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Women by the Numbers

From the U.S. Census Bureau Source: U.S. Census Bureau Find information on the status and achievements of American women, including population, earnings, motherhood, education, professions, and…

Hispanic Americans By the Numbers

From the U.S. Census Bureau Related Links Population of the U.S. by Race and Hispanic Origin U.S. Hispanic/Latino Population Persons Speaking a Language Other than English at Home…

Forced Conservation

Avalanche forces Juneau, Alaska, residents to drastically cut back on energy consumption by Amy Fletcher Alaska Related Links U.S. Energy Sources Top Energy Producers and…

Formidable Fungus

According to recent research by archaeologists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the well-dressed Ice Age woman's outfit doesn't resemble anything like the crude hide and fur…

June 2006 Disasters

June 9, Arusha, Tanzania: an overloaded bus plunged into a ravine, killing 54 people.June 19, Houston, Tex.: eleven inches of rain drenched the Houston area.June 22–28, Northeastern United…

December 2006 Disasters

Dec. 14–15, Northwest U.S.: heavy rains and winds knocked out power to 1.5 million residents in Washington and Oregon and caused 14 deaths, many due to carbon monoxide poisonings from people…

Jobs Involving Math

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February 2023 Current Events: Disaster News

Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…

September 2006 Disasters

Sept. 13, Damascus, Syria: an attack by four gunman on the American embassy was foiled as three of the men were killed and one captured.Sept. 22, Ky.: heavy rains triggered floods in fifteen…