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With about 120 firearms for every 100 residents, the United States has – by a very long shot, as it were – the most heavily armed civilian population on the planet. And that means the U.S. is...
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The number of wrongfully convicted Americans who have been exonerated has been steadily rising since at least 1989, when the National Registry of Exonerations began closely tracking this trend....
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Almost a month after the World Health Organization called for coordinated action to stop the spread of the monkeypox virus, the WHO took the unusual step on July 23 of declaring the infectious...
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As monkeypox cases grow rapidly worldwide, the United States has become one of the countries with the most confirmed cases. The rarely fatal but definitely infectious virus, closely related to the...
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Demand for single-family homes surged in the past two year as the coronavirus pandemic hit. The increased demand led to soaring home prices. (These are 15 cities with the most overpriced housing...
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The worst inflation in 40 years has led to cascading effects, with consumer sentiment declining and gross domestic product decreasing in the first quarter of this year. While the Federal Reserve has...
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Many of the leading causes of premature death in the U.S. are related to lifestyle, among them poor diet and lack of adequate physical activity, both of which contribute to obesity and other...
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The U.S. unemployment rate has been steadily declining from an all-time high of 14.7% in April 2020 during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns to curb its spread....
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In 2019, 4,234 people died in U.S. state and federal prisons. The mortality rate for U.S. inmates that year was 330 per 100,000 in state correctional facilities and 259 per 100,000 in federal...
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U.S. inventions tend to be among the most successful commercially, worth $3 trillion, according to PatentVector, which devised a way to evaluate intellectual property. “From cupholders to...
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Monkeypox, a rare tropical viral infection originating in Central and West Africa, began spreading globally after British health officials discovered it on May 7 in a man who had traveled to an area...
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Trust in public institutions, such as schools, courts, police, and legislative bodies, is crucial to maintaining social stability. A deterioration of trust in organizations that play vital roles in...
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It might not be surprising that Washington D.C., as the nation’s capital, consistently ranks as having one of the nation’s best park systems. Even setting aside the many federal green spaces...
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Natural disasters, including pandemics like COVID-19, rarely harm communities in a uniform manner. Time and again, hurricanes, floods, extreme heat, wildfires, and health dangers, hurt some...
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With each new month comes a fresh slate of acclaimed movies to Netflix. Combine that with the streaming platform’s existing library and you get a veritable smorgasbord of high-quality viewing....
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