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The United States faces a chronic blood shortage. While about 37% of the population is eligible to donate blood, only less than 10% do. The Red Cross periodically issues urgent calls for blood...
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You can practically glean the history of America in the names of all 50 states. The story of the United States begins in the East and the South and is reflected in the origin of the names of the...
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Student loan debt, the second largest consumer debt category in the United States after home mortgages, hit an all time high of $1.4 trillion in 2019. The financial burden posed by outstanding...
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There are great restaurants all over America today, in both cities and the countryside, from simple family-run places — some serving time-honored diner fare, some with vivid accents (Latin, Asian,...
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Basketball fans all across the country take tremendous pride in the basketball players that hail from their area. The Cleveland Cavaliers’ first ever NBA title win in 2016 was made all the more...
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Across all 50 states, children play Little League baseball and practice the game in hopes of one day making it to the majors. While the odds of actually becoming a big leaguer are slim, there have...
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For the more than 151 million Americans who spend much of their waking life at work — job satisfaction can be critical to overall happiness. Perhaps the most important component of job satisfaction...
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When the 21st Amendment repealed national prohibition in 1933, the power to regulate the sale and consumption of alcohol was left to the states. While 16 states explicitly prohibit the creation of...
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Among the wonders of American life that tend to inspire awe in visitors from other countries is the variety of choices available to food shoppers in our supermarkets. And indeed, our markets are...
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Love it or hate it, snow is on the way or has already arrived in many parts of the United States. While most places are not likely to see anything close to their state’s record snowfall this year...
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There’s something about pie. It doesn’t matter if it’s sweet or savory; filled with fruit or custard or steak and ale; conventionally round or half-moon-shaped; store-bought or baked at home....
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Although winter does not officially begin in the United States until Dec. 21, people across the country have already begun to feel the chill of wintery snow, wind, and numbingly low temperatures....
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As of 2018, 10.3% of Americans in families lived in poverty. But this national figure is only a very crude representation of the actual financial situation of families of different sizes and in...
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The United States Mint, one of the nation’s oldest agencies, began a 10-year initiative starting in 1999 to honor each U.S. state by pressing a quarter that acknowledged a state’s singular...
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The strength of the American middle class is a common point of discussion among politicians of all parties. For many, this group is important for cultural reasons, representing “everyday...
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