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Long Island Rail Road riders who want to hear the hole puncher of a train conductor have new options for physical tickets. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has installed new ticket vending ...

This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. This article is available for ...

I love elections. I love the whole process, the sense that democracy is alive and well, that people get to decide. One person, one vote. And the elections I really like are off-year elections. They ...

WTF?! Public restrooms in parts of China are testing new dispensers that release toilet paper only after users scan a QR code and watch an online advertisement, a system that has drawn widespread ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — We try to do our part when it comes to recycling, but many city/county machines can't take items we think should be recyclable, like shredded paper. The small strips get caught up ...

Machines that tabulate votes are faster and more accurate ballot-counters than humans, according to studies and past election experience. Eliminating vote-counting machines and relying solely on ...

CHILLICOTHE— While the official closing date of the Pixelle paper mill in Chillicothe won't take place till August, the mill has been slowly shutting down the machines that once puffed smoke from the ...

Although [Simon Boak] had no use for an automatic paper tape punch, this was one of those intrusive project thoughts that had to be put to rest. With not a lot of DIY projects to look at, the first ...