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Oz Escalates Medicaid Fraud Claims Against States After Focus on Minnesota Times Square

Oz Escalates Medicaid Fraud Claims Against States After Focus on Minnesota

The Trump administration has signaled a willingness to halt billions of dollars in federal health payments to multiple states, mirroring moves they made against Minnesota. The specific target is Medicaid, the public health insurance program that pairs state and federal money. Federal officials have announced unprecedented actions in Minnesota this…
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March 20, 2026
China’s Jiangsu prioritizes embodied robotics as key future industry Moravec‘s Paradox

China’s Jiangsu prioritizes embodied robotics as key future industry

This photo taken on March 17, 2026 shows robots at a workshop of Inovance Group in Jiangning District of Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. In recent years, east China's Jiangsu Province has prioritized embodied robotics as a key future industry. Innovation centers and data collection and training hubs for embodied…
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March 20, 2026
Abundant coffee crops; consumer wobbles and the Iran conflict: Another shake-up for coffee prices? Vietnam

Abundant coffee crops; consumer wobbles and the Iran conflict: Another shake-up for coffee prices?

The coffee market has been defined by high prices over the last few years. The world’s largest producers of coffee – Brazil and Vietnam – were hit by bad weather, leading to reduced harvests and, consequently, higher prices. Coffee prices reached record highs in 2025: before starting to fall. And…
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March 20, 2026
Record-shattering March temperatures in Western North America virtually impossible without climate change Climate Change

Record-shattering March temperatures in Western North America virtually impossible without climate change

An unusually early spring heatwave is developing across the southwestern United States (US), with temperatures that are more typical of summer than mid-March ( AccuWeather, 16 March 2026 ). Driven by a strong, slow-moving high pressure system, called a ‘heat dome’, the event is causing temperatures to rise 11-17℃ (20-30℉)…
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March 20, 2026
The private solution trap in collective action problems across 34 nations Global Warming

The private solution trap in collective action problems across 34 nations

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 12, March 2026. SignificanceOne of the main goals of international climate change negotiations is to distribute the economic burden of limiting global warming. A central challenge is that some countries are wealthier than others and may therefore be better able…
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March 20, 2026