WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on April 24, 2026, by James Lewis, distinguished fellow with the Tech Policy Program: * * * The Funhouse Mirror of Chinese Statistics China is succeeding in many fields but numbers can be misleading. Approach with caution. * Comparative statistics are a staple of analyses of the "race" with China, but there are many reasons to be careful when reading them. Many comparisons of the US and China tha  more

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, April 24 [Category: Medical] -- The European Society of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * Improving cardiovascular risk prediction in Latin America and the Caribbean: SCORE2-LAC * Key takeaways * Cardiovascular disease risk prediction models are used to identify people who benefit most from preventive action. * The Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation 2 (SCORE2) risk prediction system implemented in ESC Guidelines is based on data from Europea  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Choice Center, an independent, non-partisan consumer advocacy group that promotes policies fit for growth, lifestyle choice and technological innovation through research and educational outreach, issued the following news release: * * * Prediction Market Crackdown: The System Is Working * There's been a flurry of news this week concerning law and order within prediction markets (Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood, etc.), including  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere released the following testimony by Ambassador Michael Kozak, senior official of the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, from an April 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Latin America After the Fall of Maduro": * * * Chairwoman Salazar, Ranking Member Castro, distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today on how our engagement in the Wes  more