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by caltrek
Sat May 04, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread
Replies: 1202
Views: 462374

Re: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread

I sure hope this poll (see below) has underestimated Biden's support and that other polls showing a slight Biden lead are more accurate.
(Rasmussen Reports)

General Election: Trump 48, Biden 36, Kennedy 8, West 1, Stein 1
Trump +12
Source:https://www.realclearpolling.com/latest-polls
by caltrek
Sat May 04, 2024 5:26 pm
Forum: The History Forum
Topic: Natural History (13.8 billion years BC – 3.3 million BC)
Replies: 264
Views: 235003

Re: Natural History (13.8 billion years BC – 3.3 million BC)

What Is the Largest Mammal Ever to Walk the Earth? by Maddy Chapman May 1, 2024 Introduction: (IFL Science) Since the demise of the dinosaurs, mammals have thrived. Without their scaly peers around, their numbers exploded, they diversified, and they got bigger – but just how big? We know that the b...
by caltrek
Sat May 04, 2024 5:12 pm
Forum: Society & Demographics
Topic: Society & Demographics News and Discussions
Replies: 184
Views: 169579

Re: Society & Demographics News and Discussions

A world with fewer children? May 3, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) In the 1992 dystopian novel “Children of Men,” later adapted to film, humanity faces the chilling reality of a world without children, a global infertility crisis that threatens to extinguish the species. While this apocalyptic vis...
by caltrek
Sat May 04, 2024 3:22 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: Economic and jobs news thread
Replies: 653
Views: 460861

Re: Economic and jobs news thread

The 1% Move Report for May 3, 2024 Introduction: (Morgan Stanley) What Happened in the Markets? • The S&P 500 increased 1.3% Friday to end the day at 5,127.79, having gained 7.5% thus far in 2024. • Ten of the 11 S&P 500 sectors were higher on the day, as Information Technology (+3.0%) and ...
by caltrek
Thu May 02, 2024 11:13 pm
Forum: Biology & Medicine
Topic: Diseases & Outbreaks News and Discussions
Replies: 264
Views: 196528

Re: Diseases & Outbreaks News and Discussions

Cholera is Making a Comeback — and the World Doesn’t Have Enough Vaccines by Ellen Ioanes May 2, 2024 Introduction: (Vox) Amid a global resurgence of cholera, the world is fighting with one hand tied behind its back. The global stockpile of the oral cholera vaccine — a supply whose needs are diffic...
by caltrek
Thu May 02, 2024 11:03 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: Business & Politics News and Discussions
Replies: 256
Views: 251797

Re: Business & Politics News and Discussions

Corporate Profiteering Schemes That Drive Inflation Detailed at Senate Hearing by Brett Wilkins May 2, 2024 Introduction: (Common Dreams) Progressive policy experts took aim at corporate greed and profiteering during a Thursday U.S. Senate hearing on "shrinkflation," the process of reduci...
by caltrek
Thu May 02, 2024 8:30 pm
Forum: Biology & Medicine
Topic: Drug News and Discussions
Replies: 106
Views: 123547

Re: Drug News and Discussions

The DEA Is Finally Reclassifying Pot as Less Dangerous by Julia Métraux April 30, 2024 Introduction: (Mother Jones) On Tuesday, the Associated Press reported that the Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing that cannabis be reclassified from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, a class...
by caltrek
Thu May 02, 2024 8:06 pm
Forum: Society & Demographics
Topic: LGBT+ News and Discussions
Replies: 490
Views: 299059

Re: LGBT+ News and Discussions

United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy Source: AP Read more: https://apnews.com/article/united-methodist-lgbtq-clergy-general-conference-acabe18fe22b6838e3005ad8895534fa Stories directly citing the AP suffer the disadvantage that the links are often disabled over time. There was ...
by caltrek
Thu May 02, 2024 7:54 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread
Replies: 1202
Views: 462374

Re: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread

Donald Trump Will Speak at the Libertarian Convention. by Tim Murphy May 1, 2024 Introduction: (Mother Jones) On Wednesday, the Libertarian Party revealed a special guest speaker at its convention in late May. Surprise! It’s former President Donald Trump. “This momentous occasion will mark the firs...
by caltrek
Thu May 02, 2024 7:45 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: USA News and Discussions
Replies: 1077
Views: 640437

Re: USA News and Discussions

The NYPD’s “Outside Agitators” Narrative Is an Excuse for Force by Inae Oh May 2, 2024 Introduction: (Mother Jones) The morning after the New York Police Department arrested pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University, the city’s mayor appeared satisfied. “This is not a department that was de...