Sam Miller

How Prepared Are We for A.I. Layoffs?

new video loaded: How Prepared Are We for A.I. Layoffs? Our chief economics correspondent, Ben Casselman, describes how A.I.-related layoffs are testing the resilience of the government’s safety net programs. By Ben Casselman, Nour Idriss, Nikolay Nikolov, Stephanie Swart and Rafaela Balster May 8, 2026 Source: Read Full Article

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Contact tracing could prevent the spread of hantavirus : NPR

Contact tracing is the public health tool that keeps diseases contained. Health workers reach out to those individuals who were exposed to someone who has a contagious disease to monitor their health and to prevent further spread. lakshmiprasad S/iStockphoto/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption lakshmiprasad S/iStockphoto/via Getty Images An international team of disease detectives…

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U.S. Lifts Hold on Immigration Applications for Doctors

U.S. Lifts Hold on Immigration Applications for Doctors

Libyan Faysal Al Ghoula, MD, must renew his green card to continue caring for roughly 1,000 patients in southwestern Indiana, but hasn’t been able to since the Trump administration stopped reviewing applications for people from several dozen countries it deemed high-risk. Al Ghoula’s current visa will expire in September if his application is denied. But…

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How Fast-Growing Companies Can Make Better Decisions

How Fast-Growing Companies Can Make Better Decisions

There’s often a moment when founders of fast-growth ventures realize they have lost control of the decisions being made around them. Perhaps a pile of money goes missing, they hear an important customer complaint three weeks late, or a well-intentioned manager without guidance makes a hire that doesn’t fit. What’s less understood is why this happens…

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