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The fear that comes with a cancer diagnosis has roots in the disease’s killer nature. Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide, killing more than 9 million people in 2018, according to...
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People have long been fascinated with very long words and extremely long names in particular. A famous example is the Welsh village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, or...
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Wealthier Americans tend to pay a smaller share of their income in state and local taxes than lower-income Americans. According to a 2018 report released by The Institute on Taxation and Economic...
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The United States is one of the richest and most developed countries in the world, and its spending on health care is by far the largest in the world. But, as it turns out, money doesn’t always buy...
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The United States continues to wield its global military dominance in wars and armed conflicts around the world. While the vast majority of Americans will never go to war, millions have. The U.S....
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While other parts of the world might have the United States beat when it comes to income per capita or providing financial security for all its citizens, no country on earth is home to a greater...
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Americans are about half as likely to pack up and move today than they were in the mid-1980s. A record low 9.8% of the U.S. population moved between 2018 and 2019, compared to 20.2% between 1984...
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United States Senators face reelection every six years, and members of the U.S. House of Representatives have to be voted back into office every two years. As a result — though not a part of the...
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United States Senators face reelection every six years, and members of the U.S. House of Representatives have to be voted back into office every two years. As a result — though not a part of the...
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The Common Core State Standards Initiative, implemented during the Obama administration, established a uniform set of expectations for American public school students from kindergarten through 12th...
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While other parts of the world might have the United States beat when it comes to income per capita or providing financial security for all its citizens, no country on earth is home to a greater...
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January is unofficially known as divorce month. Divorce filings spike as the holiday season ends. One possible explanation is a desire to start the new year — and a new period in a person’s life...
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Americans are about half as likely to pack up and move today than they were in the mid-1980s. A record low 9.8% of the U.S. population moved between 2018 and 2019, compared to 20.2% between 1984...
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“Mexican food” can mean many different things in this country. There are Mexican-inspired fast-food chains like Taco Bell, Del Taco, and Chipotle, and combination-plate dinner-house operations...
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Several surveys have identified property taxes as the most hated form of taxation in the United States. Unpopular though they may be, property taxes — taxes on personal property like homes and real...
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