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As we approach the one year anniversary of the Buffalo Tops shooting, the man responsible for it has been sentenced to life without parole in prison.

More Americans than ever demonstrate a significant distrust in their federal government, and part of the reason why there is so much tension between citizens and their representatives is it takes weeks for any remotely contentious bill to pass. If you’re remotely familiar with Senate politics in the last decade, you’re likely familiar with the expanded use of the filibuster, which allows for any bill with the support of less than 60 Senators supporting it can enter “infinite debate purgatory”. A bill on universal background checks for firearm purchases, the expansion of voting rights, or anti-discrimination measures to protect transgender individuals can all be filibustered, ending a bill with majority support’s life without holding a single vote. What you may be less familiar with is budget reconciliation, the antithesis of the filibuster. However, budget reconciliation is the cure to the filibuster like chemotherapy is the cure to cancer; the process is slow, arduous, painful, and may still be largely unsuccessful for taking action on urgent issues.

The tiny west African nation of Burkina Faso suffered a huge shock on Monday when democratically elected President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré was ousted from power after the military stormed his house on Monday.

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger for their work in quantum mechanics. Independently, each of these physicists essentially proved that information could travel faster than light.

But did you know that there’s a Libertarian candidate too? [Insert googly eyes as reader exclaims, ‘Whaaat???’] That’s right. There’s a Libertarian candidate, and he goes by the name of Duane Whitmer.

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Can we determine the shape of a drum by analyzing the sounds it produces? This has been a longstanding question in mathematics for the past 70 years. In 1954, George Polya, a renowned Hungarian-American mathematician,  proposed a conjecture suggesting a link between the vibration frequencies of certain geometric shapes, including rectangles, triangles, or disks, and their physical shapes.

In early November, two college affirmative action cases went to the Supreme Court against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. These two cases are separate but similar, claiming that these universities are discriminating against Asian-American and white applicants in their admissions processes.

As of October 17th, there are 16 days to go until Americans finalize their votes in arguably the most important election in 160 years. So, how do things look right now?

All you need to know about what's on the ballot this November. Once again this November voters will head to the ballot box to elect their local office holders and government officials. This year's headliners include governor's races in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana, along with a handful of local legislative elections- highlighted by the Virginia house of delegates and senate, two chambers that are narrowly held by Republicans after flipping in 2021.