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We don’t have a president
We don’t have a chief executive. We don’t even have a figurehead. From 538 Significant Digits: 9 hours of ‘Executive Time’ Last Tuesday, according to schedules obtained by Politico, President Trump had three times as much planned free time as … Continue reading
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Mysteries of Life: NYC residential real estate $$. Oh, and this…
From 538 Significant Digits: $83 million in New York City property Companies linked to a rich Chinese oilman named Ye Jianming bought a 5,278-square-foot apartment in New York City on Central Park West for more than $50 million and a … Continue reading
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Which age group best grasps the Facts of Life? Surprise!
From 538 Significant Digits: 17 percent of people over 65 According to a new analysis of a study from the Pew Research Center, older people are worse than younger people at distinguishing facts from opinions. [My irritated bolding.] Given 10 … Continue reading
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