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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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COVID-19 Testing in Schools, Family Caregivers, U.S. Entrepreneurship: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on COVID-19 testing in schools, giving a voice to family caregivers, preparing for daylight saving time, and more.
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Mar 12, 2021

Health Care Cost Inflation

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Health Care Price Transparency, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Gun Laws: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on what private health plans pay compared to what Medicare pays, when COVID-19's global spread really began, laws that could reduce firearm deaths, and more.
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Sep 25, 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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Air Travel Data to Predict COVID Risk, Heatwave Planning, Caregiver Time Off: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on using air travel data to predict COVID risk, planning for a heat wave during the pandemic, why caregivers need time off, and more.
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Jun 12, 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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Coronavirus Outbreak, Drones, the U.S. Power Grid: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the intensifying coronavirus outbreak, cyber threats from drones, the vulnerabilities of the U.S. power grid, and more.
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Mar 6, 2020
Turkey

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U.S.-Turkish Relations, Airports, Opioids: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on the future of the U.S.-Turkish partnership, helping America's commercial airports meet rising demand, the opioid crisis, and more.
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Jan 17, 2020
Terrorism Threat Assessment

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Approaching a 'New Normal': What the Drone Attack in Venezuela Portends
The attempt to assassinate Venezuelan President Maduro showed that drones are easy to use and difficult to defend against. Commercial off-the-shelf technology is easy to acquire. It is imperative that counterterrorism specialists begin planning a robust response to the threat.
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Aug 13, 2018
Colin P. Clarke
Terrorism Threat Assessment

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Toy Drones and Twitter: The Ability of Individuals to Wreak Large-Scale Havoc
Lone wolves or small groups could use drones, virtual currencies, encrypted communications, and artificial intelligence for nefarious purposes. The threat is even greater when these technologies are used in conjunction with disinformation spread over social media.
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Jun 18, 2018
Colin P. Clarke
Civilian and Commercial Drones

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Drones Could Deliver Change to Africa
Drones could transform Africa's urban and rural infrastructure and enhance its agricultural productivity. But deployment of drones on the continent faces technological, economic, social, and legal, and regulatory challenges.
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Nov 17, 2017
Shira Efron
Air Traffic Control

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How to Prevent Drones Colliding in Crowded Skies
The federal government should work with private firms to develop drone traffic management systems and test drone designs. This could help stimulate the development of drone aviation. It could also help modernize the air traffic control system.
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Sep 14, 2016
Kenneth Kuhn, William Welser IV, et al.
Transportation Security

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Out of Line: How to Better Protect Airports from Terrorist Attacks
In airport security, it's not the size of a potential terrorist bomb that matters most, it's where it detonates. Fortunately, new technologies may present opportunities to get travelers out of line and keep them safe.
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May 2, 2016
Henry H. Willis @HenryHWillis, Michael A. Brown
Civilian and Commercial Drones

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Regulating Drone Airspace Using 'Smart Markets'
With commercially operated autonomous drones potentially on the horizon, a policy problem is likely to emerge: allocation of scarce airspace and preferred flight paths. 'Smart markets' could help.
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Apr 19, 2016
David Manheim, John F. Raffensperger, et al.
Transportation Security

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TSA Flunked Its Security Test Big Time — Now What?
We have to accept that humans, no matter how well-trained they are or how dedicated they are to their mission, are just not very good at maintaining laser-like focus while performing repetitive tasks. That does not mean airport security can ever be completely given over to machines.
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Jun 15, 2015
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Transportation Security

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Are Airport Security Screeners Looking for the Wrong Things?
An investigation revealed that the TSA has failed in contraband testing, at a 95 percent rate. This shouldn't be perceived as an indictment of TSA workers. But it may be an indictment of the particular assignments they've been given.
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Jun 4, 2015
K. Jack Riley @K_Jack_Riley
Terrorist Bombings

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TSA's Cellphone Rule Part of Deadly Race
While placing explosives inside a cellphone is plausible, it is almost impossible to do so with iPhones without rendering them non-functional, which is why the TSA is now checking cell phones are actually working.
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Jul 29, 2014
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Ukraine

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Like Flight 370, the MH17 Crash in Ukraine Could Remain a Mystery
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was reportedly shot down yesterday near the Russia-Ukraine border. But like Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished in March, what happened to MH17 is shrouded in mystery.
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Jul 18, 2014
Air Transportation

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3 Weapons That Threaten Commercial Planes
It's relatively rare that commercial aircraft are targeted with weapons built primarily to attack military aircraft, but there are a range of potential threats from such weapons. Given that Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was reportedly at 33,000 feet when contact was lost, it seems impossible that the attack could have occurred using a shoulder-fired missile.
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Jul 18, 2014
Carl Rhodes

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