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Mothers who earned straight A’s in high school manage the same number of employees as fathers who got failing grades

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Mothers who showed the most academic promise in high school have the same leadership opportunities as fathers who performed the worst,…

North Dakota oil prices surge and output stalls as pipeline’s fate awaited By Reuters

© Reuters. By Laila Kearney and Devika Krishna Kumar (Reuters) – Crude prices in North Dakota’s Bakken shale region have surged to their highest levels in about six months as producers in the region rein…

New steps the government’s taking toward COVID-19 relief could help fight hunger

President Joe Biden has pledged to tackle hunger as part of his administration’s efforts to alleviate poverty. “We cannot, will not let people go hungry,” Biden declared on his second full day in office, invoking…

Machines can do most of a psychologist’s job. The industry must prepare for disruption

Psychology and other “helping professions” such as counselling and social work are often regarded as quintessentially human domains. Unlike workers in manual or routine jobs, psychologists generally see no threat to their career from advances…

Oil prices extend rally after surprise fall in U.S. stocks By Reuters

© Reuters. File photo of a worker walking past a pump jack on an oil field owned by Bashneft, Bashkortostan TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose again on Wednesday, extending their more than week-long rally…

What the $25 billion the biggest US donors gave in 2020 says about high-dollar charity today

Editor’s note: According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, the 50 Americans who gave the most to charity in 2020 committed to giving a total of US$24.7 billion to hospitals, homeless shelters, universities, museums and more…

As new probes reach Mars, here’s what we know so far from trips to the red planet

Three new spacecraft are due to arrive at Mars this month, ending their seven-month journey through space. The first, the United Arab Emirates’ Hope Probe, should have made it to the red planet this week.…

U.S. farmers eye range of good planting options after biggest grains rally in years By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Soybeans are harvested from a field on Hodgen Farm in Roachdale By Mark Weinraub CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois farmer Fred Helms is so eager for his next soybean crop he invested…

Corporate concentration in the US food system makes food more expensive and less accessible for many Americans

Agribusiness executives and government policymakers often praise the U.S. food system for producing abundant and affordable food. In fact, however, food costs are rising, and shoppers in many parts of the U.S. have limited access…

Our corporate cops allowed Facebook to grow big by worrying about the wrong thing

Australia and the United States have been waving through takeovers because the targets are small, something that’s usually good practice. Under Australian law takeovers are normally permitted unless they would have the effect, or be…

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Mothers who earned straight A’s in high school manage the same number of employees as fathers who got failing grades

North Dakota oil prices surge and output stalls as pipeline’s fate awaited By Reuters

New steps the government’s taking toward COVID-19 relief could help fight hunger

Machines can do most of a psychologist’s job. The industry must prepare for disruption

Oil prices extend rally after surprise fall in U.S. stocks By Reuters

What the $25 billion the biggest US donors gave in 2020 says about high-dollar charity today

As new probes reach Mars, here’s what we know so far from trips to the red planet

U.S. farmers eye range of good planting options after biggest grains rally in years By Reuters

Corporate concentration in the US food system makes food more expensive and less accessible for many Americans

Our corporate cops allowed Facebook to grow big by worrying about the wrong thing

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