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Poll: Americans still agree on most core American values

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite the country’s deep political polarization, most Americans share many core beliefs about what it means to be an American, according to a new poll. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that about 9 in 10 U.S. adults say ...

One more try at reducing the debt

WASHINGTON — “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”- Polonius to his son Laertes in “Hamlet” It may be too late given the number of Americans who have willingly allowed themselves to become dependent on government more than themselves, but it’s worth trying. Our $34 trillion debt ...

Almanac

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Thursday, April 4, the 95th day of 2024. There are 271 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot and killed while standing on a balcony of the ...

Almanac

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Wednesday, April 3, the 94th day of 2024. There are 272 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what turned out to be his final speech, telling a rally ...

Rosy economic data and reality

WASHINGTON — The economy is growing, unemployment is low, wages are up, and inflation is down. However, the American people remain grumpy about the state of the economy. This puzzle was just investigated by four economists. They found that people often know that something is wrong even if ...

For Black women, Democrats can do no wrong

WASHINGTON — Will Black women continue to blindly offer their loyalty to Democrats or any Democrat for political office? They are the definition of a “monolithic” group when it comes to politics. If you are a Democrat, then they are voting for you. History is proof (according to Roper ...