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Let’s say you’re responsible for a mission-critical government agency that is expected in three months or less against an expected national rise in demand while struggling with an existing national emergency. Would you: —Institute a reduction in overtime and hiring time, while signaling your tolerance for slower delivery of critical …

Copyright Getty Images Image by image Ammonium nitrate production in France Following the destruction caused by ammonium nitrate exploding in the port of Beirut, there are worldwide concerns about its storage. The chemical is widely used around the world, as a fertilizer or for explosives in mining. But there are …

This will probably not come as a surprise to you, but Steph Curry really enjoys basketball. Crazy, right? The three-time NBA champion – who was limited to just five games in the 2019-20 season due to a broken left hand – misses the competition against the best players in the …

President Donald Trump said Monday that he would not have mentioned the resignation of former President Barack Obama after more than 160,000 people in the U.S. died from the coronavirus. “No, I would not have done that,” Trump said. “I love what we were able to do.” In 2014, a …

A woman wearing a protective face mask crosses the road in front of the Bank of England in what would normally be the morning rush hour in the City of London on March 17, 2020. The UK financial district is unusually quiet after the government asked people to remember yesterday …