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Most Americans frustrated, anxious a week from Election Day: Survey

Most Americans say they are frustrated and anxious about Election Day, now less than a week away, a new survey reveals. The poll, published Thursday by The Associated Press-NORC Research Center, shows 69 percent of adults in the U.S. have been "frustrated" with the current campaign cycle. The same number said the race has left...

The close election that ended in a rout: Could 2024 be a replay of 1980? 

there have been a few murmurs among analysts that the election endgame could repeat that of 1980, when pollsters erroneously projected a close race between President Jimmy Carter and Republican Ronald Reagan. 

Plans must be made for the welfare of sentient AI, animal consciousness researchers argue

Computer scientists need to grapple with the possibility that they will accidentally create sentient artificial intelligence (AI) — and to plan for those systems’ welfare, a new study argues. The report published on Thursday comes from an unusual quarter: specialists in the frontier field of animal consciousness, several of whom were signatories of the New York...

The 76 dangerous days between the election and the inauguration

The danger level may rise on Nov. 5 when the polls close and the counting begins. 

Whoever wins must stop sleepwalking through World War III

The 2020 US presidential election will be held in the shadow of a growing global war, and the next president will be tasked with guiding America through this third world war, as the Russian, Chinese, Iranian, and North Korean threats are all interrelated.

Morning Report — To election’s bitter end, it’s about wallets and woes

In today’s issue: Americans still believe the economy, or at least their finances, are a wreck. Former President Trump while campaigning Wednesday called the economy “a disaster” and promised that if he’s elected, “we will rapidly defeat inflation.” But experts at the Commerce Department reported Wednesday that the U.S. economy grew at a brisk clip...

Oil bigwigs open wallets for Trump after billion-dollar request 

Oil and gas tycoons made significant contributions to the Trump campaign after the former president asked the industry for $1 billion to support his reelection bid — and reportedly said it would be a “deal” for them to do so. A source told The Hill earlier this year that the $1 billion request at an...

Democrats start to point fingers even as they hope for Harris win

Vice President Harris could win the presidential election next week. But fingers in Democratic circles are already being pointed behind the scenes, in the event that she falls to former President Trump. While some Democrats say they are increasingly hopeful that Harris will win, others have expressed mounting frustration about a string of factors that...

Billionaires have business interests hinging on election outcome

Billionaires who have funneled tens of millions of dollars into the 2024 election or who have made key decisions affecting the race have a lot riding on the outcome. Two of the biggest names to get attention this fall are Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon...

RFK indicates Trump ‘promised’ him ‘control’ over ‘public health agencies’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. indicated that former President Donald Trump "promised" him "control" over the Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services.

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