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Corrections

Due to an editor error, an incorrect version of an April 14 the Juice was published. The correction version now appears on the page. Additionally, due to a production error, the article’s original photo caption misidentified the pictured coal yard as belonging to Peabody. It is not Peabody’s. The photo has been removed and replaced.

In an April 14 Slatest, Ben Mathis-Lilley and Anya Schultz misidentified four missed Kobe Bryant shots as field goal attempts. The shots in question did not officially count because fouls had been called. 

In an April 14 XX Factor, Christina Cauterucci misstated that a subcommittee hearing on the the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act occurred in the Senate. It occurred in the House of Representatives.

In an April 13 Politics, Michelle Goldberg misattributed a story about Simone Zimmerman to the Times of Israel. It appeared in the Times of Israel but was written by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Due to a production error, the caption in an April 13 Science misstated that the Breakshot Initiative could be used to reach interstellar destinations like Mars. Mars is a potential destination for the laser-based technology, but it is not an interstellar destination.

In an April 13 Slatest, Eric Holthaus misstated that the start of Greenland’s melt season is the first day that there is an area of melt greater than 10 percent of the total ice sheet. It is the first day there is an area of melt greater than 10 percent of the total ice sheet’s surface.

In an April 12 Slatest, Ben Mathis-Lilley misstated that a majority of young Arab respondents to a new poll believe that Sunni-Shia relations are deteriorating. A plurality, not a majority, hold that belief.

In an April 11 Cover Story, Leon Neyfakh misstated that NPR’s former chief content officer Kinsey Wilson was hired by the New York Times to spearhead its new digital audio unit. Wilson was initially brought on by the Times as an editor for strategy and innovation, and is now executive vice president for product and technology. Neyfakh also misstated the year when This American Life began operating independently. It was 2015, not 2014.

In a May 16, 2014, Moneybox article, Jordan Weissmann misstated that the Child Tax Credit was not refundable. It is partially refundable.

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