Real Window Creative // Shutterstock Counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Massachusetts The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including […]
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Counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Rhode Island
The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises […]
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How marriage rates have changed in Rhode Island
Marriage rates in the U.S. have been on the decline for several decades. Giggster looked at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention marriage rate data in Rhode Island, you can read the national story here. Cultural critics and numerous sociologists have bemoaned declining marriage rates, citing concern over the deterioration of the traditional family structure […]
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Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Massachusetts
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in Massachusetts using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the dollar change in Zillow Home Values Index for all homes from May 2021 to May 2022. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. Data was available for 364 cities […]
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Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Rhode Island
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in Rhode Island using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the dollar change in Zillow Home Values Index for all homes from May 2021 to May 2022. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. All 43 cities and towns […]
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Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Vermont
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in Vermont using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the dollar change in Zillow Home Values Index for all homes from May 2021 to May 2022. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. Data was available for 207 cities […]
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Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Massachusetts
Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, notably as economic experts bandy around the idea of a potential recession by 2023. The last economic recession—the Great Recession of 2008-2010—sent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was not until […]
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Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Rhode Island
Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, notably as economic experts bandy around the idea of a potential recession by 2023. The last economic recession—the Great Recession of 2008-2010—sent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was not until […]
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Historic state and county fair photos from every state
Jon Brenneis // Getty Images Historic state and county fair photos from every state We tend to think of fairs—with their fried food, carnival rides, and smelly livestock pens—as all-American experiences. In reality, we weren’t the first to come up with the concept; we merely adapted it from a millennia-old tradition. The first fairs, or […]
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60 photos that capture summer in the ’60s
Schafer // Getty Images 60 photos that capture summer in the ’60s A great deal happened in the 1960s—to say the least. The Vietnam War dominated the headlines, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon both served in the Oval Office and Martin Luther King Jr. fought for civil rights. Before the organizational power of modern social […]
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The second Jan. 6 hearing by the numbers
The second hearing by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol took place on the morning of June 13, focusing heavily on the numbers of the 2020 election. Chairman Bennie G. Thompson, a congressman from Mississippi, opened the day’s proceedings saying, “The numbers tell you the winner and the […]
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How gas prices have changed in Rhode Island in the last week
The price of regular gasoline reached a record high on Monday, June 6, hitting $4.86 per gallon. Diesel prices also set a new record of $5.64 per gallon at the start of the week, according to AAA. According to a CNN analysis, roughly one out of every five gas stations in the U.S. is charging […]
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Highest-paying jobs in the Providence Metro area that don’t require a college degree
From the moment they arrive on campus, today’s high school students are inundated with messages about the importance of receiving a college education. They hear it from their guidance counselors, teachers, parents, family members, neighbors, and coaches. While graduation from a four-year college can certainly work wonders for students’ future careers, it’s not necessary for […]
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A history of US military ships—from the Revolutionary War to today
If a sailor in 1530 magically teleported through the future to the dawn of the American Revolution in 1775, he likely would have been able to get a job aboard a ship in the Continental Navy. Of course, he would have encountered new technologies, new instruments, and new terminology, but the vessel’s riggings, sails, components, […]
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US weekly real estate update
Applications for mortgages reached a 22-year low, as rates rose and the number of home sales fell, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association weekly survey. “The purchase market has suffered from persistently low housing inventory and the jump in mortgage rates over the past two months,” Joel Kan, an economist with the Mortgage Bankers Association, […]
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How gas prices have changed in every state in 2022
The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline broke records repeatedly during the first two weeks of May, according to the American Automobile Association. AAA is a privately held not-for-profit national member association and service organization with more than 60 million members in the United States and Canada. Its nationwide survey on […]
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Counties with the highest COVID-19 infection rates in Rhode Island
The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises […]
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How gas prices have changed in Rhode Island in the last week
The price of regular gasoline reached a record high on Monday, June 6, hitting $4.86 per gallon. Diesel prices also set a new record of $5.64 per gallon at the start of the week, according to AAA. According to a CNN analysis, roughly one out of every five gas stations in the U.S. is charging […]
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Cities with the most expensive homes in Vermont
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in Vermont using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the Zillow Home Values Index for all homes as of April 2022. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. The most expensive city on the list has a typical home value […]
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Cities with the most expensive homes in Massachusetts
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in Massachusetts using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the Zillow Home Values Index for all homes as of April 2022. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. The most expensive city on the list has a typical home value […]
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Cities with the most expensive homes in Rhode Island
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in Rhode Island using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the Zillow Home Values Index for all homes as of April 2022. The charts in this story were created automatically using Matplotlib. The most expensive city on the list has a typical home […]
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Best counties to retire to in Rhode Island
Buyers and sellers of real estate alike—when asked what are the three most essential considerations about a property—will nearly always reply “location, location, location.” While this answer is sometimes tongue-in-cheek, it is often quite accurate, and this reply perhaps applies to retirees more than any other demographic. Settling down after a lifetime of working and […]
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50 facts and figures about D-Day
Stacker compiled a list of 50 facts and figures that defined the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. Sources include the D-Day Center, Department of Defense, and the White House, as well as media reports, historical accounts, and information from memorial sites and museums. By the late spring of 1944, Nazi Germany was being squeezed from two sides. […]
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The latest ‘Jurassic Park’ is coming: Here’s every one of the films leading up to it
Murray Close // Getty Images The latest ‘Jurassic Park’ is coming: Here’s every one of the films leading up to it Unless you’ve had your head buried under a rock for the past few months—or, you know, preserved in amber—you likely know that there is another “Jurassic Park” movie on the way. “Jurassic World Dominion” […]
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How gas prices have changed in Providence in the last week
The price of regular gasoline reached a record high on Thursday, June 2, hitting $4.71 per gallon. All 50 states now have average regular gas prices above $4.00 per gallon, according to AAA.As prices continue to climb, President Biden acknowledged this week that there is little he can do to immediately alleviate this financial burden […]