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In 1979, the EPA, the State Department, and the world’s leading environmental groups projected that “at least 500,000-600,000” species would go extinct in the next 2 decades. By how much did this projection overshoot reality?

Relative to the rates at which people of different races commit murder, are police more or less likely to use deadly force against African Americans than whites?

According to the CDC’s current “best estimate,” what portion of people aged 49 and younger who catch Covid-19 die from it?

Has the portion of the world’s population that is undernourished risen or declined since 2000?

In 1960, roughly 15% of college course grades were A’s. What is this figure today?

If people contract Covid-19, recover, and then test positive again for the disease, are they typically contagious?

What portion of young adults in the U.S. are unqualified for military service because of poor physical fitness, weak educational skills, illegal drug usage, medical conditions, or criminal records?

After the Reagan tax reforms of 1986 cut the top personal income tax rate from 50% to 28%, did the average effective tax rate on the top 20% of income earners rise or fall?

In the U.S., does federal law prohibit dismemberment abortions on living prebirth humans after they have developed enough to make coordinated movements of their arms and legs?

Which of the following professions has the highest rate of fatal work injuries?