Utility-scale solar PV and onshore wind are often the lowest-cost new power sources.
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Solar and wind power are the cheapest sources of new electricity generation in most major markets.
HARDLY BS
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In 2018, the U.S. imposed Section 232 tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum for national security.
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The United States imposed Section 232 tariffs of 25% on steel imports and 10% on aluminium imports on national security grounds.
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Since 2018, Japanese steel faced a 25% U.S. Section 232 tariff.
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Between 2018 and 2025, the United States imposed Section 232 tariffs of 25% on steel imports from Japan.
HARDLY BS
In 2025, Japanese business groups said U.S. tariff uncertainty hurt investment sentiment.
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In 2025, Japanese firms reported that uncertainty about United States tariffs was adversely affecting their investment decisions in the United States.
HARDLY BS
Handley and Limão find trade policy uncertainty reduces firm investment and trade.
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In a 2017 publication, Kyle Handley and Nuno Limão argue that policy uncertainty suppresses trade and investment planning.
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The 2018 U.S. tariffs were almost fully passed through into tariff-inclusive import prices.
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Amiti, Redding, and Weinstein (2019) found that the 2018 United States tariffs raised United States import prices nearly one-for-one.
HARDLY BS
UN-linked reporting commonly counts tsunami deaths or missing in 14 countries.
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The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused fatalities in 14 countries around the Indian Ocean.
HARDLY BS
1980s U.S. import limits boosted Detroit profits but didn’t close competitiveness gaps.
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United States automakers were sheltered by tariffs but were not made more competitive relative to Japanese automakers.
HARDLY BS
Flaaen and Pierce found tariff-driven input costs caused net job losses.
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In a 2019 study, Aaron Flaaen and Justin Pierce found that U.S. industries facing higher input costs from tariffs, including steel-consuming manufacturers, experienced net employment losses rather than gains.
HARDLY BS
No Japan-specific U.S. automotive tariffs were imposed in 2018; such measures arrived in 2025.
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United States households that purchased Japanese-brand vehicles faced higher prices starting in 2018 because of United States tariffs affecting United States–Japan automotive trade.
TOTAL BS
Both studies found near-complete 2018 tariff pass-through into U.S. prices.
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The academic studies Fajgelbaum et al. (2020) and Amiti et al. (2019) concluded that the costs of tariffs are borne primarily by domestic consumers and importers.
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Late-1960s Vietnam War polls were near-even, but early-1970s majorities opposed it.
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Public opinion in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s was deeply divided over the Vietnam War.
HARDLY BS
Typical B2B sales cycles commonly range from about 84 to 155 days.
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The average business-to-business sales cycle length is 211 days.
TOTAL BS
Global estimates rose from about 40.3 million in 2016 to 50 million in 2021.
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The number of people living in modern slavery worldwide has increased by 25% over the last decade.
MOSTLY BS
Walk Free’s 2023 Global Slavery Index ranks India, China, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia and Indonesia top by prevalence.
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The Walk Free Foundation's Global Slavery Index 2023 lists the six countries with the largest numbers of people in modern slavery as India, China, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, and Indonesia.
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People can contract hantavirus by inhaling aerosolized infected rodent urine or droppings.
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Hantaviruses can be transmitted to humans through inhalation of aerosolized particles from infected rodent urine, droppings, or saliva.
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The Global Slavery Index estimates 29.3 million in modern slavery in Asia-Pacific in 2021.
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In 2021, about 29.3 million people were living in modern slavery in Asia and the Pacific.
NOT BS
Walk Free’s 2021 estimates rank North Korea highest for modern-slavery prevalence.
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In 2021, North Korea had the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world.
NOT BS
Many countries still lack explicit anti-slavery laws or retain legal exceptions.
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Slavery is illegal in every country in the world.
MOSTLY BS
Octavian captured Alexandria in 30 BC, ending Cleopatra VII’s reign.
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After the Battle of Actium, Octavian invaded Egypt in 30 BC and annexed Egypt as a Roman province, ending the rule of Cleopatra VII Philopator.
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