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Biden's 13th-Quarter Approval Average Lowest Historically
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Joe Biden averaged 38.7% job approval during his recently completed 13th quarter in office, which began on Jan. 20 and ended April 19. None of the other nine presidents elected to their first term since Dwight Eisenhower had a lower 13th-quarter average than Biden....
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'Beyond disappointed': Hollywood reacts to Weinstein ruling
Harvey Weinstein leaves a Manhattan courthouse after closing arguments in his rape trial in New York. File/AP Hollywood stars, including multiple actresses who have accused Harvey Weinstein of assault, reacted with shock and outrage Thursday after the former movie producer's New York sex crimes...
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‘Beyond disappointed’: Hollywood reacts to Harvey Weinstein ruling
Hollywood stars, including multiple actresses who have accused Harvey Weinstein of assault, reacted with shock and outrage on Thursday after the former movie producer's New York sex crimes conviction was overturned. Rosanna Arquette, Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino were among those to speak out as...
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China warns diplomatic ties with US could face 'downward spiral' as Blinken visits Beijing
China's foreign minister on Friday urged visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to address rising disagreements or risk a "downward spiral" between the two powers after months of efforts to ease tensions. ......
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MAGA is obsessed with Viktor Orban. Liberals should be too
<p><em>By Marc Champion</em></p>.<p>Why are Donald Trump and MAGA America so fascinated by Viktor Orban, the prime minister of a small, landlocked central European nation that many of them likely couldn’t find on a map? Because, as he said in 2022 when he addressed a US...
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U.S. Loses Soft Power Edge in Africa
This article is the second in a series detailing the results from the latest Rating World Leaders report, which analyzes trends in approval ratings of the leadership of the U.S., Germany, Russia and China in over 130 countries. LONDON -- The United States lost its place as the most influential...
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Wave of pro-Palestinian protests on campus meets forceful response
Renewed clashes between police and students opposed to Israel’s war in Gaza broke out on Thursday, raising questions about forceful methods being used to shut down protests that have intensified since mass arrests at Columbia University last week. Over the past two days, law enforcement at the...
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ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US instead of selling it: Report
TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer to shut down its app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the U.S., four sources said. The TikTok app is displayed on an iPhone screen in Miami, Florida. US president Joe...
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Two Trump courtroom dramas could help shape the tone of a future presidency
A wild day of often outlandish legal arguments and tabloid tales could not obscure the stakes for the country. Only Donald Trump could conjure a two-city legal spectacle that gave equal billing to the deepest thoughts of George Washington and a former National Enquirer publisher known for lurid...
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17 states sue EEOC over new employer abortion accommodation rule
A coalition of Republican attorneys general from 17 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over a new rule that requires employers to provide abortion accommodations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The rule, finalized in mid-April, mandates that...
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