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R is niche, but it's the language every statistician actually uses

It may be niche, but it's a big niche in a data-driven world.
Toronto Star

Latest defection puts Mark Carney on the verge of a majority government

OTTAWA — The majority government Liberals hoped for in the last federal election is finally within their grasp. The party technically crossed that threshold Wednesday with the defection of a former ...
The Hill

Narrow majority in Virginia backs redistricting to favor Democrats: Poll

A slim majority of voters in Virginia support a redistricting effort that would give Democrats an advantage in November’s elections, according to a new survey. The Washington Post-Schar School poll, ...
Pew Research Center

Americans Broadly Disapprove of U.S. Military Action in Iran

This Pew Research Center analysis examines Americans’ views of the U.S. military action against Iran, which began in February 2026. Pew Research Center conducts research to help the public, media and ...
komonews

Kraken owner purchases majority stake in arena prior to NBA expansion vote

SEATTLE — Kraken Owner Samantha Holloway is setting the stage for a formal pursuit of an NBA expansion team later this week. On Monday, she announced the formation of One Roof Sports and Entertainment ...
News Medical

Transposable elements cause majority of lethal mutations in fruit flies

Most lethal mutations in wild fruit flies are driven by newly transferred jumping genes, not small DNA errors, according to a new study from Duke University. The findings, published in PLOS Biology, ...
Newsweek

Mike Johnson’s Majority Dealt New Blow as Congressman Kevin Kiley Exits GOP

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Kiley said he has asked the clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives to change his party affiliation effective ...
Wall Street Journal

Sen. Majority Leader Doesn’t Expect U.S. Boots on the Ground

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday he doesn’t anticipate U.S. ground troops being deployed to Iran. “I don’t see that happening,” he said. Thune said he wasn’t prepared to rule anything out ...
The Hill

Victory and backing Israel aren’t conflicting goals for Democrats — they’re the same

I had the honor of representing North Carolina’s 6th District in Congress — a district that flipped from red to blue in 2020 for the first time in more than three decades. It was a genuinely ...
Reuters

Canada's Carney edges closer to majority government as legislator defects to Liberals

OTTAWA, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday edged closer to a parliamentary majority that could help him counter U.S. tariffs when an opposition legislator defected to ...
Washington Examiner

Neal Dunn retirement rumors lay bare how precarious Johnson majority really is

Rumors floating around Capitol Hill that retiring Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL) plans to resign from Congress early are shining a spotlight on the fragility of Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) majority heading ...