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Researchers recently ranked more than 5,800 foods by their nutritional disease burden to humans and their impact on the environment. Small changes in diet – fewer hot dogs, more nuts – could help you live healthier, more sustainably.
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The aviation industry has a clear business interest in stamping out Covid
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Ford slated to spend more on EVs than on internal combustion engine vehicles in 2023
Earlier this year, the Dearborn automaker announced it was increasing its investments in electrification to $30 billion through 2025.
Commentary: Film incentives make a big difference for workers
We've seen this scripted act of fiction before. Every year at this time, so-called "experts" from biased, politically motivated think tanks release a report concluding it is time to call "cut" on film, TV, and streaming program tax credits nationwide, as a columnist did in the July 26 issue of…
Vaccine drive hits diminishing returns but plows on
Only a mile and a half from the nearest CVS Pharmacy, Deborah Hurst received the first dose of a Pfizer vaccine last week sitting at a computer desk at her home in Lincoln Park, the midsummer sun peeking through the rear sliding door. The 68-year-old retired school teacher finally received the…
U.S. Life Expectancy Plunged in 2020, Especially for Black and Hispanic Americans
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US life expectancy decreased by 1.5 years during the pandemic – the largest drop since WWII
Hispanic and Black populations in the U.S. saw the largest declines in life expectancy during the COVID-19 pandemic, new data shows.
Commentary: The reviews are in, and film incentives are still wrong for Michigan
Some legislators want to resuscitate Michigan's defunct tax subsidies for film and television production — a program that once spent half a billion taxpayer dollars. That would be a colossal mistake.I should know. I've analyzed those incentives more than most. My first nationwide study…
Analysis: Michigan gives out first vaccine lottery prizes, but it hasn't increased vaccination rates
Michigan won't get 70 percent of residents vaccinated against COVID-19 by the Aug. 3 end of the state's "vaccine lottery" program.The realization presents an expensive reality as the state on Wednesday announced the first four winners of the MI Shot to Win lottery program designed to boost…
VR collaboration opens huge production possibilities - SkyReal
VR collaboration enable exchanges as they are in real life erasing the barrier made by distance between two work teams and allowing total interactions.
Central Michigan University sets vaccine scholarship raffle
Students fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at Central Michigan University can enter to win full-year scholarships and hundreds of gift cards.
Commentary: Vaccination lotteries don't move the needle on inoculations
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's MI Shot to Win vaccination lottery program isn't doing much to convince vaccine-hesitant residents to get inoculated. As of July 13, about 62.4 percent of Michigan residents 16 or older have received at least one dose of the vaccine. That's an increase of less than 1…
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Job postings featuring hiring incentives have more than doubled on the search platform Indeed compared to last year
Whitmer to announce millions in sweepstakes to incentivize COVID vaccines
The effort will give Michiganians who are vaccinated the chance to win more than $5 million and nine college scholarships.
Employer Use of Hiring Incentives Grows - Indeed Hiring Lab
Job seeker searches for bonuses have surged.
Mustang Mach-E GT, Performance Edition shatter Ford's targeted EPA-estimated ranges
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Farewell, Millennial Lifestyle Subsidy
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