Tag: USA

US Army’s Precision Strike Missile breaks distance record in flight test (Jen Judson, Defense News)

The U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile broke its distance record in a flight test at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Oct. 13, according to an Oct....
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US elected to UN Human Rights Council that Trump quit (Al Jazeera)

The United States has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the first time since the Trump administration quit the international body in...
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US eyes ‘aspirational’ refugee resettlement goal (Jihan Abdalla, Al Jazeera)

Making good on a campaign promise, President Joe Biden last week formally announced that the United States would allow up to 125,000 refugees into the country...
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Political solution can hardly resolve US supply chain crisis (Global Times)

It is not uncommon to see US politicians propose a self-reliant industry policy as a solution to the supply chain crunch, but it is...
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Shares of two US-listed brokers see big declines after state media questions data safety (Global Times)

Shares of Tiger Brokers and Futu Holdings both dipped after an article posted on People's Daily's website criticized such cross-border internet brokers for the...
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With only 194,000 jobs added, September’s jobs report disappoints (Kristen Broady and Anthony Barr. Brookings)

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ September jobs report, released last week, showed a decrease of 0.4 percentage points in the U.S. unemployment rate, from 5.2%...
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A roadmap to developing inclusive regional economic indicators (Alan Berube and Nicole Bateman, Brookings)

In 2020, Brookings Metro ran an Inclusive Economic Indicators Lab to help three regions—Indianapolis, Memphis, and Orlando—develop compelling and influential indicators projects that use...
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The value of qualitative data for advancing equity in policy (Tiffany N. Ford and Annelies Goger, Brookings)

In response to President Biden’s Executive Order calling for a “whole-of-government equity agenda,” the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a report in July that provides guidance...
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Has COVID disrupted the postsecondary pipeline? (Lauren Bauer, Veronica Clevenstine, Wendy Edelberg, Elisabeth Raczek, and Winnie Yee, Brookings)

Among young adults (ages 16-24), recovery from the COVID-19 recession has looked quite different from previous recessions and from the experiences of older Americans. For...
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Some progress made in Russian-US dialogue — Russian diplomat (TASS)

Some progress has been made on a number of issues in Russian-US relations after US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland’s...
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Will Americans Buy into Biden’s Ambitious Domestic Terrorism Plan? (Karen J. Greenberg, Defense One)

There is much that is notable about the Biden administration’s National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism. Most importantly, it holds the potential of pivoting away...
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Army embraces digital engineering for Bradley replacement (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

The U.S. Army is using digital engineering to develop its next-generation ground combat vehicles, including the optionally manned fighting vehicle. In its simplest iteration, digital...
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High operations tempo contributing to Lockheed spectrum convergence growth (Mark Pomerleau, Defense News)

About three years ago, in response to the growing convergence of cyberspace and electromagnetic spectrum operations within the military, Lockheed Martin underwent an internal...
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Army enterprise network modernization to prioritize classified mission network (Mark Pomerleau, Defense News)

Security and connectivity are the top near-term priorities for Army enterprise network modernization, a service official said this week. The service released its unified network plan,...
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Charging crunch. Lag in installing charging infrastructure causing roadblock for EV promotion (Reuters, Global Times)

European and US cities planning to phase out combustion engines over the next 15 years first need to plug a charging gap for millions...
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China urges US to turn economic ties into ‘ice breakers’ amid stable trade data (Xie Jun and Xiong Xinyi, Global Times)

China and the US made another step forward in sending warm signals to each other, with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng recently urging...
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