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Gizmodo – Rare earth elements are crucial to many technologies, and scientists say the U.S. could boost extraction from domestic reserves by as much as eight times the current level. How great would it be if we could extract resources from our waste products? Or even better, raise them from the ashes? Scientists in the …
ProPublica 527 Explorer – “Every year, hundreds of millions of dollars flow through political organizations known as 527s. These organizations are not regulated by the Federal Election Commission and are not subject to FEC-style restrictions on who can contribute or how much they can give, though donations are not tax deductible. These groups are spending …
Vox: “Giving to charity is great, not just for the recipients but for the givers, too. But it can be intimidating to know how to pick the best charity when there are thousands of worthy causes to choose from, and especially when so many are suffering around the world. Yet that suffering makes it all …
Yale Tobin Center for Public Policy. Judicial Remedies To Restore Lost Competition in the Market for General Search. September 4, 2024 (Working Draft). by Fiona Scott Morton, David Dinielli, Alissa Cooper, Gene Kimmelman, Margaret O’Grady. “The Trial – Last month, a United States federal judge found Google (today known as “Alphabet”) liable for illegal monopolization …
Unpaywalled – Here are the people Trump has named to his incoming administration or the top contenders for unfilled roles based on our reporting. We will continue to update this article. The New York Times – Tracking Trump’s Cabinet and Staff Nominations [unpaywalled] – President-elect Donald J. Trump has quickly begun to assemble the list …
Via LLRX – AI in Finance and Banking, November 17, 2024 – This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government reports, NGO/IGO papers and conferences, industry white papers, academic papers and speeches on the subject of AI’s fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links provided are to the primary …
Visual Capitalist: “Since August 2020, prices for “food at home” (groceries) have increased by 20% according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the steepest inflation seen since the 1970s. On average, American households are paying about $270 per week ($1,080 a month) for groceries, according to Delish, which sourced their findings from the …
Literacy Data and its impact on the Nation Illiteracy has become such a serious problem in our country that 130 million adults are now unable to read a simple story to their children 21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2022 54% of adults have a literacy below 6th grade level 45 million …
Data is Plural: “The United States International Trade Commission maintains annual datasets of US import tariffs going back to 1997. The datasets include each impacted product’s eight-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule code, a brief description, the duty rate, rate type, effective and ending dates, and more. The commission also publishes a tariff search tool and data …
Fortune: “How do you measure power, exactly? Revenue alone doesn’t define it, nor does seniority. Who is more powerful: the CEO who oversees a $20 billion enterprise? Or the AI genius who leaves that bureaucratic behemoth to found a nimble, paradigm-shifting startup? The farsighted venture capitalist who inks a term sheet to fund said startup? …
Zillow: “High interest rates and home values mark continued affordability challenges for buyers. While these trends reshape the homebuying process and buyers’ plans and preferences, many buyers’ behaviors, intentions, and preferences have remained relatively stable over the years. Amid the flurry of challenges, much of the for-sale market remains following the pandemic-catalyzed new ‘normal.’ The 2023 …
[On November 5, 2024] Americans voted for members of the 119th Congress and a new president. Representatives and senators will be sworn in on Friday, January 3. As they take office, our nation faces many significant challenges—including those that threaten national security, financial stability, public health, and more. Our work here at GAO highlights some …
