Economy

This Is How Many People Have Died of Gun Violence This Year
A huge toll of gun violence has pushed gun deaths in the United States to a 2021 total of nearly 12,400.
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1 day ago

This State Had the Largest Increase in Drug Overdoses
Louisiana had the largest percentage increase in drug overdoses last year. Some experts blame it on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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1 day ago

This Is the Richest American of All Time
John D. Rockefeller was the first American billionaire and, to this day, he is by far the wealthiest.
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2 days ago

This Is the State Where People Worry Most About Losing Income
Hawaii is the state where people are most likely to face an expected loss of employment income, according to the Household Pulse Survey.
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5 days ago

Number of People With $100 Billion Reaches 8
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Tesla founder Elon Musk are the world's richest people, according to Bloomberg.
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5 days ago

This College Has the Biggest Crime Problem
The college or university with the largest crime and safety problem is the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, according to a new ranking.
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9 days ago

This Is America's Best Drinking College
For students who want bars close by campus, this university in New York City ranked the highest by far in a new study.
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9 days ago

Only 3.4% of People Who Applied Got Into This College
A post-pandemic increase in demand has pushed the acceptance rate at many of these colleges to historic low levels.
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10 days ago

This Is The State Where the Most People Work From Home
More than half of Utah residents have had to work from home due to the pandemic.
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14 days ago

This Is the State Where People Don't Get Enough to Eat
Louisiana is the state where the highest percentage of people sometimes don't have enough to eat.
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14 days ago

This Is America's Worst County To Live In
Compared to the rest of the world, the United States has a relatively high standard of living. However, in a country home to over 328 million people spanning nearly 3.8 million square miles, there...
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15 days ago

This Is the State With the Highest Taxes
In 2019, the average state and local tax burden was more than 10% of income, but this figure varied widely from state to state.
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16 days ago

It Will Take 136 Years to Close Gender Gap, According to Experts
It will take more than 130 years to close the global gender gap between men and women, according to a new report.
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17 days ago
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This Is the Country Where People Work the Least
Workers in the United States have a relatively long average workweek, compared with those in Scandinavian countries.
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18 days ago

This Is The State People Are Most Likely To Be Evicted
Shortly after the outbreak of COVID-19, the Census Bureau launched a vast initiative to measure the effects of the disease on Americans. It is called the Household Pulse Survey. So far, the results...
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21 days ago