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Media Tip Sheet: AI Stocks: A Boom or a Bubble?

Artificial intelligence, and the companies driving it, have fueled nearly 80 percent of U.S. stock gains this year. Some analysts warn the surge is starting to resemble a speculative bubble....

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Media Tip Sheet: Hurricane Melissa Strengthens to a Category 5 Storm

Now a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph, Melissa is expected to make landfall on Jamaica’s southern coast Tuesday morning, threatening up to 40 inches of rain, 13-foot storm surges...

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Media Tip Sheet: How to Avoid the ER this Halloween

Halloween is supposed to bring tricks and treats — not trips to the emergency room. Yet every year, thousands of Americans end up in the ER for Halloween-related injuries — many from something as...

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Media Tip Sheet: How Daylight Saving Time Impacts Your Health

As we get ready to spring forward this weekend, it’s important to note the toll Daylight Saving Time can have on your health.

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Two Day Invitational Conference to Mark 50th Anniversary of Dan Lortie’s Schoolteacher, Discuss Modern Challenges Confronting Public Education

Faculty at the George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development and the Vanderbilt Peabody College of Education will host a conference sponsored by the Spencer...

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Media Tip Sheet: NBA Insider Betting Scandal

The FBI’s “Operation Nothing But Bet” exposed insider sports betting and game-rigging within the NBA which prompted questions about how legalized gambling has altered the integrity and governance of...

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Media Tip Sheet: GW Expert on Why the AWS Outage Was Predictable

Amazon Web Services’ major outage this week disrupted hundreds of sites after an API update in its Virginia data center.

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Nearly 1 in 5 Urinary Tract Infections Linked to Contaminated Meat

A new study estimates that nearly one in five urinary tract infections in Southern California may be caused by E. coli strains transmitted through contaminated meat – and pose a hidden foodborne risk...

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Media Tip Sheet: Sanae Takaichi Elected Japan’s First Female Leader

Sanae Takaichi has made history as she was elected as the first female prime minister by parliament in Japan on Tuesday.

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Media Tip Sheet: GW Experts on the Demolition of the East Wing

On Tuesday, October 21st, the East Wing of the White House was torn down to make way for President Donald Trump’s ballroom.