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This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Verite News. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Reporting Highlights Discredited Testimony: Nine prisoners who were convicted in part on inaccurate evidence presented by dentist Michael West and pathologist Dr. Steven Hayne have since been exonerated. Junk Science: Jimmie Chris Duncan was sentenced to death row for killing his girlfriend’s toddler after allegedly manufactured bite mark evidence connected him to the crime. Suppressed Evidence: Prosecutors did not reveal that a critical witness had written them a letter from…
Top Rapid Learning Solution Providers of 2025 Corporate L&D is under more pressure than ever. Business leaders demand faster, cost-effective, and impactful training. Learners expect flexibility and engagement. And they needed it yesterday – thank you for the unstable business dynamics. This is where Commlab India stands out. Commlab India has recorded rapid development of over 30,000 minutes for over 90 clients in the US and Europe over the past two years alone, earning the distinction of being the number one provider of rapid e-learning solutions for six consecutive times. With a rich L&D background, the Commlab India team is…
Coastal states lead the way – with a few surprising exceptions Housing is increasingly unaffordable for many Americans. House prices have risen for months on end, and mortgage rates are still well above pandemic-era lows, pushing housing payments to near-record levels. Wages haven’t kept up, either, leading to a major affordability gap and pushing more people into a costly rental market. By many metrics, housing has never been more out of reach. A supply shortage is the primary culprit. Rising living expenses were a major reason why people flocked to more affordable parts of the country during the pandemic. Areas…
Hong Kong’s stock exchange reported its highest quarterly profit almost four years later, after China’s stimulus package increased the volume of trading and listings.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING – Mainland China investors are piling up in Hong Kong’s stock market in record quantities as the tech-heavy Hangsen index trades at a three-year high.Mainland China purchases of Hong Kong stocks were recorded at $29.62 billion ($3.81 billion) on Monday, according to Wind Information Database.It has been most important since Hong Kong’s stock market launched its “Connect” program with the mainland. Shanghai Connection was released in November 2014, and Shenzhen Connect…
Qingdao, China – January 8: Customers will browse at electronics shops amidst the national trade assistance program being held in Qingdao, Shanghai, China on January 8, 2025. Zhang Ying | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesBeijing – China’s latest move to promote consumption is not intended to shake up any kind of spending.Last week, policymakers doubled the consumer trading program subsidies to 300 billion yuan ($414.7 billion) this year, bringing market expectations together. Subsidies will be directed at approximately 15% to 20% of the purchase price for selected products, including mid-range smartphones and home appliances.This is an expansion from last…
This article was created for Propublica’s local reporting network in collaboration with Connecticut Mirror. Sign up for Dispatch to get stories like this as soon as it is published. Connecticut Legislature is working on an overhaul of the state towing law to protect consumers and increase the time before selling tow vehicles. Drivers, landlords and towing industry leaders testified at the state capitol on Monday at a hearing in front of the state transport board. This is one of the early actions that Bill 7162 must be taken in the legislative process. The bill comes in response to an investigation…
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading: Delta Air Lines – The airline operator’s shares slipped around 14%. The company dialed and dialed its first quarter forecast, citing “recent declines in consumer and business trust caused by increased macro uncertainty.” Delta currently sees growth of 3% to 4% year-on-year over the period, down from the expected 7% to 9% increase. The company also reverted its earnings outlook from 30 cents per share to 50 cents per share compared to its forecast of 70 cents to $1 cents per share. Oracle – Cloud computing stock has increased by 3%.…
AMY GALLO: So tell me—what, right now, do you want from this situation? What is it you want different? What’s your goal, ultimately, here? MARIA: So I do want to find a way to fix the relationship with him because the times where we were having a good, trusting relationship and he was taking what I was saying and using it and acting on it, we worked really, really well. Then something happened and now he’s out to prove something to the world. And he’s trying to do it alone. AMY GALLO: Yeah. MARIA: And so that brings upon a…
Advantages and disadvantages of incorporating online courses When most people think of dubbing, old foreign films come to mind. Even the Tier Gel Cars turn into comedy as visuals are often out of sync with the audio, but there are plenty of perks that e-learning dubbing can bring to your online training program. The trick is to respect the subject and avoid the most common disadvantages to improve knowledge transfer without making employees laugh for the wrong reasons. So let’s take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of infusing localized online training programs. Excavate the pros and cons of…
President Donald Trump is working on a joint Congress meeting at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2025.Mandel Ngan-Pool/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump speaks of tariffs as a job-creating giant.The tariffs “create jobs like we’ve never seen before,” Trump said Tuesday during a joint session of Congress.The economist disagrees.In fact, they said that the tariff policies Trump pursued are likely to have the opposite effect, as Trump could take office.”Working in America costs money,” said Mark Zandy, chief economist at Moody’s.He classified widely imposed tariffs as “losing and losing.”“There are no winners in the trade war here. Customs BargainThe Trump administration…