Amid a pandemic and a recession, Americans go on a near-record homebuying spree
The number of American homeowners increased by an estimated 2.1 million over the past year, according to the Census Bureau.
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The number of American homeowners increased by an estimated 2.1 million over the past year, according to the Census Bureau.
Americans give their country comparatively low marks for its handling of the pandemic – and people in other nations tend to agree.
The share of unpartnered mothers who are employed and at work has fallen more precipitously than among other parents.
The experiences of several groups of workers in the COVID-19 outbreak vary notably from how they experienced the Great Recession.
International relations experts’ assessment of the current crises facing the world are often at odds with those of the U.S. general public.
70% of Americans say the core strategies for containing COVID-19 are well understood, even though studies have yielded conflicting advice.
Hispanic registered voters in the U.S. express growing confidence in Joe Biden’s ability to handle key issues like the coronavirus outbreak.
Americans’ confidence in checking COVID-19 information aligns closely with their confidence in checking the accuracy of news stories broadly.
The drop in employment in three months of the COVID-19 recession is more than double the drop effected by the Great Recession over two years.
U.S. Border Patrol agents expelled or apprehended 15,862 migrants at the southwest border in April, down 47% from March.
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