Acts of exclusion

October 12, 2016 - Daily News Briefing

Nativist responses to immigration mirror the anxieties of their era.

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What Trump effect? For Latino voters, 2016 turnout may be less than 2012.

A new Pew Research Center survey casts doubt on how many Latino voters will cast ballots on Nov. 8 to express unfavorable feeling toward the Republican presidential candidate.

Could Facebook's Workplace platform overtake company email?

Many of the more than 1,000 businesses and organizations that have been testing the platform during the past year have showered praise on the product.

Should humans go to Mars? Obama says yes.

In an op-ed, Obama announced a 'clear goal' to send humans to Mars 'with the ultimate ambition to one day remain there for an extended time.'

Hinge's new look: Are Millennials looking for deeper relationships?

Hinge, the dating app, has a new look. The 'story' format is intended to spark deeper connections between users, with a view to forming long-term relationships. The company hopes this will become the 'new normal' for dating apps.

How is the internet changing Black Friday?

Major retailers are announcing decisions to close on Thanksgiving day, reversing a recent trend in which stores opened earlier and earlier to increase sales.

Sprint's 1Million Project: philanthropy or smart marketing?

Sprint will lend smartphones, tablets, and laptops to low-income high school students – in addition to giving them four years of connectivity.

How did former Nazis sway post-World War II German justice?

A new study says that half of all senior officials in Germany's Justice Ministry in the 1950s and 1960s were former Nazis.

New dwarf planet discovered: Meet 2014 UZ224

Researchers hope techniques used to discover dwarf planet 2014 UZ224 will help find the enigmatic 'Planet Nine.'

Is it too late to register to vote? Not necessarily.

Election Day is nearly upon us. Are you ready?

Obama mandates changing stations in men’s and women’s restrooms

While the law will only apply to public buildings, its passage reflects a shift in the way parental roles are viewed, both in the eyes of the public and the law.

Chicago dodges strike: How to rebuild trust between teachers and the city?

Union leaders in Chicago and the school district reached a tentative contract agreement minutes before the deadline on Tuesday, after they couldn't come together for months over a lack of trust.

Oso landslide lawsuit settled: Could climate change affect future cases?

Victims' families and survivors of the 2014 landslide in Oso, Wash. reached settlements worth $60 million. More complicated cases involving links to climate change may be on the horizon, say experts.

Podcast: Thomas Rid on the 'Rise of the Machines'

On this episode of The Cybersecurity Podcast, New America's Peter Singer and Passcode's Sara Sorcher interview Thomas Rid, a war studies professor at King's College, about his new book, "Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetic History."