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The number of people living with dementia worldwide is projected to triple over the next 30 years. Dementia refers to conditions that cause severe decline in mental ability. The physical changes in...
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Homeownership is a cornerstone of the American dream — but for many, realizing that dream is prohibitively expensive. Today, the typical American home has a price tag of nearly a quarter of a...
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Large gaps in health persist not just across the country, but within every state. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, in its 2019 annual report released March 19, demonstrates how health outcomes...
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The level of education required to become a doctor in the United States necessitates an investment of both time and money. After 8 years of undergraduate and postgraduate studies, 75% of medical...
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Some people know of tornadoes only through movies and news reports. But for people in Tornado Alley and Dixie Alley, tornadoes are a common occurrence during certain parts of the year. In states like...
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Every year, workers in all 50 states fill out their 1040 form to pay taxes to the federal government. That money does not necessarily stay in Washington, however. The federal government generates...
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The Department of Justice will soon prosecute the largest college admissions scandal in its history. So far 50 people have been implicated in the scandal, charged with bribing and committing fraud to...
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No other condition kills more people in the United States than heart disease. One in every four deaths is caused by heart disease, or 610,000 deaths a year. On average, 6.9% of American adults have...
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The American education system continues to compare unfavorably to other affluent nations. In international testing, American students rank behind 18 countries in science and behind 36 in math....
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The share of American workers in unions fell once again in 2018, from 10.7% in 2017 to 10.5%. The decline is part of a much longer-term trend of the slow and steady disintegration of organized labor...
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Each U.S. state has borne witness to an important historical event that has shaped its history — for better or worse. In many cases, the event has had implications beyond that state’s borders,...
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The net worth of the world’s 26 wealthiest billionaires is $1.4 trillion — the same as the combined wealth of the world’s 3.8 billion poorest people, or about half of the world’s population....
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The American education system continues to compare unfavorably to other affluent nations. In international testing, American students rank behind 18 countries in science and behind 36 in math....
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The three richest men in America — Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos — control more wealth than the poorest 50% of Americans. This level of inequality is not the first time wealth has...
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Comprising 26 climate zones and 25 physically unique regions, the United States is one of the most geographically diverse nations in the world. Measured by the distance from base to summit, the U.S....
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