Homelesness In New York City
Percentage by which New York City’s homeless-shelter population increased under Bloomeberg: 65 Portion of the city’s shelter population who are children: 2/5
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HEROIN SURGE
Some addicts hooked on opioids such as OxyContin and Percocet turn to heroin when they lose access to prescription pills. Heroin, far cheaper than pills, is available through networks that source it from Mexico and Colombia.
Read moreGuns Used For Self Defense
Number of times guns are used in self-defense each year in the U.S.: 180,000
Read more7 Tips for Creative Thinking
Remaining creative throughout your life clearly offers mind health benefits. Not only can it minimize anxiety, depression, and cognitive problems, it can also enhance a person’s enjoyment of everyday experiences. In order to point your mind in a more creative direction, consider some of the following strategies: 1. Notice the world around you. You don’t need to be a writer, artist, or inventor to […]
Read moreUs vs. Them
Percentage of Americans and Chinese, respectively, who believe their government is “on the side of average citizens”: 12, 80 Who believe their government is “on the side of corporations”: 73, 17
Read moreBad week for:
Self-awareness, after Donald Trump attacked conservative pundits George Will, Jonah Goldberg, and Stephen Hayes for mocking his Republican presidential candidacy, calling them “boring” and “dumb as a rock” and their publications “dying.” Said Trump: “The weakness of conservatives is that they destroy each other.”
Read moreCarbon Emissions In China
Portion of China’s carbon emissions that is produced by manufacturing goods for export: 1/4
Read moreMaking the grade
All 25,000 students who took an entrance exam for the University of Liberia failed the test. A university official said all the students “lacked enthusiasm.
Read moreHow Optimistic Are the World’s Millennials?
A Telefonica – Financial Times survey asked more than 12,000 millennials if their country’s “best days” lay ahead. Here’s the positive vote by the region… Asia – 79% Latin America – 78% Central and Eastern Europe – 69% Middle East and Africa – 66% North America – 49% Western Europe – 41%
Read moreDepression – Women vs. Men
“When women are depressed, they either eat or go shopping. Men invade another country.” – Elayne Boosler
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