The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea While most U.S. couples make charitable giving decisions together, the share of joint decision-makers is declining, according to a study we…
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Lead is a powerful toxin. It can affect almost every organ and system in the body, and babies are extremely vulnerable to its harmful effects. Infants’ brains grow rapidly during the first year of life,…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A depot used to store pipes for Transcanada Corp’s planned Keystone XL oil pipeline is seen in Gascoyne (Reuters) – Texas and several other U.S. states have sued the administration of…
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Many U.S. foundations, which disbursed roughly US$76 billion in 2019, say they are giving more money away in the United States because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the health, economic and other crises it’s creating.…
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© Reuters. By Liz Moyer Investing.com — U.S. oil stockpiles rose slightly below expectations in the latest week, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. increased 2.396 million barrels last week, compared with analysts’ expectations for…
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The concept is simple and seductive: Give people cash, lift them out of poverty. It’s a strategy increasingly being used in both lower- and higher-income countries to help poor people. International organizations such as the…
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When the children’s digital game Roblox launched on the New York Stock Exchange last week, the company’s share price rapidly took off. By the end of the day, it was valued at US$38 billion. How…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A sticker reads crude oil on the side of a storage tank in the Permian Basin By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped for a fourth day on Wednesday…
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Over his career Thomas Edison garnered more U.S. patents than anyone in his time. Edison profited from his patents, but he was also exposed to the dark side of the patent system. He had to…
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Over the past few months, Twitter took down the account of the then-President of the United States and Facebook temporarily stopped users from sharing Australian media content. This begs the question: do social media platforms…
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