In the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections, the political parties in many states are working to redefine their congressional district maps to gain every possible edge. From California and Texas to Tennessee and Virginia, redistricting efforts have taken center stage. The Supreme Court has sanctioned partisan gerrymandering, and the system has evolved to one in which state legislature majorities get to determine who is most likely to fill those seats in Congress.
In short, gerrymandering has become a central feature of the system, not a bug. But what if we rethink the structure entirely?
For years, remote work has been viewed as one of the most important drivers of employee satisfaction. New research suggests that assumption may be giving remote work too much credit.
A study published in the INFORMS journal Management Science found that while remote employees often report higher job satisfaction, much of that advantage disappears when researchers account for factors such as workplace culture, trust in management, communication and opportunities for professional development.
A new study from INFORMS suggests warehouse robots perform better when they work together instead of operating independently.
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A new study has concluded that the increase of mail-in voting during the last election due to the COVID-19 pandemic did not result a bigger risk of the results being disputed.
The daily number of COVID-19 cases reported in the nation has surged over the past two weeks, now surpassing 1 million, with 95% of them from the omicron variant. At such a rate, every week, over 2% of the entire population becomes infected.
Some of the 33 million adults in the nation who remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 may believe that the vaccines are risky. Medical systems around the country have debunked myths about their risk. Whether vaccine resistance is attributed to the speed at which the vaccines were developed, reported vaccine side effects, or breakthrough infections, those who remain on the vaccine sidelines are exposing themselves to much higher risk with the virus than the vaccine itself may pose.
The worsening trend is another hurdle in the nation's supply chain crisis as the ports in LA and Long Beach attempt to rebound after a backlog caused largely by COVID-19.
CHAMPAIGN — At this point in the calendar last year, a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament didn’t seem likely for Illinois.
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