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The Nine Most Common Airplane Accidents

Posted: April 24, 2013 at 6:38 am

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced last week it would be closing nearly 150 air traffic control towers around the country due to budget cuts required by the sequester. While ...
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The Most Popular Home Improvements

Posted: April 23, 2013 at 6:49 am

Before making the decision to buy, people shopping for homes must consider hundreds of factors. This includes the location of the house, the school district, the size of the lot ...
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The 10 Best Green Cars

Posted: April 19, 2013 at 4:34 pm

Earth Day, observed on April 22, is a global annual celebration of the environmental movement. The day and its activities date back to 1970. The environmental push over the past ...
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America’s Least Free States

Posted: April 19, 2013 at 10:45 am

The gun control legislation that failed to make it through Congress earlier this week once again highlighted the ongoing debate in this country about the balance between individual freedoms and ...
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The Countries with the Highest Unemployment

Posted: April 18, 2013 at 6:25 am

The U.S. unemployment rate continues to tick down, hitting a more than four-year low of just 7.6% in March. In much of Europe, however, the situation is very different. If ...
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American Cities with the Worst Health Coverage

Posted: April 17, 2013 at 6:34 am

Approximately 83% of the U.S. population had some form of health insurance coverage in 2012, according to the latest data released jointly by Gallup and Healthways. While this was the ...
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Cities Where Unemployment Has Fallen the Most

Posted: April 16, 2013 at 1:43 pm

The U.S. unemployment rate fell 0.6 percentage points between February 2012 and February 2013, from 8.3% to 7.7% -- the lowest it had been since 2008 based on seasonally adjusted ...
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States with the Most Gun Violence

Posted: April 15, 2013 at 6:22 am

Following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December, a heated debate has raged over gun laws in the country. Supporters of gun control measures argue that more ...
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America’s Fattest Cities

Posted: April 12, 2013 at 6:22 am

Obesity may be the most closely followed health care issue in the United States. The rate of obesity has increased dramatically in the past two decades, growing from 13% in ...
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Bailout Nations Face Lowest Birth Rates and Aging Population

Posted: April 11, 2013 at 8:00 am

More money has been printed around the world for national bailouts and economic stimulus than can easily be counted. It is no secret that the populations of developed nations are ...
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The Most Generous Countries in the World

Posted: April 11, 2013 at 6:29 am

International aid to developing countries fell for the second year in a row, as the European debt crisis continued to weigh heavily on the wealthiest nations. Grants and loans intended ...
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America’s Nine Most Damaged Brands

Posted: April 10, 2013 at 6:42 am

Brand reputations are among the most prized assets major corporations have. A look at relevant surveys shows that brand valuations are often so high that they compare to the market ...
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The Cities Where Americans Don’t Feel Safe

Posted: April 9, 2013 at 6:35 am

According to polling service Gallup, 72% of Americans surveyed in 2012 said they felt safe walking home at night. This is a slight uptick from 2011, when 71% of respondents ...
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The 10 Best-Paying Cities for Women

Posted: April 8, 2013 at 6:34 am

The wage gap between men and women will not close for 45 years, according to new research from the Institute for Women's Policy Research. The group found that the wage ...
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Nine Famous Companies That Can’t Get Bigger

Posted: April 5, 2013 at 6:22 am

After years of flourishing, some of America’s largest public corporations have stopped growing. In several cases, this trend began years ago. The companies that cannot grow fall into two categories. ...
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