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Fake Hermès Birkin bags and other counterfeit luxury goods are popular not only with people on a budget, but also with those with deeper pockets, a new study suggests.
Researchers from the National University of Singapore analyzed millions of counterfeit purchases by American consumers from more than 24,000 U.S. zip codes on a major cross-border, e-commerce platform. They found that both lower- and higher-income individuals are “significantly more likely” to buy fake luxury items than middle-income consumers, according to a press release by INFORMS on Monday.
A machine learning program that identified patients overdue for colorectal cancer screening helped increase screening rates and was associated with significantly lower mortality, according to new research published in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.
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New COVID-19 cases in Clark County and statewide continued to increase this week but at a slower rate, while hospitalizations dipped, new state data shows.
A Vietnamese warehouse equipment manufacturer is suing Amazon. com Inc.’s robotics business, claiming that the e-commerce giant backed away from promises made early in the Covid-19 pandemic to support the supplier with millions of dollars in new purchases.
With the government announcing another delay in the enforcement of the Real ID law, Jeff asks if it's REALLY needed. Professor Sheldon Jacobson thinks so and urges the government to stop pushing the date of implementation back. Jeff shares his experience in applying for Real ID.
In October, the Chinese government declared its zero-Covid policy to be the best and most cost-effective. That has made the strict policy’s sudden end in the past several days a surprise to many, even the policy’s fiercest critics. The rapid change has also sparked concerns about how potential new public health risks will further disrupt supply chains. Will this mark the beginning of the end of China’s dominant role in global supply chains?
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