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It’s unlikely that we’ll have a repeat of 2008 but people should be prepared.
mortgage rates in the US have doubled in the past year, as the Federal Reserve hiked interest Rates to tame inflation. A year ago, a buyer who put 20% down on a $39,000 home and financed the rest with a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage had a monthly mortgage payment of $1,324, according to calculations from Freddie…
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Women are filling in for men when they leave the workforce.
Author David Sedaghat, in his book ‘Titled Of Boys and Men’, said that gender roles in the workplace are slowly changing with more men needed in female-dominated industries like nursing and teaching. Sedaghat added, “I realised pretty quickly…there’s a place for everyone in construction.” He further said, “If you want a psychologist, there are going…
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The San Francisco 49ers upset the Tom Brady home team in a big way.
Brock Purdy, the San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback, received congratulations from Tom Brady after his team defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. This was Purdy’s first start in an NFL game and he was selected as the ‘Mr Irrelevant’ in the 2022NFL draft. “They said, ‘How about Mr Irrelevant?’ And they thought that was…
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There isn’t a petition needed by the N.Y.U. chemistry students.
Ivy League and other elite colleges are sending offers of admission to students who applied through non-binding means such as early decision, which means they pledge to attend a prospective school if accepted. Harvard’s Class of 2025 got into Harvard or another college early but only 68% of those applicants were accepted. The Republican Party…
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A group of Hong Kong adolescents were sentenced in the first security case involving children.
Yvonne Li, who graduated from Rotterdam University in the Netherlands last year, said she found it “absurd” that Chinese students in the Netherlands took part in anti-government protests in China. Li said, “What we were doing is completely legal here…but we were still afraid of being seen by other Chinese students.” Li further said, “My…
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The science was spared from UK budget cuts.
A survey has shown that salaries for PhD students in biological sciences don’t match the cost of living in the United States, leading to many researchers pursuing jobs outside academia. Two PhD students in the US took the initiative of creating a database showing that almost no universities in the nation supported graduate students with…
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A guide to the nature index.
China has institutions dominating the share of research in the Nature Index from 2015 to 2021 despite a smaller portion of biomedical sciences research. The adjusted share accounts for the small variation in the number of articles. The United States, China, the UK, and Germany were the five countries that had the greatest share of…
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Estimates of excess deaths are made around the world.
A new model to adjust for mortality avoided due to COVID-19 has been proposed. For all countries and time points, we model the expected numbers on the basis of historic data. The mean count for country (c) and in month (t) is modelled as: This model, based on historic data, assumes that proportion of deaths…
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There are 29 luxury gifts for travelers.
As the holiday season approaches, here are the top 10 budget travel items to have or gift to the budget traveler in your life this holiday shopping season. If you’re going on a 5-star trip, packing the correct gear can make your trip comfortable and budget-friendly, whether you’re traveling on a budget or on a…
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There were nine stark charts about how UK science is failing black researchers.
Women from minority ethnicities are less likely to get the biggest grants than their peers, because of an additional systemic bias, according to a University College London researcher. Progression up the seniority ladder relies on opaque factors, including social networks, and being vouched for by other academics, as well as access to information on grants…
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For the first time, researchers recorded the sounds of a dust devil on Mars.
Researchers at Toulouse University have used acoustic recordings to measure the range of atmospheric turbulence and dust devils on Mars. Researchers found that the dust devil still had some dust in it even after moving over ‘Perseverance’, the landing site for NASA’s InSight lander. Dust devils have been used in previous missions to clean up…
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Diamonds shine in the new telescope image.
Researchers have shared the first images of’Pillars of Creation’, a star-forming region in our Solar System. The image was taken using NASA’s James Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope’s PEARLS, a near-infrared camera, at a high redshift. “When knots with sufficient mass form…they begin to collapse under their own gravity, slowly heat up, and eventually…
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There are stories that help young people learn.
US author Ashley Hope Pérez’s book, Out of Darkness, has been banned from public libraries over “racially and sexually charged content”. Pérez said that she hopes 2023 returns focus to young people and their right to read. “I hope 2023 returns the focus to young people and their right to read. The book portrays friendship,…
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There was a rare protest against China’s president days before the party congress.
China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday said that the country’s economy is expected to grow at over 10% in 2020, the fastest rate since 2011. He added, “China is one of the world’s largest economies and we do not have any reason to be worried.” The growth is due to “the hard work and sacrifice…
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The Biden administration scales back the student loan forgiveness plan.
US Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal against its order to temporarily stay a lower court ruling blocking President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel student loan loans of COVID-19-hit students. A group of Wisconsin residents had asked the Supreme Court to block the plan that was set to come into effect in January.…
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Inflation Forecasts were not correct last year.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of US inflation, was up 6.6% in the 12 months to September compared to a year earlier, the highest rise in over seven years. The core index, which strips out food and energy prices, was up 3.1% in the past 12 months, the largest increase in nearly three…
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The shower is the strongest of the year.
The Geminids shower is the best of the year, year in and year out, the American Meteor Society (AMS) said. The best time to view a fireball is early in the morning. According to an EarthSky guide, the Geminids shower is expected to occur around a new moon in 2023, creating perfect viewing conditions.
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Hawaii’s Mauna loa and Kilauea volcanoes are sending lava with no end in sight.
Lava flows from Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano appear to have “appeared to be inactive” after erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The channel below the vent appear drained of lava and no longer feed the main flow front, the USGS added. Over the weekend, the lava…
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Beauty and truth are mixed up in a film.
Monica Vitti and Noto star in film ‘White Lotus’, which is based on the book ‘White Lotus: A Novel’. ‘White Lotus’ is a trilogy of films by Italian director Andrea Antonioni. In the trilogy, Vitti and Noto star in ‘White Lotus’, ‘White Lotus 2’ and ‘White Lotus 3’. “White Lotus” is directed by Antonioni who…
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Uvalde suspends its entire police force.
Crimson Elizondo, who was hired by the Uvalde school district to protect the children who survived the May 24 Robb Elementary shooting, was fired after CNN revealed what she said and did on the day of the massacre. She was hired as a police officer for the school district, where she is supposed to protect…
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Are US politics taking away early-career scientists?
While the number of international students in Australia and Canada has declined due to the coronavirus pandemic, the number of international students in Canada increased in the academic year that ended in June. However, African applications for study-permits in Canada have complained of excessive visa application delays. The Institute of International Education said that 10%…
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There are laugh out loud images among the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
A picture of a salmon jumping on a fours and running off with a woman in the Serengeti and a picture of a penguin with no head won the ‘Creatures of the Air’ category at the ‘Comedy Wildlife Photographer Awards’. The overall winner was a US photographer who took a picture of an infant lion…
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He learned a lot by logging on to the top topics on the social network.
A Twitter user has been sharing screenshots of trending topics on the microblogging platform to highlight “b******t” that users encountered this year. The screenshots were taken by Adam Feldman, who said it serves as a reminder of some of the “b******t” that we endured this year and a tribute to the people who “powered” it.…
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The two inflation crises.
The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by an annual rate of 8.1% in the year through September, more than the 8.3% rise in August. However, the core index which excludes food and energy costs rose more than expected and it increased after being removed from the inflation readings to allow for a better sense…
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Even without the threat of a strike, freight railroad service is terrible.
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) last year said that “aggressive measures” are underway to put the right plans and people in place to improve service and reliability. Union Pacific, the AAR and the other major railroads all claimed that statistics show service levels are improving, even before all the new workers are in place.