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Court Backlogs Are Clogging the System – New Research Finds a Surprising Fix
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 21, 2025 – Courts around the world are struggling to keep up with growing caseloads, leaving individuals and businesses waiting months – sometimes years – for resolution. But a new study in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management has uncovered a surprisingly simple way to speed up the system that doesn’t require hiring more judges.

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China’s rare earth minerals power the modern world. Banning their export could destroy it
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Beijing has a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals—the materials that power everything from military planes to your electric toothbrush.

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Trump’s tech tariff confusion
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The Trump administration’s back-and-forth moves on tariffs for technology products are stirring confusion in a sector heavily reliant on global supply chains.  
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SpaceX prepares to send first all-civilian crew into orbit

SpaceX prepares to send first all-civilian crew into orbit

Nasdaq, September 12, 2021

Sept 12 (Reuters) - Yet another billionaire entrepreneur is set to ride into space this week, strapped inside the capsule of a SpaceX rocketship as part of an astro-tourist team poised to make history as the first all-civilian crew launched into Earth orbit.

Yes, Gov. DeSantis, Studies Do Show Masks Curb Covid-19 In Schools

Yes, Gov. DeSantis, Studies Do Show Masks Curb Covid-19 In Schools

NPR, September 10, 2021

From a political and legal standpoint, the battle over whether mask wearing should be enforced in schools is still raging. But from a scientific standpoint, there's little debate: Masks really do help curb the spread of the coronavirus in school.

What Are the Ethics of Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine Booster?

What Are the Ethics of Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine Booster?

Futurity, September 10, 2021

After the Biden administration’s announcement on COVID-19 booster shots, questions came up about the ethics of vaccinated people in the US getting a booster when so many people around the world are still waiting for their first dose.

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