The United States is still the richest country in the world. But the country's grasp on this title is slipping. It seems the wealth gap between developing nations and countries such as the United States is finally starting to close.
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We explore the discrepancies in reporting on major marches and rallies and the feasibility of the numbers attendance claimed, from Beck to Stewart.
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John Palmer has a look at the past 100 years of government and economic indicators:
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Every two years, good.is look at the candidates who have raised the most money while trying to represent us. In this year's midterms, the representatives from each party are Charles Schumer (D-NY)—who is a shoo-in to keep his seat and has raised the most money of any Democrat—and Marco Rubio (R-FL) who is running against an independent former governor as well as a Democrat, and leading handily. This is what they would look like if they were forced to campaign in suits that made it clear to the world who their sponsors were, just like NASCAR drivers.
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How does our diet affect the planet? And how do some of the different diets around the world compare?
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A comparison of the ecological footprint (our demands on the ecological system) of different nations compared to the changes in biocapacity (the ecological systems ability to generate resources and absorb waste).
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Among 14- to 17-year-olds, 80 percent of boys and 69 percent of girls say they used a condom the last time they had sex, compared to well under half of sexually active adults. That's just one of many facts uncovered by a recent sex survey that you can learn.
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After yet another news story about Facebook leaking personal information, Dave Jacob Hoffman graphic designer figured and make this helpful venn diagram reminder to himself.
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The price of Apple's tablet computer, before sales tax, varies significantly between countries.
If you fly from Hong Kong to Frankfurt or Paris and look suspiciously like a gadget lover, chances are that you will be searched by customs officers: an iPad with Wi-Fi and 16 gigabytes of memory costs $200 less in the former British colony than in Germany and France. Given the risk of having to pay extra duty (and the price of the flight), potential iPad buyers in both countries ought to consider a trip to nearby Luxembourg, where Apple's popular device is $35 cheaper. via www.economist.comNote: If you read this via Email or Feed-reader click Permalink below to download bigger image.