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The GOP tax plans in one chart
Photo by Getty Images Even for policy-lovers like us, the whiz of tax brackets shooting out of the hands of GOP candidates has become dizzying. Here is a single chart that provides one simple...
View ArticleSuicide among young American Indians nearly double national rate
When Joaquin Gallegos was 5-years-old, his uncle took his own life. For two decades, more than 30 of his family members and friends did the same, part of a trend sweeping Indian Country where suicide...
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Survey shows few teens meet their dates online
Photo by Getty Images Most teens in the U.S. still meet face-to-face the people who they date, but social media and texting are just as important in maintaining those relationships as hanging out in...
View ArticleMore than one mass shooting happens per day in the U.S., data shows
No matter how you define a mass shooting, one thing is clear: data suggests this brand of violence has grown worse in the United States. In 2015 alone, there have been 299 shootings that killed or...
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Interactive map: Does same-day registration affect voter turnout in the U.S.?
Nationally, some experts say policies governing the voting process in the United States prevent eligible voters from getting to the polls on Election Day.RELATED CONTENTInside the battle over North...
View ArticleMapping murder around the globe: Why fatal violence is concentrated in Latin...
Earlier this week, Honduran journalist Lourdes Ramírez was one of three women worldwide awarded a 2015 Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women’s Media Foundation. Ramirez has reported...
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How many Americans have tried e-cigarettes?
Photo by Flickr user Monica Grigsby. E-cigarette use has been on the rise for years, and researchers now have a better idea about how many Americans have adopted this alternative to smoking tobacco....
View ArticleHere’s a map of all the mass shootings in 2015
As details surrounding the San Bernardino, California, shooting gradually emerged Wednesday evening, President Barack Obama told CBS News that the U.S. has “a pattern now of mass shooting in this...
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Infographic: Where America’s mass shootings happened in 2015
When a mass shooting happens, the events that follow are increasingly familiar. But what’s happening before someone pulls the trigger? Following this week’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, California,...
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Interactive map: Number of U.S. cities criminalizing homelessness surges
Across the country, advocates say a growing number of cities have been criminalizing homelessness. According to a 2014 survey of 187 cities by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, the...
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How good is Iowa at picking White House winners?
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioGWEN IFILL: Now we want to dig into the numbers just a bit, not just the results, but key facts about Iowa and Iowans. Hari Sreenivasan breaks it down — Hari. HARI...
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Data reveals what matters most to Iowa this election
People participate in the Democratic caucus at the Iowa State Historical Society in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday. Photo by Brian C. Frank/Reuters Iowans today cast the first votes that will go on to...
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Here’s what’s on the minds of New Hampshire voters
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: And now we break down some interesting facts and figures from New Hampshire that aren’t voting results. Here’s Hari Sreenivasan. HARI SREENIVASAN: Our...
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Are you sexist? Take this quiz
Illustration by Getty Images READ: The hidden sexism that could sway the election Overt prejudice against women is hard to miss, but decades of research suggests that subtle sexism can be just as...
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How men and women answered this sexism quiz
Whose picture accompanied front-page newspaper coverage of Hillary Clinton’s spotlight moment becoming the first female U.S. presidential nominee of a major political party? Several media outlets went...
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Why is the teen birth rate so much higher in rural areas?
Photo by Adobe stock photos. Fewer teens are giving birth nationwide, but new government data reveals that teen births are much higher in rural areas than urban ones. In urban counties with large...
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The nation’s birth rate declined in 2015, new data says
Photo by Getty Images Fewer babies were born in the United States, the latest government data show, and new mothers relied less on cesarean deliveries. Women gave birth to nearly 4 million babies in...
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Why hate crimes are so difficult to convict
A newspaper left as a sign of support is pictured at a makeshift memorial at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old with a criminal record, faces...
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