The U.S. Open’s Most Defining On-Court Looks

The U.S. Open’s Most Defining On-Court Looks

At the U.S. Open, the outfit has a track record of making a newsworthy entrance before the match even starts. Arthur Ashe Stadium seats nearly 24,000 people, many of whom have spent the afternoon looking at one another, and its concrete tunnel delivers each competitor onto a blue court lit with the unforgiving clarity of…

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The biggest myths about a common women’s condition — and why it’s so difficult to diagnose

The biggest myths about a common women’s condition — and why it’s so difficult to diagnose

What’s in a name? When it comes to medical conditions, the right moniker can mean the difference between a delayed diagnosis and an accurate one. Take polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), for example. Formerly known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the condition affects 1 in 8 women of reproductive age worldwide. Experts recently renamed the…

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The Economics of Public Grocery Stores

The Economics of Public Grocery Stores

Traditional economists typically begin with the presumption that private, competitive markets are efficient and the desirable way to provide ordinary goods like groceries. Government should stick to where it is needed, these economists believe, like providing defense and environmental regulation.  But over the past 50 years, this presumption has been totally undermined, as we’ve come…

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