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Get Harper’s in print, instant digital access & our 170-year archive—all for $23.99 Subscribe Now Average percentage by which a 2020 college graduate is projected to earn less in their first postgraduate year than a 2019 graduate : 20 Number of new unemployment claims filed in the four weeks after COVID-19 was declared a national emergency : 22,026,000 Percentage of U.S. small-business owners who say their business won’t survive if the COVID-19 crisis lasts six months : 62 Percentage by which U.S. households earning at least $90,000 per year are more likely to have groceries delivered : 80 Portion of U.S. adults working from home who would prefer to work in the office after the crisis as often as they did before : 2/5 Chance that an American worker stockpiled alcohol in anticipation of having to self-isolate : 1 in 5 Miles per hour by which the average speed of Los Angeles drivers has increased since February : 21 Portion of Americans who say they would report social-distancing violations in their neighborhood to law enforcement : 1/10 Portion of Americans who say they will still shake hands after COVID-19 has disappeared : 3/10 Percentage increase this March in New York City 3-1-1 complaints about “loud talking” : 43 Estimated number of unexpected pregnancies attributable to the COVID-19 crisis if lockdowns last through October : 7,000,000 Estimated number of children who are at risk of missing the measles vaccine this year because of the pandemic : 117,000,000 Number of state and local health-department jobs that have been eliminated since 2008 because of funding cuts : 56,360 Percentage increase during the coronavirus outbreak in the staff assigned to the New York State unemployment call center : 775 Number of times the average person taps, types, swipes, or clicks on a smartphone each day : 2,617 Percentage increase since January in the total volume of calls on Verizon’s wireless network : 20 Portion of British adults under lockdown who have spent more time catching up with friends and family than usual : 2/5 Egyptian hackers who referred to themselves as the “Cyber_Horus Group” threatened war and a “pharaonic curse” against Ethiopians over the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile. Read More At Ivanwald, men learn to be leaders by loving their leaders. “They’re so busy loving us,” a brother once explained to me, “but who’s loving them?” We were. The brothers each paid $400 per month for room and board, but we were also the caretakers of The Cedars, cleaning its gutters, mowing its lawns, whacking weeds and blowing leaves and sanding. And we were called to serve on Tuesday mornings, when The Cedars hosted a regular prayer breakfast typically presided over by Ed Meese, the former attorney general. Each week the breakfast brought together a rotating group of ambassadors, businessmen, and American politicians. Three of Ivanwald’s brothers also attended, wearing crisp shirts starched just for the occasion; one would sit at the table while the other two poured coffee. Read More From the Archive Timeless stories from our 170-year archive handpicked to speak to the news of the day. Psychologist Spike Lee found that telling harmful lies makes people desire mouthwash, whereas writing harmful lies makes people desire hand sanitizer. NASA had failed to sufficiently sanitize planetary probes to avoid the invasion of alien environments by Earth life. Humans absorb large amounts of bisphenol A by handling cash-register receipts after using hand sanitizer, and larger amounts if they then eat french fries.

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