Missouri governor withdraws ethics nominees amid fight over gerrymandered map

The Republican governor withdrew two nominees after Democrats pointed out the appointments were based on a congressional map ...
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Judge finds Virginia Democrats' redistricting resolution illegal; new Maryland map advances

A Virginia judge has ruled that a proposed constitutional amendment letting Democrats redraw the state’s Congressional maps ...

What tracking data and satellites can tell us about the US military build-up in the Gulf

Our verification and open-source specialists are tracking the ongoing deployment of US military assets around the Gulf. The ...

At least 20 killed as US winter storm brings power outages and flight cancellations

A 16-year-old girl was killed in a sledding accident, as eight people have been confirmed dead in New York since Friday.
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2億人超の暮らしが危機に…衛星解析で判明した洪水リスク研究

気候変動は、河川地域に深刻な影響をもたらすことが明らかに…。人類は、歴史的にも肥沃な土壌、豊富な淡水、そして食料源にも恵まれた、河口付近の低地である河川デルタ地帯に定住してきました。現在もこれらの地域は世界的にも人口密集地となっているわけですが、そこに暮らす数億人の人々は、脅威にさらされています。沿岸部の洪水は河川デルタ地帯の人口に大きな影響を及ぼしていて、インフラの崩壊、海水の浸食といった深刻 ...