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Educators occupy arguably one of the most vital roles in a society: preparing the next generation for life. Yet K-12 educators in much of the country are some of the lowest paid professionals. While...
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Temperatures in parts of the Pacific Northwest surged to all-time highs of over 115 F in June 2021. The record-breaking heatwave, which resulted in nearly 200 deaths in Washington and Oregon, is part...
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Every 10 years since the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau has also calculated what it calls the country’s “center of population.” This is the point at which, says the Bureau, “an...
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What is the strongest evidence of global warming? According to NASA’s Global Climate Change: “Earth’s surface continues to significantly warm, with recent global temperatures being the hottest...
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Nature, and the media, love a superlative.
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Some regions have more temperate climates than others, making them pleasant places to live. The same holds true for business innovation.24/7 Wall St. wanted to identify the regions within...
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Flipping a house in the first quarter of this year yielded a median gross profit of $56,000, about 17% higher than the $48,000 profit in 2005.
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The most recent part of the saga of the blackout that put 600 million people in India in darkness for a day is that the central government and the states have started to fight over whose fault the...
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When we are young, we rarely think of retirement, but come a certain point in life and retirement feels like it is fast approaching — welcome or not. How we feel about retirement largely depends on...
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Natural disasters, including pandemics like COVID-19, rarely harm communities in a uniform manner. Time and again, hurricanes, floods, extreme heat, wildfires, and health dangers, hurt some...
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The grow rate of the American population slowed from 2010 to 2020. It rose only 7.4% to 331,449,281. The U.S. also became more urbanized. Almost 83% of Americans lived in urban areas.The center of...
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The winter of 2021 has been an eventful one, with major winter storms hitting large parts of the country, including areas unprepared for cold and snow, such as Texas and other Southern states....
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It’s easy to see why humans like to drink. Sipping wine, beer, or a mixed drink occasionally releases endorphins, natural opiates that calm us and uplift our mood. After a stressful day at work, a...
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Pizza chains are among the most successful food franchises in America. There are approximately 78,000 pizza stores in the U.S. Pizza Hut, Papa John’s, Domino’s, and Little Caesar’s have built...
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A short-lived price war in Houghton Lake, Mich., last week resulted in gasoline prices way below $1 a gallon, and while such events may occur again, most U.S. drivers won’t see anything like...
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