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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Despite questions about the ‘laptop from hell,’ most Americans think the Trumps are more ‘corrupt ‘ than the Bidens  Yahoo Sports Source link

New jobless claims unexpectedly dipped below 800,000 last week, but still remained historically high as hundreds of thousands of more Americans were put out of work during the ongoing pandemic. The U.S. Department of Labor released its weekly unemployment insurance claims report at 8:30 a.m. ET Thursday. Here were the main metrics from the report, compared to Bloomberg estimates: At 787,000 new jobless claims came in below 1 million for an eighth straight week, but at a level that still… Source link

RFI Slain teacher Samuel Paty to be awarded Légion d’honneur in national tribute French President Emmanuel Macron is to pay tribute to Samuel Paty, the teacher who was beheaded last week, in a ceremony in his honour to be held on Wednesday evening.  >> Watch the national tribute to Samuel Paty LIVE at 1930 GMTAmong the 400 people attending the service will be former French presidents, the French government and key establishment figures. One hundred school pupils have also been asked to… Source link

As U.S. COVID-19 cases climb toward a new peak and hospitalizations increase across most of the country, more than a third of registered voters (34 percent) plan to celebrate Thanksgiving with friends or family from outside their households, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll — and nearly all of them (30 percent) plan to gather indoors. Video Transcript [NO AUDIO] Source link

As U.S. COVID-19 cases climb toward a new peak and hospitalizations increase across most of the country, more than a third of registered voters (34 percent) plan to celebrate Thanksgiving with friends or family from outside their households, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll — and nearly all of them (30 percent) plan to gather indoors. Source link

TipRanks Raymond James Says These 3 Stocks Could Surge Over 100% From Current Levels Election day is just around the corner, and Wall Street is placing its bet on a Democratic sweep. Following the Presidential debate on September 29, the chance of a Biden victory has been increasing in the market.Since September 30, the S&P 500 has moved 5.5% higher. That said, the rotation into cyclicals and small-caps has been much more pronounced, with the Russell 2000 surging 8.5% over the same… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Local reparations good but not enough, argue proponents of federal restitution for Black Americans  Yahoo News Source link

After four months of lockdown due to the pandemic, American pro sports leagues are returning to play. But the pandemic isn’t over. NASCAR and UFC returned in May, while Top Rank boxing and PGA Tour golf returned in June—those are individual sports that were well-positioned to return with social distancing. Now the team sports are coming back. Earlier this month, NWSL and MLS soccer returned in bubble formats. This week, Major League Baseball begins its 60-game season with teams playing at… Source link

Back at the end of March, when the coronavirus was first surging in the United States, polls showed Americans felt similarly about both presidential candidates ability to handle the pandemic. Three months later, that’s changed, a new survey released from The Washington Post and ABC News finds. The poll, released Sunday, shows the presumptive Democratic nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, holding a 20-point advantage over President Trump when it comes to which candidate voters trust more… Source link

With coronavirus infections spreading fast and COVID-19 deaths climbing yet again, most Americans say the country is not ready to send children back to school this fall — and they emphatically reject every aspect of President Trump’s new effort to force public schools to fully reopen, according to the latest Yahoo News/YouGov poll.   The survey, which was conducted between July 11 and 14, found a remarkable consensus on the issue of school reopening that transcended party lines,… Source link