Galaxy Quest: Just How Many Earth-Like Planets Are Out There? Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Galaxy Quest: Just How Many Earth-Like Planets Are Out There? About 22 percent of sun-like stars in our galaxy may have planets orbiting them that are about the size of Earth and bathed in similar amounts of sunlight, according to a new analysis of data from the Kepler Space Telescope. Read this story On The Ballot Tuesday: Marijuana, Gambling, GMOs And More There's plenty of action to be found on statewide ballots this election season. Colorado voters must decide whether to raise income taxes to provide more funding for public schools, and how much to tax marijuana sales. In Washington state, a fight over labeling genetically modified foods is drenched in cash. Read this story Insurance Cancellations: The Price Of Mending A Broken System? The cancellations are making some people angry and many anxious. Opponents of the health law feel vindicated. They all cite the conflict between the cancellation notices and President Obama's repeated promise that people who like their existing health coverage could keep it. Read this story From Social Welfare Groups, A River Of Political Influence The reversal of a conservation law court decision to protect Michigan's Au Sable River is an unintended outcome from large donations by anonymous funders funneled through tax-exempt organizations. Known as 501(c)4s, these groups are becoming a vehicle of choice for big donors to hide large political donations. Read this story A Toxic Love Triangle Heads To The Supreme Court After her husband cheated, Carol Anne Bond started spreading toxic chemicals on surfaces the other woman might touch. She was caught and convicted of violating the Chemical Weapons Convention. But does a law implementing an international treaty apply when the victim's only injury was a thumb burn? Read this story more news stories

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