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Explaining the news through visualizations and data analysis from the NBC News Digital Data/Graphics team.

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Tracking Covid hospitalizations

The weight of the pandemic can be measured in the count of hospital beds filled with Covid-positive patients.
Outlines of U.S. states in blue.
Outlines of U.S. states in blue.

Tracking Covid deaths

NBC News is tracking deaths from Covid-19 in the United States and around the world. These charts will be updated every Friday.
Decorative outlines of U.S. states.
Decorative outlines of U.S. states.

Tracking major Supreme Court cases

The Supreme Court is ruling on a series of high-profile issues in the court's 2022-23 term, which runs from October to June. NBC News is tracking decisions.
Photo collage-based illustration of a hand of Lady Justice holding scales with the justices, separated by left-leaning and right-leaning.
Photo collage-based illustration of a hand of Lady Justice holding scales with the justices, separated by left-leaning and right-leaning.

Does your state have abortion restrictions? See our breakdown of each state's rules

NBC News is tracking the status of state-level abortion laws and restrictions across the country, as well as exceptions in places where bans are in effect.
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Inside ChatGPT: How AI chatbots work

Large language models like ChatGPT use a complicated series of equations to understand and respond to your prompts. Here’s a look inside the system.
Photo Illustration: An image that says "Write a _____ email." The empty space is filled with alternating words
Photo Illustration: An image that says "Write a _____ email." The empty space is filled with alternating words

Tough immigration policies are making it harder to build new homes

Foreign-born people make up almost a third of construction workers in the U.S. But their numbers have dropped in recent years, making it tougher for contractors to find workers.
Drawn illustration of construction workers being blocked by a border wall while trying to work on frames of houses on the other side.
Drawn illustration of construction workers being blocked by a border wall while trying to work on frames of houses on the other side.

Tracker: Here's where prices have risen most — and what's behind the soaring inflation

NBC News is tracking monthly inflation levels for gas, flights, groceries and more.

Map: These states had the highest turnouts in the midterm elections

Half of eligible voters cast ballots, Census Bureau data shows. Turnout was highest in the West and lowest in the South.
Voters cast their ballots at official ballot boxes during midterm elections on Nov. 8, 2022 in Portland, Ore.
Voters cast their ballots at official ballot boxes during midterm elections on Nov. 8, 2022 in Portland, Ore.

California flooding tracker: See which rivers are overflowing

Heavy snow primed California for floods. NBC News is tracking river levels during the melt.
Map of central California showing where rivers are near flood stage.
Map of central California showing where rivers are near flood stage.

'The big melt is now here': California braces for floods

The state’s high peaks stored historic amounts of snowfall this winter. Now the state’s aging water management systems could be at risk.
Three maps showing California snow-water equivalent in 2021, 2022 and 2023. The first two years are sparse, the third year is deep blue, reflecting the heavy snowfall the region saw.
Three maps showing California snow-water equivalent in 2021, 2022 and 2023. The first two years are sparse, the third year is deep blue, reflecting the heavy snowfall the region saw.

Map: Where the pills for medication abortions are legal

A consequential lawsuit in Texas seeks to upend the FDA’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.
A map of the U.S. with each state color-coded according to whether medication abortion can be provided by a clinician, or only a doctor, or is banned.
A map of the U.S. with each state color-coded according to whether medication abortion can be provided by a clinician, or only a doctor, or is banned.