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62 Fantastic Examples Of Some Of The World’s Best Infrastructure (New Pics)

Infrastructure may not be the most exciting topic to discuss, but it’s something that impacts all of us. When it’s fantastic, we don’t have to think too much about it. But when it’s terrible, we are constantly complaining. So if you’d like to take some time to appreciate some of…

Bored Panda · Sep 22

The H-1B midterm test: Why Indian tech workers could matter in the US elections

The 2026 US midterms could make H-1B policy a political test among Indian-American voters, with Trump-era fees and tighter scrutiny affecting a community closely tied to skilled migration. But immigration is only part of the equation, with inflation and jobs ranking higher among voter concerns and the wider debate increasingly…

The Economic Times · Sep 22

Latino Businesses Are Booming. Getting Loans Just Got Harder In 2026 As SBA Rules, Cautious Banks Limit Credit

Latino businesses get 12.5% of SBA loans but only 8.3% of the money. Why banks are cautious, what SBA's new rule changed, and who's filling the gap.

Latin Times · Sep 17

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US, China security experts propose nuclear-style safeguards for AI risks

The experts, part of a US-China dialogue whose work helps inform official discussions, are urging both governments to prepare for such scenarios amid rising concerns about increasingly powerful and more autonomous systems.

The Economic Times · Sep 17

‘What happens if we do die?’: Congress still stalled on continuity plan after 9/11

Brian Baird has spent a lot of time thinking about death over the last 25 years. Not just his own, but also his former House colleagues’. Making his way through the Longworth House Office Building on 9/11 and urging people to evacuate after seeing smoke rising from the Pentagon out…

Roll Call · Sep 9

How Much Is ICE Costing the U.S. Economy? LA Put a Dollar Figure on Immigration Enforcement Raids

LA County spent months quantifying ICE enforcement's economic toll. Houston and Chicago haven't — but the scattered data tells its own story.

Latin Times · Aug 9

How Second Chance Month Went From Proclamation to Policy

Second Chance Month began as an April designation. Here's what it has actually produced in law, hiring policy, and record clearing across the U.S.

inkl · Aug 6

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Elon Musk's $40 Trillion AI Debt 'Cure' Faces Reality Check In Brutal Brookings Report

Elon Musk insists AI will rescue the US from its £31tn debt burden, but experts at the Brookings Institution warn that technology alone cannot bridge the fiscal gap.

International Business Times UK · Jul 3

AI could wipe $2.2 trillion off the national debt, but there's a catch

A new Brookings/Fed paper finds AI productivity could meaningfully shrink the U.S. deficit — until you count the side effects, which could erase more than half the savings before Washington even cashes the check.

Fortune · Jul 2

Elon Musk says AI is the only way to solve the U.S. debt crisis—but the tech will be so successful that Treasury ends up paying, finds new study

AI has the potential to be so transformative that it “should give optimists pause,” the study notes.

Fortune · Jul 2

A Brookings paper just accidentally explained Zohran Mamdani

The headline finding was almost an afterthought: 62 of the 100 most AI-exposed counties in the United States voted Democratic in 2024.

Fortune · Jun 26

New York City House primary emerges as key battleground in ‘AI civil war’

AI-focused Super Pacs are spending heavily in the midterms, and half has gone to a single Manhattan congressional race

The Guardian - US · Jun 22

Immigration Arrests Are Fuelling a Mental Health Crisis for Hundreds of Thousands of US Citizen Children

Immigration arrests under the Trump administration have separated 145,000 US citizen children from parents, causing significant psychological harm. Experts highlight developmental regression and chronic stress symptoms in affected children.

International Business Times UK · Jun 18

ICE Surges Destroyed 668,000 US Jobs, Research Group Finds

A Brookings Institution study reveals that intensified ICE operations under Trump's administration have resulted in 668,000 job losses across 86 US metropolitan areas, affecting both immigrants and US-born workers.

International Business Times UK · Jun 15

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Tom’s Guide · Jun 14

I kept hearing that AI data centers are draining towns dry — so I looked at the evidence

I kept hearing that AI data centers are draining towns dry, so I investigated the evidence. Here's what I found about water use, electricity demand and the real environmental impact of AI.

Latin Times · Jun 10

Were Immigrants Really Stealing the Jobs of U.S. Citizens?

For years, the political promise was blunt enough to fit on a rally sign: deport undocumented immigrants, free up jobs for Americans, raise wages, and restore economic order. It was a powerful message because it sounded intuitive.

The Independent UK · Jun 5

The number of MAGA Republicans has skyrocketed. It might cost the party future elections, group says

‘A clear majority of his party wants him in charge, but the tighter his grip becomes, the farther he drifts from the rest of the country’

Fortune · Jun 5

Trump promised deportations would protect American jobs. Brookings said ICE raids have cost the economy over 668,000 of them

A recent study from Brookings found that ICE arrests shocked local economies and drove unemployment.

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Fortune · Jun 4

AI anxiety is mostly a blue state problem. Democrats have 5 months to figure out how to use that to their advantage

AI-exposed workers are concentrated in Democratic strongholds and swing states. That's either the party's biggest opening in the midterms—or its biggest vulnerability.

The Guardian - US · May 23

Stephen Miller delivers for Trump: 145,000 US kids separated from their parents

A thinktank investigation shows how immigration detention has torn apart families, and experts point to trauma

Latin Times · May 19

Nearly 150,000 U.S. Citizen Children Have Likely Seen a Parent Detained Since Trump Returned to Office

The report identified children linked to Mexican parents as the largest affected group, accounting for nearly 54% of cases

International Business Times UK · May 19

Over 145,000 US Children Were Reportedly Separated From Parents During Trump's ICE Crackdown

A Brookings report highlights the emotional toll on over 145,000 US citizen children due to Trump's immigration enforcement, sparking debate on the human cost of deportation.

The Guardian - US · May 18

Over 145,000 US children separated from parents since Trump’s ICE surge, study estimates

About 36% of children whose parents were detained were younger than six, Brookings Institution study found

Axios · Apr 30

GOP faces gas pump problem at the polls

Many Republican House members could be especially threatened, a new Brookings analysis finds.

Axios · Apr 14

The first AI-era war is a "slopaganda" battle to control memes

AI tools have made it faster and cheaper to generate propaganda, and now it's all over social media.

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