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30 Issues in 30 Days looks at foreclosure in America. Check out the map of foreclosures by county, over the last five years. Here.

-Jody, BL Show-

Definitely give the “play map” button a push to see the change in foreclosure rates from 2007 to 2012. ^KC

Obesity in America: By the Numbers 

68.8% of Americans are either overweight or obese. 

“This is quite literally an existential crisis. This is going to drive health care costs, going to drive life expectancy. [We’re] looking at the first generation of children that will likely be less healthy than their parents and grandparents, in many cases,” reports Ray Suarez. 
 

• The number of unmarried Americans has reached a historic high.
• The South and West had the highest rates of divorce.
• The Northeast ranked the lowest of the four regions.

A first-of-its-kind Census Bureau analysis of marriage and divorce rates by region. may tell us about the state of marriage in America today.

(Original broadcast graphics by Joey Chou.)

The U.S. Geological Survey has released a summary of the quake’s intensity by zip code.

Look up how intense the quake was where you live: