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Dec 11, 2020 · As 2020 draws to a close, here are 20 striking findings from Pew Research Center’s studies this year, covering the pandemic, race-related tensions, the presidential election and other notable trends that emerged during the year. Since the very beginning of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, Democrats have been far more likely than Republicans to ...
- War in Ukraine
After Russia invaded Ukraine, there was a sharp increase in...
- Race and Ethnicity
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- How Democrats and Republicans Use Twitter
The data used to describe how U.S. Twitter users differ from...
- War in Ukraine
Dec 27, 2020 · To say that 2020 was a year for the history books is an understatement. ... thousands of Americans filled hospitals with severe COVID-19 symptoms and many states were forced to shut down non ...
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On January 9, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that a cluster of mysterious pneumonia-like cases in Wuhan, China, in late 2019 might have been caused by a previously unidentified coronavirus. By the end of that month, cases of the new virus were confirmed in Thailand, Japan and the United States, among other countries, totaling 9,800 t...
A U.S. drone strike killed a major Iranian general: The U.S. drone strike at Baghdad International Airport in early January killed the powerful General Qasem Soleimani, thought to be the second most powerful person in Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In response, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq, in...
George Floyd’s death sparked global protests: On May 25, George Floyd was arrested by police in Minneapolis for allegedly using a counterfeit bill. Video footage showed one of the officers kneeling on Floyd’s neck as he was pinned on the ground, saying over and over that he couldn’t breathe. In the weeks that followed, outrage over Floyd’s murder a...
Harry and Meghan said goodbye to royal life: Royal watchers were stunned by the announcement in January that Prince Harry and Meghan Marklewere stepping down from their position as senior royals. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex later traded Britain for the United States, settling in Southern California with their young son, Archie. A helicopter cras...
Brushfires devastated Australia: The year began with news of the devastating brushfires in Australia raging since December 2019. By the time they were put out in February, the fires had burned some 46 million acres of land, killed 34 people and killed or displaced nearly 3 billion animals. Antarctica saw its highest temperature on record: In Februa...
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Aug 17, 2023 · Women’s labor force participation rate grew from 34% in 1950 to 60% in 2000, and is expected to 0.7% per year through 2050. This figure, however, varies among different demographic groups. Despite Congress passing the Equal Pay Act in 1963, a wage gap remains. In 2020, women earned 82 cents for every dollar earned by men, according to the ...
Jan 15, 2021 · Amid a tumultuous and challenging year, women across all levels of government made major strides in political leadership into 2021, most notably with the election of Vice President-elect Harris to ...
2020 was a year of change. Although filled with turbulence and struggle, this year included a wide array of feminist victories that protected and promoted reproductive freedom, equal rights, and racial justice. Starting in January with Virginia’s ratification of the ERA after one hundred years of fighting for its inclusion in the Constitution and ending
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Mar 17, 2021 · On 20 January 2021, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the United States' first female Vice President, the highest-ranking female official in US history, and the first African American and first Asian American to attain that position. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as a United States Senator from California from 2017 to 2021.
