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Life expectancy varies significantly from one state to another – by as much as nine years – in the U.S., shedding light on the complex factors influencing health and wellness. This...
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A slow-moving weather system in early July unleashed astonishing amounts of water in a short period of time across the U.S. Northeast, causing rivers to swell and flooding streets, homes, and...
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Americans paid over 14% more for electricity in 2022 than the prior year, which was double overall inflation, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Although inflation has been...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines life expectancy at birth as “the average number of years a group of infants would live if they were to experience throughout life the age-...
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Last Summer, U.S. gas prices exceeded $5 for the first time in history. The causes included the end of the pandemic leading to an increase in demand, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, resulting in...
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Melly Alazraki. The average American has less than $120,000 saved for retirement, according to...
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Some U.S. cities became increasingly more dangerous during the pandemic as the violent victimization rate rose in urban areas from 2020 to 2021, according to Department of Justice data. Against the...
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Americans drive an average of 13,476 miles per year, according to the Federal Highway Administration. That is the equivalent of traveling coast to coast twice in one year. Motorists in some states...
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As the sayings go, taxes are one of the few certainties in life, and the annual ritual of filling them with the IRS is not one that many people look forward to. The average American paid $10,845 in...
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With home prices declining for over six months, some U.S. housing market conditions have shifted to favor buyers. Still, other conditions stack up against homebuyers, particularly mortgage rates. As...
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The jobless rate by state varied considerably in January. Hawaii had the only jobless rate above 10% in the country.
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Using state-level data on the share of workforces that belong to a labor union, 24/7 Wall St. identified Hawaii as the state with the strongest unions.
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The diner is a uniquely American institution. Historians trace its origins back to the horse-drawn lunch wagons that began appearing on the East Coast in the 1870s. These evolved into restaurants on...
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The United States spends more per capita on health care than any other large developed country — and without a single-payer national health care system, much of that spending is shouldered...
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“There’s one thing that’s really great about waking up early,” the comedian Kathy Griffin apparently once said, “and it’s not jogging or greeting the day —...
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