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Sandra Willis says she believes the move to close polling places in her county is a plan to suppress the vote.

This Georgia County May Close All But 2 Polling Places

The board of elections in Georgia's Randolph County, has proposed closing two-thirds of polling places. Critics of the proposal say this is a move to suppress low-income and African-American votes.

A woman bundles up against the cold in New York City on Jan. 8, 2014, after a polar vortex descended from the Arctic on much of the country. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

What Is The Dreaded Polar Vortex, And When Could It Arrive?

Meteorologists are warning the band of frigid Arctic air known as the polar vortex could bring severe winter weather to much of the U.S. in the coming weeks.

Greta Van Fleet's debut album, <em>Anthem of the Peaceful Army</em>, is out now via Republic Records.

Greta Van Fleet Isn't Just For Your Led Zeppelin-Loving Dad

Classic rock fans are cheering the rise of a hard-hitting young Michigan band with a Led Zeppelin-like swagger. Greta Van Fleet makes '70s rock sound (almost) new again.

A Facebook posting, released by the House intelligence committee, for a group called "Secured Borders." It and others like it were created by Russian specialists posing as Americans.

New Reports Detail Expansive Russia Disinformation Scheme Targeting U.S.

The studies for the Senate intelligence committee assess how broadly Russians wielded social media to reach millions of Americans and suppress Democratic and black voting.

A rendering of the Thirty Meter Telescope. The telescope will allow astronomers to see some 13 billion light years away from Earth. But some say that knowledge shouldn't come at the expense of Hawaiian spirituality. (Courtesy TMT International Observatory)

Indigenous Hawaiians Weigh In On Controversial Thirty Meter Telescope

The Hawaiian Supreme Court approved a permit for the telescope to be built on Mauna Kea, a sacred mountain for many Indigenous Hawaiians.

The Peregrine Fund recently released four California condors over high cliffs in Northern Arizona. In 1982, there were only 22 of these giant birds left in the wild.

The Flight Of The Condors, And Their Audience

Hundreds of condor groupies flocked to a spot on the Utah-Arizona border to witness the annual release of young condors into the wild.

Campaign workers and other political operatives are trying to find ways to use Google Glass on the campaign trail.

Google Glass: Coming Soon To A Campaign Trail Near You

Google Glass is still in the testing phase and still rather expensive, but that hasn't stopped political professionals from looking for ways Google Glass can become a powerful tool for campaigns.

Canada's E.J. Harnden delivers the rock during a curling training session in Sochi. "We like to think of ourselves as athletes now and not just curlers," he says.

Canadian Athletes Pumped To Show The Fitter Side Of Curling

The men's team is stacked, built — whatever you call it, their biceps are busting out of their shirt sleeves. And it's not just the Canadians; the world's elite curlers are extremely fit.

A climber takes on Meru Peak in Garwhal, India.

Climbing Documentary 'Meru' Is A Hair-Raising 'Peak Experience'

A new documentary charts the attempts of a trio of American climbers to be the first to scale Meru Peak, a 21,000-foot Himalayan peak. Critic David Edelstein says Meru is "cunning" — and terrifying.

Ken Chen is the executive director of the Asian American Writers' Workshop in New York.

Why A White Poet Posed As Asian To Get Published, And What's Wrong With That

A white man called Michael Derrick Hudson used the name Yi-Fen Chou as a strategy to get published. Ken Chen of the Asian American Writers' Workshop in New York says the writer wanted to be "special."

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