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In October 2024 Luke Durant, an independent researcher in San Jose, Calif., announced that he had discovered the largest known prime number—so enormous it would take years to write out in full. One ...

When it comes to hard problems, computer scientists seem to be stuck. Consider, for example, the notorious problem of finding the shortest round-trip route that passes through every city on a map ...

The savings come from a change to how school taxes grow when property values rise. In Ohio, 20 mills is the minimum amount a school district can legally collect. That means it’s exempt from tax ...

Seven amendments and one bill aiming to kneecap property taxes were approved for Florida's 2026 legislative session. Supporters say removing property taxes would put money back into the pockets of ...

Eligible Maine taxpayers may receive a portion of the property tax or rent paid during the tax year on the Maine individual income tax return whether they owe Maine income tax or not. If the credit ...