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Stories, news and asides from the Washington Post's Data Team. We crunch the numbers to make sense of the news.

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Washington Post Data Team@wpdatateam· 19d

Conrad Miles saved about $200,000 for his retirement years, as well as earning a pension with the Santa Fe Railroad. But after he moved into assisted living, his savings were “gone in a heartbeat,” his daughter said. When he died at age 93, he had about $30,000 left. Below: Conrad and Marion Miles

Washington Post Data Team@wpdatateam· 19d

Economists have talked about it as the greatest wealth transfer in history. But generational wealth is obliterated for many by the astronomical costs of elder care. The poorest Americans spent nearly a third of their wealth on out-of-pocket care costs. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Bar chart of the share of Americans who died with no wealth left after out-of-pocket care costs in their final decade, where the share nearly doubled from about 6% in 2006-2010 to nearly 11% in 2017-2022.

Washington Post Data Team@wpdatateam· 26d

Read the latest from Emmanuel Martinez w/ @davidnakamura.bsky.social @mariasacchetti.bsky.social @tedhesson.bsky.social here: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Washington Post Data Team@wpdatateam· 26d

Through July 12, ICE had arrested more than 200,000 people in 2026, a more than 40 percent increase compared with the same period last year. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Washington Post Data Team@wpdatateam· 29d

Defense technology companies like Anduril and SpaceX have generated at least $3.2 billion in direct government business since Trump's sons invested in them. @abtran.bsky.social investigates with Lizza Dwoskin, @lmelgar.bsky.social , and Peter Jamison www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

Washington Post Data Team@wpdatateam· Jul 9

Congressional Democrats are now talking *more* about Trump's major spending bill than Republicans. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Washington Post Data Team@wpdatateam· Jul 8

The elderly control more and more wealth, @federicacocco.bsky.social found. And they'll mostly pass it down to their rich kids. Read the story from @rachellerman.bsky.social here: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Washington Post Data Team@wpdatateam· Mar 4

@jdharden.bsky.social also analyzed Google Street View images across D.C. and found that gentrifying neighborhoods — where Black residents are being displaced and home prices are spiking — are literally turning gray. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/int...

Washington Post Data Team@wpdatateam· Mar 4

And @jeremybmerrill.com @caitlingilbert.bsky.social and @ence.bsky.social collected watch histories from 1,100 TikTok users and mapped 121,000 videos to show how the algorithm keeps you scrolling — and map the app. www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/int... www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...