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Trump has an edge over Biden on economy, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
U.S. voters view Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as better for the economy than President Joe Biden , as the incumbent's approval rating ticked lower in April from the previous month, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. Some 41% of respondents in the three-day poll, which closed on Sunday, said Trump, who is expected to face Biden in the Nov. 5 presidential election, has the better approach to the economy, compared to 34% who picked Biden. Trump's advantage on the economy, which at seven percentage points was well outside the poll's margin of error, compared to advantages of three points in March and six in February.
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Reuters
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Smartmatic, One America News settle election defamation lawsuit
Smartmatic has settled a lawsuit accusing right-wing television network One America News of defamation by falsely claiming that the voting technology company rigged the 2020 U.S. presidential election to help Joe Biden beat Donald Trump. Terms of the settlement are confidential, Smartmatic's lawyer Erik Connolly said, but the company voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit filed in 2021 against OAN in Washington, D.C.
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AFP
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The US Federal Reserve's ongoing fight against inflation could take "longer than expected," the head of the US central bank said Tuesday, further paring back the chances of early rate cuts. In March, Fed policymakers penciled in three rate cuts for this year, leading markets to price in the first of them as early as June.
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AFP
Will Israel have to choose between Iran retaliation and Gaza assault?
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NBC News
Object that crashed into Florida home came from space station, NASA confirms
A piece of metal that crashed through a Florida home was a piece of space junk from the International Space Station, according to NASA.
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Time
‘I Just Couldn’t Do It.’ It’s Going To Be Very Hard to Find a Neutral Trump Jury
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CBS News
UnitedHealth says Change Healthcare cyberattack cost it $872 million
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CNN
What’s the cheapest way to the edge of space? Ride a balloon
Spanish startup HALO Space hopes to begin commercial flights to near-space in 2026. The flights will last around six hours and prices start at $164,000 a ticket.
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Yahoo News
How the jury is being selected in Trump’s hush money trial
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Associated Press
Southern governors tell autoworkers that voting for a union will put their jobs in jeopardy
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Popular Science
How super resilient tardigrades can fix their radiation-damaged DNA
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AFP
Split among Colombia guerrillas strikes blow to peace talks
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CNN
Federal appeals court blocks West Virginia from enforcing anti-trans sports ban against 13-year-old girl
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that West Virginia cannot enforce its anti-trans sports ban against a 13-year-old girl, dealing a blow to one of nearly two dozen such laws enacted by GOP-led states in recent years.
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NBC News
Second Republican backs effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson from power
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CNN
Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson: Arming teachers is a terrible idea
A bill under consideration in Tennessee could put guns in the hands of school teachers. Democratic State Rep. Justin J. Pearson explains why that’s a bad idea.
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