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For the past seven years, political scientist Alice Kang has been tracking when and how women broke the glass ceiling to be appointed to the highest courts in democratic countries. Kang, associate professor of political science and ethnic studies at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, teamed up with researchers from Texas A&M University and Arizona State University …

The federal government spends more than $100 billion on IT and cyber-related investments annually—but many of them have failed or performed poorly, have been poorly managed, and have security weaknesses. Improving IT acquisitions and operations management and ensuring cybersecurity have been on the Government Accountability Office’s High Risk List since 2015 and 1997, respectively. GAO …

To improve our Nation’s defense against radiological threats, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) completed a technical refresh of 60 mobile Radiation Portal Monitors currently deployed and used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CWMD supplies CBP with this capability to scan cargo for potential radiological threats. …

West Australians proudly do things differently to the rest of the country, so when Premier Mark McGowan pulled an April Fool’s Day prank, announcing the state’s “official sandwich and coffee”, people were actually on-board. “Often, when I’m out and about, people ask me ‘what is the official sandwich and coffee order of Western Australia?’ and …

Derek Chauvin trial live updates: Cashier who took George Floyd’s counterfeit $20 bill felt ‘disbelief and guilt’  USA TODAY Watch: Day 3 Of Derek Chauvin’s Trial | NBC News  NBC News Gregg Jarrett: Tears, emotion, and incriminating testimony in Day 2 of Chauvin trial  Fox News Off-duty Minneapolis firefighter finishes testifying in Chauvin trial  Minneapolis Star Tribune MMA fighter …

Haptic technology progressed relatively slowly for decades. In the 1990s, companies were already trying to create consumer products that allow users to receive tactile feedback from devices and “feel” virtual objects. But the technologies being developed were largely confined to company research labs, and consumers didn’t have much exposure to practical products ready for the …

With the United States having reached well over a half million deaths from COVID-19 and more than a half million cases and 16,000 deaths in Massachusetts alone, it is clear that there has been a massive public health failure. While the Trump administration is partly responsible, it would be a mistake to ignore the role …

Guardian Alliance Technologies Inc. has announced that Charlie Sowell has joined the Guardian Advisory Board.  Sowell currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of iWorks Corporation, a small business in personnel security and vetting solutions, Agile, DevOps, DevSecOps, data analytics, and cloud solutions for the federal government. He is a well-recognized subject matter expert with …

Welcome to the ABP News LIVE for Monday, March 15, 2021: India recorded 26,291 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, its highest single-day spike in 85 days, taking the country’s infection tally to 1,13,85,339, according to Union Health Ministry data. The number of deaths due to the disease increased to 1,58,725 with 118 more fatalities being …

Welcome to the ABP News LIVE for Sunday, March 14, 2021: In the Mukesh Ambani Bomb threat case, The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested  Mumbai Police officer Sachin Vaze, who has been facing heat in the death case of Mansukh Hiran. After questioning him for over 13 hours the NIA arrested the top …