Twenty years after astronauts migrated full-time, the International Space Station is nearing its end, opening up a new geopolitical landscape over Earth. Why it’s important: The end of the program will force the station to reconnect with its partner countries, including China and others, at new spaceflight locations. They may …
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According to a recently published study, Americans are reporting three times more depressive symptoms than before the epidemic. Jama. Why it’s important: The downstream effects of coronavirus on our health and especially our mental health are getting worse. Between the lines: The same people who are heavily armed with the …
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Today is a truly historic day in Fed history – one that will have a transformative effect on US monetary policy for the foreseeable future. Read the news: For decades, the main task of central banks was to keep inflation down. The Fed has now effectively changed that policy, to …
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Experts sound the alarm again that the dollar could lose its role as a reserved currency of the world. This is a common and historically indecisive concern – but things may actually be different this time around. What’s happening: New data from the Bank of Russia show that the country …
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