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Blood tests revealed that people in affected communities had C8 levels significantly higher than the general U.S. population. The geometric mean for serum PFOA in the area was 32.91 ng/mL, 500% higher than the representative American population.
DuPont began using the chemical in 1951 as a means to smooth out the lumps in Teflon, even though its chief toxicologist at the time warned that it was toxic.
C8 was found to have contaminated not just public water systems, but also numerous private wells in the region. The lawsuit involving C8 alleged that DuPont released millions of pounds of the chemical into the Ohio River and into the air from its plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia, causing thousands of persons to suffer injuries, including kidney and testicular cancer, and ulcerative colitis.
The Biden Administration repealed the decision to revoke Oppenheimer’s security clearance in 2022, 55 years after his death. Oppenheimer was never found guilty of treason or of divulging secret information
“Oppenheimer, after using his family typewriter to correspond with local geologists, was invited to give a lecture on geology at the New York Mineralogical Club, who were unaware that he was only 12 at the time.”
Oppenheimer's security clearance was revoked during the McCarthy era due to suspicions about his loyalty and past associations. The FBI had a file on him due to his left-leaning sympathies and associations with known leftists.
An SRO costs more per square foot than NEARLY any other apartment type in San Francisco.
The majority of California renters pay more than 30% of their income towards housing.
As of 2023, there is no state or county in the country where a renter working full-time at minimum wage could afford a one-bedroom at market rate.
In 2020, urban areas had 28.6 deaths per 100,000 compared to rural areas (26.2 per 100,000). However, the rate for males was higher in urban counties, while the rate for females was higher in rural counties.
This is a significant increase from the $1.02 trillion estimated costs for opioid use disorder and fatal opioid overdose in 2017. These costs reflect the profound effect of the opioid crisis on healthcare expenses, lost productivity, and the criminal justice system, necessitating investments in prevention and treatment strategies to alleviate this economic and social burden
In 2017 alone, a staggering 2.0 million Americans aged 12 or older misused prescription opioids for the first time, highlighting the widespread nature of this crisis.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) failed to effectively regulate the distribution of opioids, as they allowed suspiciously large shipments of opioids to be delivered to pharmacies without intervention, contributing to the crisis.
In just two decades, the number of opioid overdose deaths has soared from 8,048 in 1999 to a staggering 47,600 in 2017, revealing the alarming escalation of this crisis.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the minimum wage in Arkansas was $6.25 per hour in 2021. This low minimum wage emphasizes the challenges faced by low-income individuals, including immigrant families, in achieving economic stability.
Most recently, a substantial border security bill proposed a $20.2 billion allocation for border-related measures, of which $650 million was for the border wall and funding for asylum judges. However, despite the urgency and the considerable financial commitment, the bill failed to advance in the Senate. A procedural vote to move the bipartisan border security deal forward did not achieve the necessary 60 votes, stalling at a 49 to 50 tally.
This represents about 3% of the total U.S. population. Immigration reform in the U.S. has been a contentious issue dating back to the post-World War II era. Efforts to overhaul the system faced significant hurdles due to entrenched racist quotas established in the 1920s such as the 1924 Johnson-Reed Act. These laws imposed severe restrictions on immigration based on nationality and ethnicity, aiming to limit the influx of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, as well as from Asia.
Immigrants made up 13.6% of the total U.S. population in 2021, which is a slight decrease from the 13.7% share in 2019.
177 of these are indigenous to the U.S. or its territories. The top five languages include: Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Arabic.
The number of people in the United States who speak a language other than English at home increased by three times between 1980 and 2019.
Criminals posing as Microsoft workers contacted the victim online and said his computer had been hacked, his financial accounts compromised, and that he needed to take urgent remedial action. Later, IRS informed him he owed $200,000 in taxes.
Of that, an estimated $17,000 loss to financial institutions per case. An estimated $36,000 in direct costs to caregivers due to a family member being exploited.
Elder fraud is a growing problem, with seniors losing an estimated $3 billion each year due to scams targeting them.
75% of death positivity advocates are women.
Only 36% of Americans have "a great deal" of trust in doctors.
$760 billion is wasted in healthcare annually.
47% of U.S. adults oppose physician-assisted suicide.
Nearly 25% of hospice patients are under the age of 65.
Only about 20% of people report a severe fear of death.
50% of caregivers report high emotional stress.
Brain and CNS cancers represent just 1.4% of new cases.
Nearly 30% of millennials post memorial tributes online.
Just 12% of hospice deaths occur with no one present.