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Masculinity Over Money? The Hidden Barrier Keeping Men Out of Top Occupations
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BALTIMORE, MD, May 15, 2025 – As automation and globalization continue reshaping the workforce, high-paying jobs in traditionally male-dominated sectors are shrinking while demand for roles in healthcare, education and other “feminine” industries surges. But despite strong salaries and job security, men remain reluctant to enter these fields. Why? Groundbreaking new research in the INFORMS journal Organization Science has the answer – and a solution.

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New Research Reveals Concealed Carry ‘Shall Issue’ Laws Increase Handgun Purchases, While ‘Permitless Carry’ Shows No Effect
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BALTIMORE, MD, May 13, 2025 – Researchers who took a close look at loosened concealed carry laws between 2010 and 2017 have found that “Shall Issue” regulations, which remove local authority discretion on the issuance of concealed carry gun permits, contribute to a significant increase in handgun purchases. At the same time, the researchers found that in states that adopted “Permitless Carry” policies, there was no noticeable change in gun purchases.

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Items to Stock Up on Before Trump's Tariffs Take Effect
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With sweeping new tariffs on Chinese-made products set to take effect this summer, Americans are being urged to prepare for price hikes on everyday goods. President Donald Trump's reinstated trade policies are expected to affect a wide swath of consumer imports, including electronics, furniture, appliances, and baby gear. Retail experts are advising shoppers to act before the tariffs hit and prices rise.

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PERSPECTIVE: Making Sense of TSA’s Higher Firearm Detection Rate

PERSPECTIVE: Making Sense of TSA’s Higher Firearm Detection Rate

Homeland Security Today, May 27, 2020

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reported that between March 22 and April 22 of 2020, 58 firearms were seized in passenger carry-on baggage. This compares to 346 firearms during the same period last year. When the TSA started crunching the numbers, they found that 1.24 firearms were detected per 100,000 passenger screenings this year, compared to 0.46 firearms detected per 100,000 passenger screenings in 2019. Is this a moment for celebration, or a cause for concern? The TSA has so far offered no explanation.

Can interactive technology ease urban traffic jams?

Can interactive technology ease urban traffic jams?

Science Daily, May 26, 2020

Traffic congestion is a serious problem in the United States, but a new analysis shows that interactive technology -- ranging from 511 traffic information systems and roadside cameras to traffic apps -- is helping in cities that use it.

Cellphone tracking tells where Ohioans stayed home during height of coronavirus

Cellphone tracking tells where Ohioans stayed home during height of coronavirus

Mansfield News Journal, May 18, 2020

Compared to two months earlier, an additional 3.5 million Ohioans hunkered down in April at the height of Gov. Mike DeWine’s 40-day stay-at-home order. After a week of slowly reopening the state economy, 80% of these people have left their homes, according to an Akron Beacon Journal and USA TODAY analysis of cellphone data compiled by SafeGraph, a third-party analytics firm.

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