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Life expectancy at birth in the United States dropped for the second year in a row in 2021. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average life expectancy at birth now...

Samuel Stebbins

2 months ago

Many of the measures most commonly used to assess a given country’s level of development are strictly economic. They include indicators such as gross domestic product, GDP growth, and GDP per...

Samuel Stebbins

2 months ago

There are about 470,000 words in Webster’s Third New International Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary combined, though it’s estimated that only about 170,000 are used frequently....

John Harrington

2 months ago

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Underpinned by a diverse and highly developed economy, the United States is the wealthiest country in the world. According to the World Bank, American GDP topped $23 trillion in 2021, 31% more than...

Samuel Stebbins

2 months ago

The majority of four year colleges and universities in America – about 80% of them – no longer require applicants to submit SAT scores. Before the pandemic, nearly half of them had...

Josie Green

3 months ago

Studying abroad, whether it’s for a semester or for a year, is a rite of passage for many American college students. The immersive experience of living in another culture, the challenge of...

John Harrington

5 months ago

Military academies throughout the United States form the backbone of officer training programs across the U.S. Armed Forces. One sizable advantage of the US military is that it is capable of mass...

Chris Lange

5 months ago

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