Author: Katharina Buchholz
How many hurricanes have hit America?
Hurricane Ian hit the West Florida coast close to Fort Myers, causing widespread destruction, flooding and power outages. Upon making landfall at offshore island Cayo Costa, …
Timeline: What happens next with the royal family?
The death of Queen Elizabeth II of England has not only caused an outpouring of condolences as many in the UK and the world are …
America’s fastest drive-thrus
Taco Bell is the fast food chain that has the fastest drive-thrus in America. According to a study done by industry publication QSR, Taco Bell customers have to wait …
The countries where monarchs still ‘rule’
Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday at the age of 96 after ruling over England for 70 years, the second-longest serving monarch in history. But it …
This is how many foreign-born politicians are in Congress
Republican Mayra Flores has been called as the winner of a special election in Texas’ 34th Congressional District, flipping the seat and making her the …
Here’s how many Earths we’d need if everyone lived like Americans
If the citizens of the world lived like those of the United States, the resources of more than five full planets would be needed to …
Will 2024 be the year of the third-party candidate?
Anyone running as a third-party candidate or Independent for federal office in the U.S., let alone the presidency, is certainly facing long odds. Still, generations of …
Don’t understand the Inflation Reduction Act? This graphic can help
The Inflation Reduction Act is what is left of the centerpiece of the Biden administration’s agenda — introduced in 2021 and dubbed the human infrastructure bill then. The much …
Here’s where people spend the most on prescription drugs
When it comes to the expenditure on pharmaceuticals across OECD countries, the United States spends much more than other industrialized nations that are part of the organization. …
The surprising country where people drink the most beer
Some countries love drinking beer while others are more inclined to supply the rest of the world by exporting their brews. Again others are gladly accepting this …
US prescription prices are much higher than other countries
Depending on the country of comparison, U.S. residents are paying twice as much, three times as much or even more for their prescription drugs. Research by …
Is the US really facing stagflation?
After the United States recorded two consecutive quarters of negative growth in Q1 and Q2 of 2022, the Biden administration was quick to point out …
The biggest lottery payouts in US history
A single ticket purchased in Chicago suburb Des Plaines won the $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot in a July drawing. The winning ticket was purchased at a …
World’s highest grossing retailers (no, Amazon isn’t at the top)
Walmart is the top-selling company in the world, turning over around $573 billion in annual revenue. This is according to the Statista company database Company DB. The company in second …
US entered a ‘technical’ recession in Q2
The U.S. economy entered a technical recession in the second quarter of 2022. The real GDP of the country shrunk by 0.9% in Q2 according to preliminary …
Can this Biden bill help solve the microchip shortage?
U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to shortly sign into law the Chips+ bill, aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the U.S. microchip industry, alleviating …
Can Democrats keep control of the House & Senate after midterm elections?
The Democrats are controlling the House, the Senate and the presidency at the moment, but the midterm election coming up at the end of the …
Food prices that have risen the most because of inflation
Americans who want to stock up on food staples at the supermarket have to shell out significantly more for those items than a year ago. Increases in …
Did Trump & Biden pave the way for older presidential candidates?
Joe Biden is turning 80 this year. When the 46th U.S. president was inaugurated in January of 2021, he was the oldest president in U.S. history by …
Poll: Biden is not voters’ first choice for 2024
A survey among registered voters who said they participated in Democratic primaries shows that current President Joe Biden isn’t the first choice among those deciding …
The world’s most & least peaceful countries
The 2022 edition of the Global Peace Index released by The Institute for Economics and Peace has found that global peacefulness has declined for the eleventh time …
Thousands of dangerous asteroids whizzed past Earth this year
NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies keeps an eye on the sky, surveying almost 28,000 asteroids and a much smaller number of comets that …
Are Canadians really more anti-gun than Americans?
As the prospects of stricter gun laws appear dim in the U.S., Canada looks set to tighten their rules following the gun massacres in Buffalo, …
These are the world’s angriest countries
Nearly everybody experiences anger in everyday life, whether it’s frustrations about making ends meet, the state of public transport or a misunderstanding at work. Gallup’s 2021 Global …
Here’s why filibusters are on the rise under Biden administration
Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) are the two senators currently standing in the way of the Democratic Party abolishing or carving out exceptions to the …
American pride hits new low
Americans’ pride in their country has steadily fallen since Gallup started conducting a survey on the subject in 2001. Now, national pride in the U.S. has plummeted …
Here’s how many Americas have died in mass shootings
The Buffalo supermarket shooting, the massacre of elementary school children in Uvalde, Texas, the attack on a doctor and bystanders in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the …
Is it time to bring back the assault weapons ban?
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday night that the lower chamber would move on legislation aimed at banning the sale of assault weapons like …
You can carry a gun without a permit in these states
The not-guilty verdict in the court case against Kyle Rittenhouse has ignited a debate about self-defense laws and also gun carry laws in the United …
Planning summer travel? These are the best & worst countries for LGBT+ travelers
In order to help LGBTQ+ tourists travel safely, the German portal Spartacus started publishing the Gay Travel Index in 2012. In the 2020 edition, the ranking compared 202 …
