Samuel Weigley
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Source: ThinkstockAfter a long and painful downturn in the housing market, home prices are finally beginning to head north. According to Zillow, a real estate listing website, home values rose 5.1%...
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There’s no doubt that great strides have been made in air pollution. Awareness, stricter legislation and improved technology have all contributed to improved air, land and water conditions. In...
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Source: ThinkstockThe federal government gave out more than $40 billion for research and development (R&D) to universities across the country in fiscal 2011. Universities depend heavily on federal...
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Source: IslandAirThe 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...
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Source: ThinkstockBefore 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 and...
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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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Source: ThinkstockApproximately 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...
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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 figures.Meanwhile,...
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Source: ThinkstockFollowing 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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Source: ThinkstockObesity 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 1960 to...
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Source: ThinkstockInternational 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...
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Source: ThinkstockAccording 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 said...
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Source: ThinkstockThe 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 gap will...
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Source: ThinkstockRoughly 138 million people worldwide, or about 2% of the world’s adult population, want to immigrate to the United States. In China, as many as 19 million adults would like to...
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Source: ThinkstockMost states rely on a relatively small number of industries for much their employment and economic activity. The industries that come to mind are auto manufacturing, defense,...
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