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Unemployment in Detroit nears 25%, and more 
With the implosion of the auto industry, the state of Michigan has lost more than 200,000 residents and unemployment in Detroit is now at almost 25 percent.
Harvard grads change course, and more
Two years ago, 47 percent of Harvard’s graduates took jobs in finance and consulting. Today, only 20 percent of the class of 2009 will work in those fields.
Educational diversity and the Supreme Court, and more
Eight of the nine current Supreme Court justices attended either Yale or Harvard.
Private golf clubs stave off bankruptcy, and more
Nationwide, more than 500 private golf clubs are at serious risk of closing, as recession-racked members have resigned in record numbers.
More adults living with parents, and more
Eleven percent of the U.S. population between ages 35 and 44 is now living with parents or in-laws.
Emma surpasses Emily, and more
Emma ended Emily’s 12-year reign as the No. 1 baby name for girls in 2008.
People with ordinary sore throats and fevers flood ERs
People with garden-variety sore throats and fevers are flooding emergency rooms nationwide, convinced that they have the swine flu.
Reducing the federal budget by 0.0029%, and more
The $100 million President Obama has ordered cut from his $3.5 trillion budget represents a reduction of 0.0029 percent.
No profits for YouTube, and more
YouTube will lose $470 million this year, even though visitors to the site will download about 75 billion videos.
It pays to lobby Washington, and more
A University of Kansas study found that a single corporate tax break in 2004 enabled 800 companies to save a total of $100 billion.
Digital information's explosive growth, and more
In 2006, the world produced 161 “exabytes” of digital information—3 million times the amount of information contained in all the books ever written.
Abortions and vasectomies increase
Planned Parenthood clinics are reporting big increases in the number of abortions and vasectomies because recession-battered couples feel they cannot afford another mouth to feed.
Too fat for the armed services, and more
One in five military-age Americans is too fat to join the armed services.
Landfills receive 30% less trash, and more
Due to the sputtering economy, landfills are getting up to 30 percent less trash.
Janitorial job brings in 700 applications, and more
With unemployment soaring, nearly 700 job seekers have applied for a single janitorial job at a junior high school in Massillon, Ohio.
A “pole tax” for the adult-entertainment business?, and more
With the adult-entertainment business one of the few bright spots in the economy, states and municipalities are thinking of raising taxes on dirty magazines, sex toys, and strip clubs.
The affluence of Indian-Americans, and more
Among the nation’s 38.1 million foreign-born citizens, the 1.5 million Indian-Americans are the most affluent and educated.
One in nine homes is vacant, and more
A record one in nine homes—or about 14 million—in the U.S. is now vacant.
Women may surpass men on payrolls, and more
With the recession taking its heaviest toll on male-dominated fields, women are on the verge of surpassing men on the nation’s payrolls for the first time in American history.
Bailout banks lose $418 billion, and more
In the four months since the Federal Government deposited $165 billion in the country's eight largest banks, they have lost $418 billion in value.
