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?
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.
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With some of the nation's largest meatpacking plants still closed due to coronavirus outbreaks, some grocery stores are limiting sales, and one expert foresees higher prices and less of a variety of meats in New England
North Carolina’s health department is slated to receive $25 million to expand COVID-19 testing. But that funding comes with strings attached. A relief package, passed unanimously by the General Assembly Saturday and signed by Gov. Roy Cooper Monday, outlines how North Carolina will spend $1.57 billion of federal funding, including millions for the Department of Health and Human Services.
Roche Holding AG, of Basel, Switzerland, has garnered U.S. FDA authorization for emergency use of a test to determine whether people have been infected with the novel coronavirus fueling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Epidemiological data suggests that COVID-19 cases must drop for 14 days before a state should consider opening nonessential businesses. Yet numerous states have begun opening anyway, well before they’ve achieved that milestone. Illinois, meanwhile, was one of the first states to adopt a stay-at-home order, and it is on track to be one of the last to end it.
Vicki Bier, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, discusses lessons learned from the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic.
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