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Artificial Intelligence

64%

About two-thirds of U.S. teens — 64% — say they have used an AI chatbot.

What do you hope a teenager asks an AI — and what do you hope they never ask it?

Pew Research Center

Local Democracy

206

206 U.S. counties have no local news source at all — no paper, no station, no site covering the place people actually live.

What's happening in your town right now that no reporter is covering?

Northwestern Medill, State of Local News

Climate & Energy

62M tons

The world threw away a record 62 million tons of electronics in one year, and less than a quarter of it was properly recycled.

What have you thrown away that you would rather have fixed?

United Nations Global E-waste Monitor

Education

49.6M

About 49.6 million students are enrolled in America's public elementary and secondary schools.

If you could change one thing tomorrow for every public-school kid, what would it be?

National Center for Education Statistics

Healthcare Access

64%

Nearly two-thirds of adults — 64% — worry about affording health care, and three in ten say they are very worried, insured or not.

You can be insured and still afraid of the bill — what would real peace of mind look like?

KFF Health Tracking Poll

Housing

24%

First-time buyers have fallen to 24% of the U.S. housing market — the smallest share ever recorded.

Who is actually buying the houses in your neighborhood?

National Association of Realtors

Your money

53M hours

Hidden 'junk fees' on tickets and hotel bookings waste Americans an estimated 53 million hours a year just hunting for the real price.

When did a price you were shown turn out not to be the price?

Federal Trade Commission

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