Melly Alazraki - Writer for 24/7 Wall St.
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When it comes to health, we can try our best to improve what we can control, but sometimes factors beyond our control are stacked against us. People can try to lead an active lifestyle and eat a...
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The United States comprises 50 states, each with its own culture, laws, and socioeconomic conditions that can greatly affect health. Varying greatly between the states, access to health care and job...
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There is no shortage of advice on how to live a long and healthy life. But while some lifestyle factors such as keeping active, not smoking, and eating a balanced diet are under our control, others...
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A recent survey found that 77% of Americans believed that a nuclear, chemical, or biological attack taking place somewhere in the world was a real or very real threat. That figure, part of a survey...
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Politics aside, Americans and Canadians are the best of neighbors. We share, peacefully, the longest international border between two nations, at 8,891 kilometres — or is it 5,525 miles long?...
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Among the major natural disasters, floods are the deadliest, and are the most common of all weather-related natural disasters in the United States. They kill more people each year than hurricanes,...
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Pfizer and Moderna – thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, these two pharmaceutical companies have become household names. Both companies, known for their COVID-19 vaccines, also rank on the Fortune...
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Military pay starts out quite low. The lowest-ranked servicemembers make less than $30,000 per year. Despite this, many Americans enlist because of the substantial benefits offered, including tax...
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This January, in the midst of growing global tensions largely resulting from the war in Ukraine, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock — which symbolizes how close they believe...
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The U.S. government spends more than $700 billion each year on the Department of Defense, the largest share of any single program. The defense budget request for FY2024 stands at $842 billion. About...
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The United States has one of the largest militaries on Earth. In terms of spending, no other nation even comes close — The United States spends more each year on defense than the next eight...
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Over the years, there have been famous cases of U.S. antitrust officials attempting to fight monopolistic powers. Standard Oil was ordered to be broken into 33 different companies in 1911 and...
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You may not believe it till you see it, but according to a recent USDA report, retail prices of eggs have actually begun to ease. More than perhaps any other product, eggs have become a symbol of...
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The idea of basic universal income – where the government pays each citizen a certain amount at a regular interval – has been around for decades, but picked up steam during the pandemic. Quite...
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Well, “comrade,” I bet you always thought that word comes from Russian. Not so. Although the term was often associated with communism in Western culture during the last century, Communists of the...
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