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Job satisfaction among election administrators continues to sink, survey shows

Denver Elections personnel administrator Elizabeth Littlepage, left, and election worker William Goad, sort through ballots that need to go to specific counties at the Denver Elections Division.

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Society

When betrayal works in our favor: New UCLA study reveals the complexity of trust

A couple sitting on a couch whose backs are turned on each other.

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Government

'This business just wouldn't exist': Farmer says federal program was critical to success

Two of the hoop houses the Lotspeichs paid for using NRCS grants.

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Government

What to know about state legislative seats that changed party control in 2024

The Vermont Statehouse during a snowy day.

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Ada Lovelace's skills with language, music, and needlepoint contributed to her pioneering work in computing

Vector illustration of Ada Lovelace on blue background.

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From COVID-19 to financial crises, here's how major global events impact the strength of the US dollar

A man standing in front of a large screen displaying multiple charts, graphs, and financial data. The individual is wearing a suit and has a headset on.

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Meet the peach that traveled the Trail of Tears and the elders working to save it

“Indian peaches” are direct descendants of peach seeds brought across the continent on the Trail of Tears.

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How cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger became the scents of winter holidays, far from their tropical origins

A Sri Lankan farmer peels freshly harvested cinnamon sticks.

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Investigation: Nearly 1,000 Native children died in federal boarding schools

Entrance to the former Genoa U.S. Indian School in 2021 in Genoa, Nebraska where at least 87 Native American children have died.

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Indigenous Peoples Day: Why it's replacing Columbus Day in many places

Pat Vegas of Redbone performs at Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration at Los Angeles Grand Park in 2018.

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Why the age-old hobby of coin collecting is attracting Gen Z devotees

Person looking at coin collection through a magnifying glass.

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A cultural history of swimsuits from au naturel to ooh la la

Six women pose wearing different swimsuits, with each wearing a sash that says "Miss" and the year the swimsuit was popular, including 1897, 1904, 1910, 1920, 1927, and tomorrow.

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10 US cities built up by specialized manufacturing

A busy Detroit intersection, circa 1915.

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The history of lawn mowers

Green robotic electronic grass mows a lawn next to bushes.

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