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Today’s tales from the worlds of economics, politics and the environment — plus added Fukusihmapocalypse Now! — opens with hope for modest relief for some via the Guardian: Sallie Mae and Justice Department in $60m deal over military...

Oddities, backstories, and other weird things... Human nature During the eighteenth century, books that were considered offensive were sometimes punished by being whipped. Kellogg's Corn Flakes were invented by a Dr. Kellogg in hopes that they would...

Reaper, ready… (click to view full) The MQ-9 Reaper UAV, once called “Predator B,” is somewhat similar to the famous Predator. Until you look at the tail. Or its size. Or its weapons. It’s called “Reaper” for a reason...

“PLEASE, WRITE A GOOD PROPAGANDA PIECE on the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea,” Kim, one of my two minders, pleads with me (i.e., strongly recommends) when we separate at Pyongyang airport after a week together. Having spent his entire life saturated...

The nature of substitution from the betting sector to lotto can therefore be revealed in greater and more reliable detail. II. Controlling for the latter, our analysis revealed a degree of habit formation such that the amount staked on any 1 d reflected...