Senate, failing by just one vote in the middle of the night


army

Donald Trump tweets plan to ban transgender people from military

26 July 2017

The US president says it’s too expensive and disruptive to let transgender people serve in the armed forces, but a study commissioned by the Pentagon disagrees


World Health Organization

Trump’s plan to cut global health research may cost US billions

20 July 2017

President Trump wants to fund less research into diseases that affect poor countries, but an analysis suggests such research hugely benefits the US itself


VP Mike Pence on a NASA tour

Mike Pence says he touched NASA equipment on a dare

7 July 2017

The US Vice President placed his hands on a piece of the Orion spacecraft while on a tour at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, despite a sign that forbade it


figures

Private data of 198 million US voters accidentally leaked online

20 June 2017

The data, collected on behalf of the Republicans, included phone numbers and addresses as well as assumptions about religion and ethnicity


Nigel Dodds and Arlene Foster, DUP deputy leader and leader

Five things you need to know about DUP politicians and science

9 June 2017

Democratic Unionist Party politicians have voiced controversial views on climate change, HIV and creationism. Here’s what they’ve said on some key issues  


polling

How YouGov’s experimental poll correctly called the UK election

9 June 2017

A new approach from the pollsters that dumped old-fashioned representative surveys in favour of big data and fancy statistics got it right


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