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Hurricane Beryl made landfall along the Texas coast — on the Matagorda Peninsula, about 85 miles southwest of Houston and between Corpus Christi and Galveston — early Monday morning. The storm...
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The United States is certainly not among the rainiest nations on Earth. Colombia receives more rainfall than any other country in the world. Some places in this South American nation receive 127.5...
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Sports bring people together. No matter where you grew up or who you are, you can mesh with fellow fans. Cities often take the identity of their professional sports teams. Louisiana is noteworthy...
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Some states have such severe demographic and economic problems that most residents should live elsewhere if they can. While this may seem severe, there are routinely lists of best states. These are...
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U.S. Census data confirms what has been reported in regard to population shifts in the United States in recent years and since the onset of the pandemic in 2020 — Americans moved out of higher-cost...
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Last month, President Biden signed a new executive order designed to increase the likelihood that background checks be initiated before guns are sold in the United States. And though many polls...
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What’s better than a pumpkin spice latte and unlikely to go out of fashion? Autumn foliage. Nearly every state goes through a dramatic, multicolored transformation as temperatures drop in the fall....
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The state with the worst economy, based on economic and employment growth, the poverty rate and other factors, is Louisiana.
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The United States appears to be getting safer overall, according to the FBI’s latest violent crime data. Yet the improvement was not uniform across all states.
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The diner is a uniquely American institution. Historians trace its origins back to the horse-drawn lunch wagons that began appearing on the East Coast in the 1870s. These evolved into restaurants on...
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The United States spends more per capita on health care than any other large developed country — and without a single-payer national health care system, much of that spending is shouldered directly...
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“There’s one thing that’s really great about waking up early,” the comedian Kathy Griffin apparently once said, “and it’s not jogging or greeting the day — it’s just that that’s...
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The United States is a large and diverse country with many traditions and laws varying from state to state. It’s no surprise then that some citizens look at people living in far-off states as if...
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