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- Sat May 04, 2024 5:35 pm
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread
- Replies: 1202
- Views: 462377
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 Sample size: 1,205 Likely Voters Poll taken April 29, 2024 to May 1,...
- 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: 235004
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...
- Sat May 04, 2024 5:12 pm
- Forum: Society & Demographics
- Topic: Society & Demographics News and Discussions
- Replies: 184
- Views: 169580
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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- Thu May 02, 2024 11:03 pm
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: Business & Politics News and Discussions
- Replies: 256
- Views: 251798
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...
- 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...
- Thu May 02, 2024 8:06 pm
- Forum: Society & Demographics
- Topic: LGBT+ News and Discussions
- Replies: 490
- Views: 299060
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 ...
- Thu May 02, 2024 7:54 pm
- Forum: Business & Politics
- Topic: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread
- Replies: 1202
- Views: 462377
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...
- 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...