Did Your T-Mobile Account Get Hacked?
T-Mobile did not exactly make public that 37 million customer accounts were hacked. It put the information in a regulatory filing. T-Mobile has about 110 million customers, so presumably, there is a one in…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
Mesa, Arizona, Has the Most Hazardous Waste Sites in the Nation
America has been burying some of its most dangerous waste for decades. The worst of these are the 1,329 Superfund sites, designated as such by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of…
Nearly 100,000 Americans in Japan Get Social Security
Sixty-six million people get Social Security payments each month. Almost 48 million retirees are beneficiaries of these. This translates to 9 out of 10 Americans who are 65 or older. Not all of these…
German’s Leopard 2 Cost $11 Million
Ukraine has asked Germany for Leopard 2 tanks as part of a much larger weapons shipment from the NATO countries to counter the Russian invasion. Germany has not agreed. If it changes its mind,…
Washington DC Is the Worst Place to Be During a Nuclear Attack
Americans have lived under fear of nuclear attack since the 1950s. As a matter of fact, all school children were trained in “duck and cover,” which was supposed to protect them in the case…
Amazon Has Stopped Giving Away Some Money
Generosity is a hallmark of the public activity of many large companies. Either it is done for PR reasons or because of the compassion of management or owners. Amazon shut down its most visible…
World War II Killed More Americans Than Any Other War
There are two categories of people who die in war: combatants and civilians. America has fought two wars with extremely high fatality rates. The first was the Civil War. Counting both the Union and…
Is It Dangerous to Work at Amazon?
Amazon has been charged with “ergonomic or equipment hazards” affecting workers in some warehouses. The company said it would appeal the citation it was given by The Labor Department, according to The Wall Street…
CALTech Is the Hardest College to Get In to in America
Colleges around the country have recently sent acceptance letters to applicants. Many colleges and universities admit over half the applicants, even more. Among America’ elite universities, however, the acceptance rate is around 20% or…
More People From New York Died in the Civil War Than From Any Other State
The Civil War took at least 620,000 lives, the most of any war in U.S. history. The figure is particularly astonishing when it is taken into account that the population of America was only…
The Last 3 Years Were the Closest We’ve Ever Come to Ending Life on Earth
The end of the world. The Scandinavians called this Norse Ragnarök. The ancient Christians called it the apocalypse. In modern times, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a nonprofit science and global security organization,…
Pay for Being a Florist Rose Faster Than Any Other Job Last Year, Outpacing Inflation
Working Americans got some good news about inflation for the first time in months. According to the CPI, inflation fell by 0.1% in December compared to the previous month. It was the largest drop…
Lordstown Still Takes a Beating
Lordstown Motors still believes it can compete in an electric vehicle world dominated by competitors, but it is too small and too far behind the curve.
AMC Will Not Collapse
Movie theater operator AMC does not have a bright future, but some investors refuse to give up.
Public Officials Are More Likely to Accept Bribes in China Than Any Other Country
Lai Xiaomin, an executive of the China Huarong Asset Management Co and former head of the China state-owned investment operation, was put to death on Jan. 19, 2021. The charges against him were for…
This Gary, Indiana ZIP Has More Vacant Homes Than Any Other Neighborhood in America
Vacant homes are a blight in several cities. Those hardest hit are the older industrial cities of the Midwest. They have lost population as people moved elsewhere to find jobs because manufacturing operations were…
Afghanistan Had the Worst Terrorism Problem in the World in 2021
Terrorism has been a problem around the world for centuries. The worst terrorist attack people in the U.S. witnessed – some experience – was when two jets crashed into the World Trade Center towers…
Utah Is the State Where the Most New Houses Are Built
A recent analysis reveals that Utah is the state where the most new houses are being built.
The Top City for First-Time Homebuyers Is Portsmouth
A recent analysis reveals that this Virginia city is the best housing market for first-time buyers in 2023.
The Price of a Smartphone Is Falling More Than Any Other Household Item
Finally, inflation seems to be under control. The consumer price index for December dropped by 0.1% from November, which was the largest dip since April 2020. Inflation rose year over year by 6.5% –…