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Tag: US population

  • Kintsugi
  • December 24, 2021December 24, 2021

America’s Population Density

Altogether, the red areas on this map have a larger population than all of the gray areas put together. It’s pretty clear that Americans tend to flock to the coasts!

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  • Kintsugi
  • January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

Visualizing the U.S. Population by Race

By Iman Ghosh The American population is a unique mosaic of cultures—and almost 40% of people identify as racial or ethnic minorities today. In this treemap, we use data for 2019 f

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NY Times

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  • U.S. Pressures Venezuela to Expel Advisers From Cuba, China, Russia and Iran
  • Tim Walz Says He Ended Minnesota Governor Run to Shield Residents From Trump
  • Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84
  • Mamdani Issues Executive Orders on Homeless Shelters and City Jails

NPR

  • 'Everything I knew burned down around me': A journalist looks back on LA's fires
  • What 'Stranger Things' gets right about wormholes
  • A new analysis reveals clues about when primates started walking on two feet
  • Brain organoids are helping researchers, but their use also creates unease
  • What Stranger Things gets right about wormholes

The Progressive

  • The Case of Free Speech v. Trump
  • The Real Reason Trump Invaded Venezuela
  • The Silent Danger of AI
  • Why America Must Rewrite Charter School Laws Now
  • El Salvador, Again

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FactCheck.org

  • Exploring the Legality Questions About Venezuela Military Strike
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Snopes.com

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Tradeoffs

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