Economy
How do free trade agreements affect trade with the US?
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Less than one percent of loan debt was cancelled.
Since 2001, Afghanistan was the largest recipient of US foreign aid funds.
About 15% of renters could not pay rent in July. The CDC is expanding its eviction moratorium into October.
Concealed and open carry gun laws differ between states.
World Happiness Day is March 20. After more than a year of grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated economic impact, there’s still plenty to be happy about. In honor of World Happiness Day, here’s some good news and uplifting data after a tough 2020.
As of March 11, federal health officials say there is no evidence linking deaths reported after vaccinations and the vaccinations themselves.
Voting, wealth in the US, and facts about COVID-19 were among the most in-demand topics this year.
The agency hasn’t been profitable since 2006 and owes up to $119 billion in retirement benefits.
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Since its creation, EEOC has come to enforce laws related to multiple other types of discrimination, including age, disabilities, and genetic information. None of its underlying statutes address sexual orientation explicitly, but after 2013, the agency has considered LGBTQ-based sex discrimination as a part of a broader sex discrimination category.
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From new building permits to ownership rates to homeless counts, USAFacts looked at data that show the changes in how and where Americans live.
