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Those new service sector jobs?

A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for conspiring to stage armed robberies so that the purported victims could apply for U.S. immigration visas reserved for crime victims. From 2022 to 2024, PARTH NAYI organized and participated in hundreds of staged armed robberies at coffee shops, restaurants, liquor stores, and gas […] The post Those new service sector jobs? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION .

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Expensive Pharmaceuticals for Targeted Diseases

My latest paper, The Price of a Cure: Luxturna and the Economic Dilemmas of Precision Medicine, is in the Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics. I discuss the economics of the pharmaceutical industry and the special issues that arise with targeted drugs that cure. We are going to get many more of these drugs in […] The post Expensive Pharmaceuticals for Targeted Diseases appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION .

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Acclaimed Photographer Pipo Nguyen-duy Found Shot Dead

Pipo Nguyen-duy, a celebrated photographer and well-respected photography professor, was found dead at the age of 64. [ Read More ]

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Man Jailed for 14 Months After Stealing $19K Worth of Camera Gear From Photographer

A man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for robbing a photographer of nearly $19,000 worth of camera equipment as he was preparing for a photo shoot. [ Read More ]

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