How George Floyd Was Killed In Police Custody
The New York Times has reconstructed the death of George Floyd on May 25. Security footage, witness videos and official documents show how a series of actions by officers turned…
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How COVID-19 Is Reversing The Progress In The Fight Against Global Poverty
Various forecasts suggest that years worth of poverty reduction are slowly being negated by COVID-19. Forecasts from multiple organisations show that the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to push millions of…
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Remote Work Policies Likely To Propel Post-Pandemic Exodus From Expensive Cities
The COVID-19 pandemic-driven surge in remote work may result in an exodus from expensive cities. One in four U.S. employees not working remotely before the COVID-19 lockdowns expect to continue…
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Space Exploration Is Still The Brightest Hope-Bringer We Have
I am one of the few African-American aerospace engineers who helped design the Apollo spaceships that took men to the Moon. My great-grandfather was a slave in Claiborne, Alabama, who…
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Which U.S. Industries Are Best Geared Towards Remote Working?
Results from a LinkedIn survey reveals which industries are best suited for remote working conditions. Approximately more than half of U.S. professionals believe that their industry can sustain remote working…
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Megacity Slums Are Incubators Of Disease – But Coronavirus Response Isn’t Helping The Billion People Who Live In Them
Having ravaged some of the world’s wealthiest cities, the coronavirus pandemic is now spreading into the megacities of developing countries. Sprawling urban areas in Brazil, Nigeria and Bangladesh are all…
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U.S. Records The Highest Share Of Single-Parent Households Worldwide
Study reveals an upward trend in the rate of single parenting in the U.S. The United States has the highest rate of single parenting in the world, a 2018 study…
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How We Took Everything For Granted – And Will We Do It Again?
As COVID-19 sweeps away from country to country and governments start imposing lockdown measures, we realize how much things have changed. It seems like an eternity ago that we were…
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Coronavirus: Governments Knew A Pandemic Was A Threat – Here’s Why They Weren’t Better Prepared
Most people think or at least hope their government is doing a good job in the face of COVID-19, according to the polls. But there can be no doubt that…
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How Are Governments Responding To The Coronavirus Pandemic?
Governments around the world resort to variations of response measures and policies to end COVID-19. With over four million confirmed cases worldwide, governments have been coming up with different ways…
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