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Violent crime spiked in the United States after the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020, the nationwide homicide rate jumped by 30%, to the highest level since 1995, according to the Centers...
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The U.S. has an extensive global military network that by far is the world’s largest. The country operates about 750 bases in 80 countries abroad. About 60% of these facilities are larger than 10...
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The U.S. economy continues to show resilience despite higher interest rates and inflation. The national unemployment rate touched 3.4% in January and again in April this year, the lowest rate since...
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The hottest job markets in the country right now are led by Austin, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; Salt Lake City; and Jacksonville, Florida, according to the latest annual...
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CEOs of companies listed on the S&P 500 earned an average of $18.8 million last year, up about 21% from the previous year, Times recently reported. This jump in executive pay came despite an 18%...
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Company CEOs have always earned incomes much higher than the average salaries of their employees. It makes sense, after all, that ship captains who have distinguished themselves and climbed the ranks...
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U.S. hospitals are struggling with staff shortages and rising costs. The Department of Health and Human Services reported that up to 22% of hospitals across the country suffered staffing shortages...
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The United States has spent more than three-quarters of a trillion dollars on defense annually in recent years, and in March, the White House asked Congress to authorize a Pentagon budget of $842...
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The country’s gun violence problem seems to be getting worse over the years – based on the number of mass shootings, shooting victims, suicides, and casualties. School shootings alone have...
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Hospitals are a vital part of a nation’s social infrastructure, but they are also businesses that grapple with operational stresses, including staffing shortages and rising costs. According to the...
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Global military spending increased 3.7% in 2022 to a record-high $2.24 trillion. Spending on military hardware, weapons, armies, and logistics and technical operations has grown by more than 20% over...
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the fatal work injury rate for fallers, one of the major jobs in the logging industry, last year was an unbelievable 530 per 100,000 workers. That...
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The war in Ukraine, now well into its second year, has featured an unprecedented level of drone warfare. Ukraine and Russia have each deployed the remote-controlled, crewless aerial vehicles for both...
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Last year was another historically terrible year for gun violence in the U.S. It was one of the worst on record in terms of the number of mass shootings and the number of injured or killed victims in...
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The war in Ukraine has been headlining the news as the world considers the consequences of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of the country. Far fewer armed conflicts and wars, however, are conducted at...
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