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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new analysis shows that trust in scientific expertise among the American public remained high during the last six decades and that the Trump administration attacks on scientific expertise did not modify the basic confidence of Americans in science and scientific expertise. The study, "Citizen attitudes toward…

The National Space Council met yesterday to discuss international partnerships in orbit, so today we’re taking a look back at how the Biden administration has worked with allies in space so far this year.Wednesday’s meeting at the Mellon Auditorium was the third of the Biden administration, under the leadership of VP Kamala Harris. It’s the first since the council unveiled its proposal to split mission authorization duties between the FAA and Commerce Department after a year-long review. You’ve got a friend in meSpace was…

Image Source : PIXABAY Chinese semiconductor company fueled by American technology and funding sidesteps Biden's regulatory measures A Chinese chip designer, partly owned by the country's top sanctioned chipmaker, is purchasing U.S. software and has American financial backing, relationships that underscore the difficulty Washington faces applying new rules meant to…

President Joe Biden will today announce the details of how $42 billion in funding to bolster broadband internet access will be allocated. The investment, which was funded by the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, aims to give all Americans access to by 2030. Last year, the White House that would allocate at least $100 million to participating states through the . The remainder of the funding was until the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) drew up a more detailed coverage map showing which homes and businesses .…

Photo: Win McNamee (Getty Images)Since taking office, Joe Biden has made it known that he’s going to take cybercrime seriously. It’s not the case that Biden is the world’s most tech-savvy octonarian, rather, he’s simply responding to security challenges that have developed on his watch—most notably a string of increasingly destructive cyberattacks that took place during his first year as president. The most recent iteration of the Biden administration’s efforts to make the internet a safer place is the government’s…

Credit: Emory University No matter the U.S. political climate, young, single and less educated men seemed to be at higher risk for deportation than other undocumented Mexican immigrants from 2001–2019, an Emory University-led study scheduled to be published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows. The article,…

In just over a year, the U.S. has passed three huge budget measures aimed at transforming its domestic economy—by rebuilding infrastructure, accelerating a clean-energy transition, and boosting manufacturing in semiconductors and the automotive industry.Each of these initiatives is focused on strengthening the U.S. economy and on boosting U.S. competitiveness in the world. But there is another crucial consideration as well: How these three policies are implemented in the months ahead could reshape global trade relations…

The US Department of Labor has proposed a new regulation that could make it harder for companies like Uber and Lyft to classify gig workers as independent contractors. Under the proposed rule, gig workers could gain new benefits and protections, including minimum wage and overtime.To determine whether a worker should be classified as an employee or independent contractor, the DOL now says it will use the “department’s approach with courts’ FLSA interpretation and the economic reality test,” which considers how long an…

In an aerial view, a wind turbine generates electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm on July 7th, 2022, near Block Island, Rhode Island. | Photo by John Moore / Getty Images The Biden administration announced splashy new goals today aimed at positioning the US as a leader in the development of next-generation floating wind turbines. The announcement substantially expands Biden’s previous offshore wind ambitions by opening up new areas that traditional fixed-bottom turbines haven’t been able…