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Deadliest coal mine explosion in China in years kills at least 82 people, local officials say AP NewsChina's worst coal mining blast in over a decade kills 82 CNNDeadliest coal mine explosion in years kills at least 82 people in China, state media say PBSChina coal mine explosion leaves 82 people dead BBC
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War-driven gas spike puts pressure on summer travelers — and Republicans PoliticoSpirit's collapse, high fuel prices test limits of summer vacation spending CNBCWestern Washington drivers are skipping out on Memorial Day travel amid high gas prices KOMOMemorial Day Weekend Gas Prices Reach Four-Year Highs AAA Gas Prices
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San Diego gunman was 'idolizing Nazis and mass shooters,' prompting gun removal from home in 2025 Los Angeles TimesYear before shooting, father removed guns from home of Islamic Center teen gunman NBC 7 San DiegoSan Diego Mosque Shooter So Alarmed Police, They Seized Father's Guns The New York TimesThe deepest fears of San Diego's religious communities were realized in Islamic Center shooting
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The US strengthened its dominance in global venture capital landscape in the first few months of this year thanks to a "sharp surge" in invested capital, new research from GlobalData suggests.
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U.S. employment in March was revised down by 306,000, mostly reflecting somewhat lower job growth in the prior 12 months. Job gains were still strong
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BESIDES brains, the only tools an economist used to need were a pen and notebook. But massive improvements in computing power have turned the dismal science into an increasingly empirical one. Research by Daniel Hamermesh at Royal Holloway, University of London, finds the share of economics papers in leading journals focused on pure theory fell from 58% in 1983 to 19% in 2011.
Three types of empirical papers have taken their place. The first sort feeds on publicly available data, such as household surveys. The second relies on data from experiments, such as randomised controlled trials. Most leading empirical papers, however, now rely on other data, often administrative and acquired through extensive negotiation with government officials. Analysis by The Economist of work from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that at least 28 papers it released last year featured the use of administrative data. Before 2000 hardly any did (see...Continue reading
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