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New Study Unveils Career Impact of Attractiveness: Higher Salaries and Prestigious Roles Over Time
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BALTIMORE, MD, January 23, 2025 – A new study published in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research reveals a striking link between physical attractiveness and career success. According to the findings, attractive MBA graduates not only earn higher salaries but are also significantly more likely to secure prestigious job roles, highlighting how appearance influences professional trajectories over decades.

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The LA crisis is bigger than the fires — insurance is the next burning issue
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The Los Angeles wildfires have spread across tens of thousands of acres of land, burning everything in their path. Homes have been destroyed and lives upended as families begin the process of rebuilding — not only their homes, but their lives.  

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Opinion: What to watch in the coming AI policy shake-up
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Something remarkable is happening in Washington. Tech executives who once shunned the political spotlight now make regular pilgrimages to Capitol Hill, and artificial intelligence — a field that traces back to the 1950s — has become the talk of the town.

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Toronto Pearson: 'I just need to get out of this airport'

Toronto Pearson: 'I just need to get out of this airport'

BBC, July 23, 2022

Airports and airlines around the world are struggling to keep up as people begin to travel again in earnest after more than two years of the coronavirus pandemic - but are some travel hubs worse than others?

 

How the U.S. Can Use Technology to Catch Chinese Exporters Trying to Avoid Tariffs

How the U.S. Can Use Technology to Catch Chinese Exporters Trying to Avoid Tariffs

The Wall Street Journal, July 22, 2022

How can the U.S. stop Chinese exporters from evading U.S. tariffs?

For years, that question has plagued U.S. trade officials, as they try to crack down on a practice known as deceptive transshipment, in which Chinese exporters ship their products to a country subject to lower U.S. tariffs, change the country-of-origin label without substantially altering the products and then export those goods to the U.S.

Ohio remapping dysfunction should set an example

Ohio remapping dysfunction should set an example

The Hill, July 20, 2022

The Ohio Supreme Court provided a win for anti-gerrymandering on Tuesday, when it rejected a congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers. Ohio legislators now have 30 days to provide an acceptable map. If they fail to do so, the Ohio Redistricting Commission will be charged with this task. 

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