This Is the Company Profiting Most From War
Many of the military conflicts around the world exist in nations that do not have the capacity to make sophisticated weapons. Most of these are in Africa and the Middle East. These include conflicts…
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Douglas A. McIntyre
This Is the Deadliest State for COVID-19
The U.S. is in for a brutal winter of COVID-19 infections, perhaps worse than the period last December and January. Omicron spreads more rapidly than earlier variants, and people have gathered together in airports,…
This Is the Most Dangerous State for COVID-19
The COVID-19 virus has started another wave of infections in America–the fourth by most measures. It has been triggered, primarily,by the new Omicron variant, which currently accounts for three-quarters of the new cases in…
This Is the Year Americans Bought the Most Guns
Since the FBI started to keep its National Instant Criminal Background Check System in November 1998, gun sales in the U.S. have steadily risen almost every year. They may have started to taper off,…
The Highest Grossing Film Director of All Time
Directors are important enough to the success of films that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gives an Academy Award for Best Director. There is a range of how much directors contribute…
This Is The Worst Batman Ever
Batman first showed up in 1939, as part of what is now called the DC Comic universe. His alter ego Bruce Wayne, a fabulously wealthy citizen of Gotham City showed up at the same…
This Is the State Where Retirees Are Most Likely to Move
The retirement age in America has changed over time. The Social Security Administration keeps a record it calls “normal retirement age.” For people born in1937 and earlier, the age was 65. Over time, the…
America’s Least Drunk City
The CDC devotes a fair amount of research to what it calls “Excessive Alcohol Use.” It does so because of the terrible toll it takes on Americans both in terms of their health and…
This Is America’s Fastest Growing State
A new U.S. Census Bureau study presents extraordinary population figures. The Census’ Vintage 2021 report shows that America’s population rose by only 0.1%, or 392,665, between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021. That…
The Most Dangerous Place to Go for the Holidays
As the late summer surge of COVID-19 began to fall sharply in late October, people began to believe they would get a holiday respite. Restaurants resumed indoor dining. Sports arenas opened. Vaccinated people were…
The Average December Temperature in America’s Biggest Cities
While every year there is speculation about where in the U.S. there might be a white Christmas, increasingly in recent years expectations have been tempered with the realization that global warming is slowly changing…
This Is the Most Visited Website in the World
A 24/7 Wall St. analysis reveals that Tiktok was the most visited website in 2021.
This Is the American City With Most Property Crime
A 24/7 Wall St. analysis reveals that a city in Utah has the most property crime in America.
This Is America’s Fastest Shrinking State
A new U.S. Census Bureau study presents extraordinary population figures. The Census’ Vintage 2021 report shows that America’s population rose by only 0.1%, or 392,665, between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021. That…
This Is The City Where Home Prices Are Surging
2021 may be the year when U.S. home prices were the hottest both in terms of prices and total homes sold. There are several reasons. Among them are historically low mortgage rates (which have…
This Is the Highest-Grossing Film Directed by a Woman
A 24/7 Tempo analysis reveals that the highest-grossing movie directed by a woman was “Wonder Woman.”
This Is the Biggest Dog Breed in America
A 24/7 Tempo analysis reveals the largest dog breed recognized in the United States.
See How Much Sugar Is in These Popular Holiday Beverages
Sugar is bad for you. Or, maybe it’s not. Like salt and fat, the debate about how much sugar people should eat ranges from “it’s good for quick energy” to “it is a primary…
This Is the Most Reliable Car in America
When Americans buy cars, they often turn to car magazines and well-known research firms for reviews. Usually, such reviews include measures of reliability, price value, acceleration, braking, MPG, and, relatively recently, electronic systems that…
This Country Has the Most COVID-19 Deaths in the World
Since COVID-19 began to affect people in late 2019-early 2020, there have been over 274 million confirmed cases worldwide, and over 5.3 million deaths. These numbers are considered by many experts to be much…