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UPI - Opinion

Voices - U.S. verdict may mark turning point in digital accountability - April 3 (UPI) -- A verdict delivered in Los Angeles could matter far beyond the United States because it points toward a new approach to digital accountability.

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Latin America can lower its cost of capital -- but only with reforms

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Whatever happened to the Indo-Pacific region? -- As the U.S. war in Iran enters its second month has the Indo-Pacific region sunk with little trace in terms of American policy priorities?

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Chile's new government walks tightrope between Washington and Beijing

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Does China's Belt and Road need an educational pivot?

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How polling failures and other factors led to prediction markets -- A University of North Carolina researcher explains how polling failures, gambling legalization and political gridlock led to prediction markets.

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When citizens stop thinking: stupidity as a political force -- Why do leaders, and the societies that follow them, so often misjudge reality so badly? And why does that failure keep recurring, across generations?

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NASA intends to build a base on the moon by the 2030s -- here's why -- NASA wants to build a base on the moon by the 2030s, a University of Mississippi professor explains how and why it wants a long‑term lunar presence.

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American courts are rewriting the rules for big tech and children -- Within 48 hours, the legal landscape governing social media and children shifted in ways that will take years to fully understand and verify.

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Latin America can lower its cost of capital by 2030 -- Latin America's future growth will depend not only on politics or commodity prices, but on something less visible: the cost of capital.

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Costa Rica's break with Cuba points to a broader foreign policy shift -- Costa Rica's decision to downgrade relations with Cuba is more than a bilateral dispute -- it also reflects a broader shift among some governments.

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How dolphins communicate -- new discoveries from a long‑term study -- A long‑term study in Sarasota, Fla., details how bottlenose dolphins are social creatures that use whistles and clicks to communicate with each other.

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Strategic ignorance loses war every time -- As Donald Trump and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu are now learning or relearning in the Mideast, it is far easier to start a war than to end one.

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Philly tackles relief for employees with menstruation symptoms -- Accommodations for employees with symptoms of menstruation, perimenopause and menopause in Philly might include brief, flexible breaks.

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How AI English and human English differ -- and when to use each -- A University of Michigan researcher examines how AI English and human English differ -- and how to decide when to use artificial language.

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Infrastructure and the cost of capital: Panama and Paraguay lessons -- Panama and Paraguay now hold investment-grade status, yet each still faces the challenge of financing major infrastructure in the long term.

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The what ifs of history begin with Pearl Harbor -- It is too early to know how the Iran war will turn out. But what if Afghanistan and Iraq are precursors? Then this war may not have a good ending.

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Decency, inclusion and strength in Chile's new Kast government -- When Jose Antonio Kast was inaugurated as Chile's president on March 11, he inherited a country under real strain.

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'Corruption kills': The spread of ethical decay -- Fernando Villavicencio left a campaign rally in Quito and walked toward his vehicle. Moments later, gunmen opened fire. He died within minutes.

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Central America's integration test: access to medicines -- One of Central America's most important recent developments is unfolding in a less visible but more tangible area for citizens: access to medicines.

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