2019 News of the Year
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The decline in individual charitable giving in the United States last year despite rising incomes, according to a report by Giving USA. Experts blame the 2017 tax reform law that raised the standard deduction, removing the tax benefit of giving for many taxpayers.
The cost of the Global Hawk intelligence-gathering drone shot down by Iranian forces over the Strait of Hormuz on June 20.
The increase in the U.S. suicide rate from 1999 to 2017, according to a new report from the National Center for Health Statistics.
The wins that Florida State baseball coach Mike Martin, 75, amassed over a 40-year career—more all-time wins than any other NCAA coach. He retired after Texas Tech eliminated the Seminoles from the College World Series on June 19.
The share of the U.S. federal budget that goes to fund NASA ($21.5 billion in 2019).