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Ex-Blackhawks Forward Has Huge Playoff Game vs. Canadiens
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Apr 26 • 10:04 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Brooklyn College Hosts Urgent Discussion on Black Maternal Health Crisis

The event, attended by students, faculty, staff, and community members, was held in conjunction with the 2026 Perinatal Mental Health Summit at the Greg Jackson Center for Brownsville.

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Apr 26 • 8:25 PM EDT • Health • brooklyn.edu
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Sunday Sports: Red & Black returning, plus college lacrosse and softball

Here’s a recap of your North Country sports this Sunday.

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Apr 26 • 6:18 PM EDT • Sports • wwnytv.com
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Black mothers’ testimonies, health department data highlight racial disparities in Douglas County birth outcomes

Black mothers spoke about traumas they experienced around births and Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health experts shared data underlining the need for medical professionals to listen and take accountability to improve birth outcomes.

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Apr 26 • 5:02 PM EDT • Health • lawrencekstimes.com
Correspondents’ dinner lacked highest security level despite presence of top officials

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which was attended by the President and many Cabinet members, was not given top security status that would have unlocked the full weight of federal security resources.

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Apr 26 • 4:59 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Lawton Underground supports Black-owned business at farmers market

A Lawton Facebook group is using the farmers market to boost Black-owned businesses, showing up once a month to flood a vendor with support.

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Apr 26 • 4:42 PM EDT • Business • kswo.com
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NFL Draft Day 3: Colbie Young and Micah Morris selected

Georgia rounded out the final day of the NFL Draft by seeing two more former players, wide receiver Colbie Young and offensive guard Micah Morris, get selected to bring the

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Apr 26 • 1:30 PM EDT • Sports • redandblack.com
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Who won the Mekhi Blackmon trade between Colts and Vikings?

The Vikings used the Colts picks in the 2026 NFL Draft from the Mekhi Blackmon trade

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Apr 26 • 9:54 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Spring hiking offers health benefits, Rochester trails to explore

As spring arrives, discover the health benefits of hiking and explore easy trails near Rochester to get outdoors.

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Apr 26 • 9:03 AM EDT • Health • democratandchronicle.com
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Black-owned Tennessee business sues workforce board over limiting federal funds

A Black-owned West Tennessee forklift training business has sued the nonprofit in charge of funneling federal workforce training grant funds to students.

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Apr 25 • 9:00 PM EDT • Business • timesfreepress.com
Beyond the Athlete conference highlights mental health in sports

Students and community members gathered in McKinnon Hall for the first-ever Beyond the Athlete Conference. Leaders in sport spoke about the challenges that Black or African American and allied community members, identifying as women, face during and after their athletic career.

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Apr 25 • 8:11 PM EDT • Health • elonnewsnetwork.com
Microsoft explains why Windows 11 File Explorer scrolls smoothly in some places, but not everywhere

Microsoft has finally explained why Windows 11 File Explorer lacks smooth scrolling in all folders, blaming legacy code and complex features.

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Apr 25 • 6:28 PM EDT • Technology • windowslatest.com
WATCH: Hartford HealthCare’s 2026 Black & Red

Join us for Hartford HealthCare’s Black & Red fundraising event on WTNH News 8. Discover the life-saving work and inspiring stories in our community.

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Apr 25 • 5:45 PM EDT • Health • wtnh.com
PS5 Players Craving Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, the Best-Selling Pre-Order in the USA, UK Already

Doing the business on PS Store

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Apr 25 • 4:00 PM EDT • Technology • pushsquare.com
On Independent Bookstore Day, these shops showcase something special

Àbákẹ́ Books and Cafe in Jersey City and Watchung Booksellers in Montclair are among the more than 300 Black-owned bookstores in the U.S.

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Apr 24 • 11:13 PM EDT • Business • northjersey.com
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Scientists just found what keeps plant cells from growing out of control

Before seedlings can photosynthesize, they depend on fatty acids—and on peroxisomes to process them. Researchers discovered that the protein PEX11 not only helps these structures divide but also controls their size during early growth. When key genes were altered, peroxisomes grew abnormally large, suggesting internal vesicles normally keep them in balance. Remarkably, a yeast version of the protein fixed the problem, pointing to a deeply conserved mechanism across species.

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Apr 24 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
AMD’s Flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Outsells Every Intel CPU On Amazon As X3D Chips Dominate Top 10

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is a top 10 selling CPU on Amazon at $899, outpacing Intel's offerings, but lacks significant performance improvements.

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Apr 24 • 2:36 PM EDT • Technology • wccftech.com
Lost season for some winter sports leads to adaptation in Black Hills visitor industry

From October through early April, snowfall in the northern Black Hills was about 8 feet less than average.

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Apr 24 • 1:12 PM EDT • Sports • southdakotasearchlight.com
The Lack of a Sports Science Program Disadvantages Students

The infrastructure is there, but the initiative is not

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Apr 24 • 12:00 PM EDT • Science • thesantaclara.org
‘How Black Music Took Over the World’ Review: Science and Rhythm

Many of the world’s most popular music genres have their origins in black traditions. Western notation can’t always capture African musical innovations.

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Apr 24 • 10:54 AM EDT • Science • wsj.com
Peter Molyneux Reacts to Fable Reboot Ditching Fan-Favourite Feature From the Original

IGN spoke to Peter Molyneux, who led Fable developer Lionhead and who has just released his new game, Masters of Albion, into early access on Steam, to get his thoughts on the lack of a fan-favorite feature in the Fable reboot.

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Apr 24 • 9:45 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
‘This is very transformative for the business’: Lyft’s head of growth on taking a big step into London’s black cab sector

The ride-hailing giant has agreed to acquire Gett UK, making it the largest app for London's iconic black cabs. Lyft's EVP for global growth, an Arsenal fan, is excited.

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Apr 24 • 9:18 AM EDT • Business • fortune.com
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remake Dev Promises Lots Of Blood

Assassin's Creed fans have been picking over the reveal footage with lots of questions

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Apr 24 • 8:48 AM EDT • Technology • kotaku.com
L'Oreal chairman says Coty lacks business model

The chairman of French cosmetics group ​L'Oreal dismissed any ‌comparison with struggling beauty group Coty on Friday, adding ​that the smaller ​company had no business ⁠model at all.

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Apr 24 • 7:22 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced "launch edition" is a European exclusive, skips US

AC Black Flag Resynced's "launch edition" is a European exclusive, which means US players won't be able to get the 34-page artbook or other extra goodies.

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Apr 24 • 6:38 AM EDT • Technology • eurogamer.net
Ubisoft Confirms "Original" Assassin's Creed Black Flag Will Still Be Available

Resynced is a "2026 take on the original legend"

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Apr 23 • 10:45 PM EDT • Technology • nintendolife.com
Louisiana GOP passes bill to keep elected Black New Orleanian from taking office

Louisiana Republicans April 23 rammed through legislation to keep Calvin Duncan, a wrongfully convicted Black man and attorney, from taking office as New Orleans’ Clerk of Criminal Court, a move

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Apr 23 • 4:33 PM EDT • Politics • nola.com
Influential Black Political Caucus member criticizes Charlotte City Council over I-77 toll lanes

Raki McGregor, who chairs the BPC's transportation committee, said how council members act on I-77 could influence endorsements in the 2027 elections.

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Apr 23 • 4:26 PM EDT • Politics • wfae.org
The One Gala is a record-breaking $1 million success

COLORADO BALLET Denver News: In the 20 years that Gil Boggs has been the artistic director of Colorado Ballet, the company has been on an upward trajectory; its stature rising from mixed local reviews to the national acclaim it now enjoys. Boggs’ tenure was celebrated at the company’s April 16 fundraiser, The One Gala, a black-tie fete where the 655 guests raised a record $1 million. Chairwoman Jill Anschutz and mistress of ceremonies Lauren Whitney were just […]

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Apr 23 • 4:15 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
SRU unveils Haverlack College of Business at naming ceremony

Slippery Rock University formally unveiled the Haverlack College of Business, the University’s first named college that was established…

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Apr 23 • 3:59 PM EDT • Business • news.sru.edu
Welcome Back, Captain – Here’s What’s New in Assassins Creed Black Flag Resynced

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced revitalizes a fan-favorite adventure with state-of-the-art visuals, gameplay upgrades, and new content. Set sail July 9.

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Apr 23 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • news.xbox.com
Blackstone hits back against private credit doubters

Blackstone saw $37 billion in private credit inflows, even as retail investors cut back. Its blaming social media and the press for the difference.

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Apr 23 • 12:30 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced's Collector's Edition Includes a Gorgeous Statue and Is Available for Preorder Now

Everything you need to know to preorder Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, including pricing, availabilibty, release date, and more.

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Apr 23 • 12:25 PM EDT • Technology • ign.com
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Out July 9: Everything You Need to Know

Get all the details on Resynced including release date, PC specs, new content, the different editions available, and more.

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Apr 23 • 12:21 PM EDT • Technology • news.ubisoft.com
Blacknut Levels Up: Select Activision Publishing and Blizzard Entertainment Games Now Streamable on Blacknut

Cloud gaming hits new heights with Diablo® III, Spyro® Reignited Trilogy, Crash Bandicoot® N. Sane Trilogy, Warcraft® I: Remastered, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II, and more via Ubisoft+ Premium on Blacknut Activision-Blizzard Games Now Streaming on Blacknut Cloud gaming hits new heights with Diablo® III, Spyro® Reignited Trilogy, Crash Bandicoot® N. Sane Trilogy, Warcraft® I: Remastered, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II, and more via Ubisoft+ Premium on Blacknut Paris, France, April 23, 202

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Apr 23 • 11:15 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Scientists Think the Solution to an Infamous Paradox Could Be Hiding in the 7th Dimension

By stopping black holes from fully evaporating, hidden dimensions may solve a cosmological paradox.

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Apr 23 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • popularmechanics.com
Lyft to Buy Gett’s UK Taxi Business, Marking Its Third International Acquisition

Lyft Inc. has agreed to buy London black cab app Gett, its third acquisition in the past year, as the company works to expand its presence beyond the US.

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Apr 23 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • bloomberg.com
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Has a $200 Collector's Edition

Ubisoft's pricing for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has leaked ahead of the game's official unveiling — and the game will also arrive with a $200 special edition.

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Apr 23 • 5:53 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
A grant kept this Indy venue alive. Now the federal government wants it back.

Black Circle received a piece of the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant during the pandemic. Now, the Small Business Administration wants it back.

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Apr 23 • 5:20 AM EDT • Business • indystar.com
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Black Flag Resynced Price Details Revealed

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Price details are out for the launch and collector's editions. Here are more details.

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Apr 23 • 4:17 AM EDT • Technology • insider-gaming.com
Butler County health workers 'pause and celebrate' reducing infant mortality rate

Data from the Butler County General Health District shows that while infant mortality rates have improved consistently since 2012, Black infants continue to die at a higher rate than white infants.

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Apr 23 • 4:10 AM EDT • Health • wvxu.org
Local Black-owned business caters campus events; restaurant rises from the ashes

When Social Justice Center student success coordinator Wiley Wilson reached out to A Family Affair Southern Cuisine to cater an upcoming event, restaurant co-owner Brittany Bryant thought it would be too much to handle. “Typically, during Black History Month, schedules fill up, but we try to make [the] effort,” Bryant said. Despite initial hesitation, Bryant...

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Exercise Science student selected to be College of Education graduation marshal

Ella Uebelacker, an exercise science major in the School of Kinesiology, has been selected to represent the College of Education as its student marshal for Auburn University’s spring 2026 commencement ceremony.

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Apr 22 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • wire.auburn.edu
Black River Entertainment Partners With Akando Music For Radio Promotion

Black River Entertainment has partnered with AKANDO Music for radio promotion. The first [...]

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Apr 22 • 4:46 PM EDT • Entertainment • musicrow.com
Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat seeking 13th term in Congress, dies at 80

Scott, the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, was once a leading voice for his party on issues related to farm aid policy and food aid for consumers.

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Apr 22 • 1:43 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Georgia Rep. David Scott dies at 80

Scott, the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, was first elected to Congress in 2002 and was running for re-election.

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Apr 22 • 1:08 PM EDT • Politics • nbcnews.com
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A little bit Black & White, a little bit Fable, Molyneux's citybuilder Masters Of Albion has the potential to break free of its influences – but it has a lot of work to do

Masters of Albion, the new game from Peter Molyneux's 22cans, draws from Fable, Black & White, and Populous, but it's worth reading to see if it's any good.

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Apr 22 • 1:00 PM EDT • Technology • rockpapershotgun.com
Black-owned Jackson business sues workforce board over limiting federal funds for student training

A Black-owned West Tennessee forklift training business sued the nonprofit in charge of handing out federal workforce training grant funds.

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Apr 22 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • tennesseelookout.com
Showing Up, Still Misread: The Perception Gap Facing Black Men In Politics

Black men keep showing up in democracy, but media and politics misread their role—fueling disillusionment and opening space for alternatives.

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Apr 22 • 11:21 AM EDT • Politics • forbes.com
The nine justices are increasingly building their own personal brands outside the court

The Supreme Court has long presented itself as a uniform group of justices, all sheathed in long black robes. Its rulings are the product of a collective majority. And when justices refer to a precedent, they speak reverently of “The Court.”

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Apr 22 • 4:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Why forest conservation is also public health

In a lowland forest in southeastern Madagascar, what was missing proved as telling as what was found. Researchers trapping small mammals in the Manombo Special Reserve caught tuft-tailed rats in the intact interior forest. In the nearby littoral forest, despite repeated efforts, they found none. The traps held black rats instead. The observation appears in […]

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Apr 21 • 10:14 PM EDT • Health • news.mongabay.com
This “quantum” material fooled scientists and revealed something new

A mysterious magnetic material once thought to host an exotic “quantum spin liquid” has turned out to be something entirely different—and possibly just as intriguing. Scientists studying cerium magnesium hexalluminate found it showed the hallmark signs of this elusive quantum state, like a lack of magnetic order and a spread of energy states. But after closer inspection using neutron experiments, they discovered the behavior came from a delicate tug-of-war between two opposing magnetic forces.

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Apr 21 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Remlinger Farms 2026 summer concert lineup announced

This year's concert series includes The Head and the Heart, The Black Keys and more.

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Apr 21 • 7:12 PM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
Paramount Business Jets sells first $1 million jet card

The Black level jet card tier provides members of Paramount Business Jets a fixed 10% management fee over direct operator pricing

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Apr 21 • 6:05 PM EDT • Business • privatejetcardcomparisons.com
Mara Brock Akil And Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove Share How Storytelling Shapes Black Maternal Health

On Saturday, April 18, In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda brought together elected officials, TV and film writers, creators, and community leaders for a powerful conversation unpacking how media narratives can impact policy.

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Apr 21 • 5:56 PM EDT • Health • forbes.com
Brighton 3-0 Chelsea: What Rosenior and Chalobah said

Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior, speaking to Match of the Day: "Nowhere near the levels, not even tactical, tackles, duels, intensity, spirit, energy, passion are all lacking and that is the reason we lost." Across each team's last nine games in the Premier League, only Tottenham (2) have won fewer points than Chelsea (5 – W1 D2 L6).

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Apr 21 • 5:50 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Black Gunk Found in Man's Lungs Exposes an Even Darker Side of Wildfire Smoke

The strange injury was caused by hours of inhaling thick smoke, his doctors say.

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Apr 21 • 11:40 AM EDT • Technology • gizmodo.com
Shaky political science: using "simulated" elections over real-world elections

[Dear DSOS readers – this article is the latest in our “Shaky Political Science” series. In our 38 page report, “Shaky political ‘science’ misses mark on ranked choice voting,” released in early December, we examined over 40 studies focused on ranked choice voting. We found that many of these studies suffered from puzzling research methodologies, poorly constructed surveys, unrealistic simulated elections, cherry picked data, and faulty analyses that often were contradicted by results from real-world elections (a link to our full paper is here). Here are links to the first three articles in our series: the first one summarizing the overall results of our report, the second one analyzing a study co-authored by University of Minnesota academic Larry Jacobs, which was one of the most error-prone of all the research we reviewed in our report, and a third article showing an admirable example of two political scientists holding two other political scientists accountable for their flawed, sloppy research]. In this fourth article in our “Shaky Political Science” series, we shine a spotlight on seven studies that were web-hosted and funded by New America’s Political Reform Program and its Electoral Reform Research Group (the ERRG is an ad hoc committee headed by New America’s Political Reform Program and joined by the American Enterprise Institute, the Unite America Institute and Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law). This research consortium has been led by Lee Drutman, senior fellow with New America’s Political Reform Program. These seven studies are simply not credible from any objective standard about how political “science” is supposed to illuminate our understanding of either ranked choice voting or politics in general. The feature that six of these seven studies have in common is that they all used surveys – artificial, simulated elections -- to attempt to say something cogent or interesting about ranked choice voting (RCV) elections. None of them used real world data from actual RCV elections – either the 1000+ elections in the US or the many thousands of elections from places like Australia, Ireland and elsewhere where RCV has been used for 100 years. While a few of these studies conclude with some mixed positives about RCV, our analysis here is content neutral. The idea that, with a political reform like RCV, you can ask respondents in a mock, artificial election to vote with that method, with only the barest of explanation about how RCV works or its likely impacts (i.e. no spoiler candidates, majority winners, voters liberated to pick their favorite candidates, coalition-building), and then ask them their thoughts/reactions about voting in that system, with fake candidates and no real campaigning, no real exposure to an actual election or actual candidates, rests on some very puzzling assumptions. The findings of these seven studies actually are contradicted by the findings from many other studies based on real-world RCV elections. These New America studies also failed to list the real-world RCV studies in their own citations, instead including those studies that reinforced their conclusions. The seven studies featured in this article were chosen because they form a cohesive cohort which precisely illustrates one of the main points of our research paper, namely that using surveys, i.e. artificial elections, or mathematical/theoretical models, instead of real-world data, is in fact “shaky political science.” Below are summaries of our analysis of five of the seven New America studies. You can read our complete analysis of all seven studies at our paper, “Shaky political ‘science’ misses mark on ranked choice voting.” Choosing to “Vote As Usual” by Andre Blais, Carolina Plescia, and Semra Sevi. New America. (Blais et al., 2021). This study, web-hosted and funded by New America’s Political Reform Program and its Electoral Reform Research Group, used two surveys in which respondents completed ballots for simulated elections using plurality, approval, RCV and point (Score) voting. In both cases the authors provided the respondents with only minimal explanation of each method. For example, the entire explanation for RCV was “For this vote, rank the candidates from your first to your last choice (you do not need to rank them all). This is called the ranked vote.” That’s it. The study did not provide any context or explanation to survey respondents about why she/he might want to rank multiple candidates. Participants were not even told that ballots would be tabulated using an “instant” runoff, not to mention any description of RCVs ability to eliminate the spoiler effect or liberate voters to rank their favorite candidates without fear of helping the “greater evil” candidate to win. That’s like taking an iPhone back in time to 1970 and asking someone if they like it better than their rotary phone without explaining how it works. Their first survey targeted states that held 2020 Super Tuesday Democratic primaries and used the real candidates’ names in the survey; the second survey used fictitious candidates. In other words, they surveyed respondents who had only ever participated in plurality elections, had no history or background with using RCV or any of the other methods, had no clue about its likely impacts, and did not communicate how the alternative methods would be counted, and then asked them: “How satisfied are you with using each system?” Predictably, the winner was plurality elections, the system used for president, Congress, gubernatorial and state legislative elections – in other words, the method they have been using, year after year, all their voting lives. With so little explanation of RCV and its impacts, this study is simply not credible in discovering anything useful about real-world RCV elections. It merely shows that a basic voter education campaign is needed when adopting a new election system. Additionally, the result contradicts many other post-election surveys following real RCV elections, asking opinions from voters who had just participated in a RCV election, that showed a great deal of satisfaction with RCV (see details on that in Studies 22-25 in our paper, as well as the four studies cited in the review for Study 28). Share Other studies on “satisfaction” and “understanding” make similar mistakes, in terms of basing their surveys on inadequate explanation to respondents and lack of education about context. How could any survey ever hope to measure accurately, in essence simulate a real-world election, without actual campaigning candidates, the media writing about those candidates, organizations endorsing candidates and voters being inundated with crucial information? More than anything, what these “studies” based on surveys show is that if you ask voters about something they don’t know very much about, and fail to adequately educate them, their responses will unsurprisingly reflect their confusion. Equally puzzling is that New America’s Electoral Reform Research Group, headed by political scientist Lee Drutman, found this to be a credible enough study that they not only published it but highlighted it in Drutman’s own discussion of research related to ranked choice voting. This pattern was repeated in study after study featured by New America’s Electoral Reform Research Group. For example in Ranked-Choice Voting and Political Expression: Voter Guides Narrow the Gap between Informed and Uninformed Citizens by Cheryl Boudreau, Jonathan Colner, and Scott MacKenzie, the researchers based their analysis on a survey which found that respondents who were asked to vote in a simulated RCV election, with minimal explanation of RCV or how it works, displayed less evidence of being informed about how to use RCV effectively, with the least informed voters ranking fewer candidates. As pointed out under the study above, in a real election voters are informed by a wide variety of methods, including public education by the election administration, by interested political groups, the media, and the candidates themselves who benefit from voters being aware of how to vote in the new system. In Support for Ranked-Choice Voting across Race and Partisanship by Joseph Anthony, David C. Kimball, Jack Santucci and Jamil Scott, the researchers used respondents from different parties and races voting in simulated plurality and RCV elections, who indicated their satisfaction with each voting method. Instead of using real world election results, the authors fell back on the easy, armchair and less reliable academic research methodology of making up mock elections. As with the other studies, little explanation was given of how RCV works or what its implications might be (electing majority winners or eliminating spoilers, for example). Unsurprisingly, this study found that respondents were not very satisfied with RCV. However, when the authors added an explanation that RCV has a tendency to elect more women and people of color, they found that this greater explanation increased the preference for RCV. The more voters were familiar with it, and the more they understood potential positive impacts – surprise! -- the more they were open to switching away from the status quo. Of note, the results from this study are thoroughly contradicted by a number of other studies whose data was obtained from real RCV elections with real voters. Those studies show a great deal of satisfaction with RCV. More “fake election” research An interesting wrinkle on this “research by fake elections” approach, which only served to illustrate how unreliable such “research” can become, was taken in Ranked-Choice Voting, Runoff, and Democracy: Insights from Maine and Other U.S. States by Joseph Cerrone and Cynthia McClintock_,_ also web-hosted and funded by New America’s ERRG. It gets high marks for creativity, but an eye-roll for thinking this could possibly add anything meaningful to our understanding of real world RCV elections. This study tried to determine whether RCV, plurality or two-round runoff elections provided greater voter satisfaction and acceptance of election results. To determine that, the authors conducted a survey asking if voters were satisfied with a fictional newspaper report of an election, with three different versions given to respondents – plurality, runoff and RCV, with variations of Republican/Democrat winners and variations of “come-from-behind” winners,” i.e. candidates not initially in first place but who win the “runoff.” Again, a minimal explanation of RCV or how it works was given, and the survey showed that respondents had the greatest unfamiliarity with RCV than the other methods. The unsurprising result? Respondents were much more satisfied with “come-from-behind” victories in a traditional two-round runoff election than in RCV, even though RCV is also a runoff system but with a single round of counting. Interestingly, the dissatisfaction with RCV disappeared for those who were more familiar with RCV. In fact, among those respondents who were “very familiar” with RCV, they were equally satisfied with RCV, runoff and plurality. Surprise, surprise. Again, what this study revealed, more than anything, is not only the inadequacy of the explanation for RCV given by the authors of this study, but the failure of the research format itself, thinking that such an artificial mock election could somehow simulate what actually happens in the real world in a real RCV election. Those four studies reviewed above are fitting examples of inadequate and shaky political “science.” Other studies reviewed in our paper from the New America/Electoral Reform Research Group cohort which also used mock elections included: Ranked-Choice Voting is an Acquired Taste by Joseph Anthony and David C. Kimball. New America. (Anthony et al., 2021). Ranked-Choice Voting is No Refuge for Extreme Candidates by Melissa Baker. New America. (Baker, 2021). Also included in this New America cohort is Does Ranked-Choice Voting Reduce Racial Polarization? by Yuki Atsusaka and Theodore Landsman, which actually did use real-world election results data but applied an odd and unconventional methodology to the data which relied on shaky assumptions and non-real-world scenarios that were too divorced from reality. To determine levels of “racially polarized voting,” the researchers imagined “ethnic parties,” by which they mean political parties for each ethnic group, which was especially odd since the election data they were using came from nonpartisan RCV races. But then they made an even odder assumption, namely that since race and ethnic characteristics of studied voters were not available, the authors tried to infer that information based on who voters selected and the racial make-up of voters in each district. This amounted to little more than vague and ambiguous guesswork dressed up with a bunch of mathematical equations used to give it a veneer of scientific appearance. Indeed, it seemed to assume racial polarization in order to prove racial polarization. Based on this questionable methodology, the authors concluded that RCV doesn’t reduce racial polarization. But the premise of this study missed an obvious reality: since RCV incentivizes more candidates to run and can result in more diverse fields of candidates, one would expect more racially-polarized voting in voters’ top rankings, not less, because more voters would have someone on that ballot who represents their racial or ethnic identity and more freedom to vote for their real first choice. By encouraging more diverse candidates and eliminating the spoiler effect, RCV facilitates voting for a favorite candidate of your own race and then selecting a second choice with the best likelihood of winning. The real measure is what voters do with their additional rankings – do they consider other candidates and vote “for the best of the rest”? This study didn’t tell us anything useful about that. But readily available data shows this is common in real RCV elections, and candidates act on this knowledge by engaging with voters outside their racial group. So the authors of this study failed to consider or account for what actually happens in real-world elections, and their conclusions are tainted by this failure. New America has contributed a great deal over the past 2.5 decades to our understanding of many policy areas, including politics and political reform (full disclosure: Steven Hill, one of the authors of this article and of the “Shaky Political Science” research paper and series, is a former senior fellow and former director of New America’s political reform program, 2005-2010). So it was especially disappointing that New America funded and published such a large batch of dubious studies about ranked choice voting. The stated praiseworthy goal of its Electoral Reform Research Group was to inspire new academic research about ranked choice voting that would shed light and help the public better understand the impacts of RCV. Instead, the ERRG research did just the opposite. It produced dubious research that created more confusion and misinformation. In so doing, New America’s political reform program contributed to “shaky political science.” Steven Hill and Paul Haughey Share Upgrade to $5 subscription Thanks for reading DemocracySOS, a reader-supported digital portal for the pro-democracy movement. Subscribe for only $5 per month to receive full benefits and to support our work. Subscribe

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Clackamas County commission race 2026: 2 ousted members challenge 15-year incumbent

Jim Bernard and Mark Shull, both defeated in past elections, are mounting separate bids to unseat Paul Savas.

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"We know you know, but how about we tell you some more now?" - Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced worldwide reveal announced for this week

Ubisoft will officially unveil Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced with a dedicated showcase later this week.

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A ‘burgeoning black market’, inflated dosing and the over-judicialization of health care: reporters around the world tell stories about Keytruda

In a yearlong investigation led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, reporters from more than 37 countries found the cancer drug’s high price impacts patients and health systems differently.

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A workhorse emerges in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District?

Do we have a workhorse emerging from Colorado’s Third Congressional District? I’m not sure, but an interesting bit of legislation U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd introduced is at least a bit suggestive that he just might be in Washington, D.C. to get work done, even if the cameras are not aimed his way. As my regular […]

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Minneapolis high school wrestling phenom Reymie Keenan also proving formidable in discus

A Minneapolis wrestler took home the girls state title two years in a row, and now they're using that dominant strength to find success in their spring sport.

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Astronomers measure the power and speed of black hole jets for the first time

Scientists for the first time have measured the instantaneous, mind-blowing power of jets blasting from a black hole.

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Former state Controller Betty Yee drops out of the governor's race

Yee, lacking financial resources and voter recognition despite being elected to statewide office twice, dropped out of the 2026 governor's race.

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Tune In to Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Showcase on April 23

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Will Finally Be Revealed This Week

Though a Switch 2 release is still unclear

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iPhone 18 coming later than usual with new cost-cutting measures, per leaker

Apple’s flagship iPhone 18 launch could look fairly different than usual, with later timing and new cost-cutting measures for the base model.

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Showcase Announced

Players will finally be able to see Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced in all its glory through a showcase later this week.

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DaVinci Resolve 21 hands-on: A viable Lightroom alternative for casual users

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In Memoriam: Holly Shablack, Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Science

Holly Shablack, assistant professor of cognitive and behavioral science at Washington and Lee University, died on April 14 at the age of 35. She was in her fourth year of teaching at W&L. “Holl…

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Battle over Ingles heats up as April 30 meeting looms

Activist investor Summer Road is continuing its fight to win a board seat at Black Mountain-based Ingles Markets, stressing its view that the company should split off its real estate into a separate business.

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Political tolerance on campus is lacking

Drake University prides itself on its diversity initiatives. Liberal arts emphasize well-rounded education, including exposure to multiple perspectives. Students are often part of several organizations, attend classes with people from...

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62 years later, the first known black hole is unleashing energy equal to 10,000 Suns

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Helping young adults stay active

1 in 3 parents say their adult child is minimally active or inactive. 2 in 5 parents say lack of time gets in the way of their adult child getting enough physical activity. 3 in 4 parents have tried to encourage their adult child to be more physically active with verbal encouragement.

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BlackHawk to play Niswonger show on May 8

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4.5mm iPhone Ultra/Fold cases and "final design" renders leak; big MagSafe mystery

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How was Elijah Hollands allowed to keep playing during a ‘mental health episode’?

Leadership, on and off the field, was lacking at the MCG and any investigation must ascertain whether Carlton fulfilled its duty of care

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Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) Limited Set Review: Black

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Lawmakers pressed to address Black maternal health disparities

Advocates pushed Michigan lawmakers to address racial differences in maternal healthcare this week. The activism is part of Black Maternal Health Week.

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KAPAAW hosts fifth annual Black Maternal Health Fair

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KAPAAW hosts fifth annual Black Maternal Health Fair

The event was an opportunity to connect Lexington mothers with resources to make motherhood easier.

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‘More needs to be done’: Former congresswoman and survivor laments lack of protections against sexual abuse
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Apple's upcoming AirPods Pro 3 variant could debut a groundbreaking new feature

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Archana Puran Singh flags 13–14 hour shifts, no lunch breaks, lack of basic facilities on film sets: ‘Kanjoosi is a mentality’

The conversation around long working hours and lack of basic amenities on film sets is refusing to die down, with more actors sharing first-hand exper.

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Are some Arsenal fans acting lacking perspective?

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Bay Area doctor highlights health inequities for Black pregnant women

Friday marks the end of Black Maternal Health Week, and Bay Area doctors are sharing where progress is still needed to help fix disparities in healthcare for Black pregnant women.

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Newsom demands answers from RFK Jr. over past comments about Black children on ADHD meds being ‘re-parented’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday said he demands answers from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding comments the secretary made in an interview in 2024…

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Baldwin introduces 'For the Fans Act' targeting sports blackouts, costly streaming wars

Baldwin said her "For the Fans Act" would ensure fans can cheer on their favorite sports teams regardless of their location or financial situation.

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Alpena County approves entertainment complex at fairgrounds

ALPENA — The Alpena County Board of Commissioners approved their portion of a contract which would allow an entertainment complex to be built at the Alpena County Fairgrounds. The project is contingent upon the Alpena County Fairgrounds board’s approval of their portion of the contract. Jason Atwell, Blackwater NE head of production and events, and […]

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Mayor Mamdani attends Black Maternal Health Week event in Brooklyn
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