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According to NASA, 2022 was the fifth warmest year on record, and marked the ninth year straight that have collectively been the warmest years ever measured. Meanwhile, the ocean’s heat content –...
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In the last months of President Goerge W. Bush administration, as the U.S. economy was tanking under the weight of a housing market burst bubble and financial crisis, Congress passed a $700 billion...
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Jobs in law enforcement are among the most dangerous in the United States. Conducting traffic stops, patrolling high-crime areas, and pursuing and arresting criminal suspects, police face a high...
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After a period of soaring firearm purchases in the United States brought on by the turbulence during the pandemic years, gun sales in many states have declined, based on data from the FBI. ...
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Nearly 18 million firearm background checks were conducted in the United States this year through July, according to data compiled by the FBI. That figure is more or less in line with the same period...
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Ask yourself, do you feel safe walking alone at night? How confident are you in your local police department? The answers to these and other questions have been condensed in the “Global Law and...
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Domestic terrorism and violent extremism is a growing threat in the United States. The FBI had 9,049 open domestic terrorism cases in fiscal 2021, up 357% from the number of open domestic terrorism...
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The almost daily drumbeat of climate-change news can be grim. Scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies said this past July was hotter than any other month in the global temperature...
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Every U.S. president since Ulysses S. Grant has been either a Republican or a Democrat. Dominated by only two major parties for over a century and half, American politics has long been a breeding...
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There are currently 20 different countries with at least 14 satellites currently in orbit around earth. But of those, one is responsible for the largest share of those, launching many times more than...
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Deadly gun violence has been on the rise in the United States for years. Including both murder and suicide, 48,830 Americans were killed by firearms in 2021, both a record-high and a 23% increase...
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White Americans not only make up the majority of the population — 59% excluding non-Hispanic whites — but they also dominate wealth ownership compared to Black and Hispanic Americans. The Federal...
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When President Joe Biden formally announced plans to run for reelection in April 2023, his approval rating stood at just 37%, according to a Gallup poll. While Biden’s favorability with voters has...
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In March, the International Space Station had to perform two maneuvers in the span of a week in order to avoid collisions with debris that is orbiting around Earth. There are half a million pieces of...
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Though the 2024 presidential election is over a year away, campaign season is heating up. Already, candidates on both sides of the aisle are honing their messaging in an attempt to connect with...
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