Disney Cast Members Agree to 20 Percent Raise, Walkout Averted
Disney cast members have reportedly accepted a three-year contract that includes an immediate 20 percent increase in base pay. This comes after a strike at Disney theme parks and hotels in California. A coalition of four labor unions known as Disney Workers Rising announced a tentative agreement had been reached, averting what could have been […]
Blood test has a 90 percent accuracy rate in determining whether memory loss is due to Alzheimer’s: Study
A blood test can determine with over 90% accuracy whether memory loss is caused by Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. study It was released on Sunday. A group of researchers from Lund University in Sweden has found that a cutting-edge blood test significantly outperforms diagnoses made by both general practitioners and specialists. A […]
Poll—Trump Leads Kamala by 7 Nationally, 50-43 Percent
Former President Donald Trump is leading the charge against Kamala Harris (who, according to Newspeak, was never a failed “border emperor”). Seven points Nationally, it’s a two-candidate race, Rasmussen said. Trump’s lead remains unchanged even when third-party candidates are included. In a two-person race between Harris and Trump, Donald would win 50 percent to 43 […]
US economy grew at 2.8 percent rate in second quarter, blowing past expectations
The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.8% in the second quarter of 2024, according to new data released Thursday by the Commerce Department. Economists had expected gross domestic product (GDP) to grow 1.9% in the three months from April to June, close to the 1.4% growth in the first quarter of this […]
House Republicans pass bill cutting EPA funding by 20 percent
House Republicans on Wednesday passed what is expected to be the final government funding bill before the August recess, proposing deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget for fiscal year 2025. Department of the Interior and EPA annual budget bills passed The bill, which passed late Wednesday, was approved by a vote of 210 […]
'Veep' viewership jumps more than 300 percent after Harris enters race
Vice President Harris’ entry into the 2024 presidential race appears to have sparked renewed interest in “Veep,” with ratings up more than 300% this week. U.S. viewership for the first season of the HBO political parody show rose 353% on Monday compared with the day before, according to entertainment data firm Luminate. Based on streaming […]
44 percent in new survey say it’s likely Biden will step aside
A new survey found that about 44% of respondents say they are likely to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, despite President Biden himself claiming otherwise. of YouGov PollThe survey results, released Friday, show that voters are broadly divided on their views of the president’s actions, even as calls continue to grow for the […]
79 percent of Democrats approve of Harris replacing Biden if he steps aside: poll
A new poll finds that an overwhelming majority of Democrats say they would support Vice President Harris becoming their top presidential candidate if President Biden decides to step down. The New Economist/YouGov investigationA poll released Thursday found that 79% of Democrats would support Harris in the party’s nomination contest in November if Biden drops out […]
80 percent in new poll U.S. spirally out of control
Eight in 10 Americans are concerned the country is spinning out of control following the assassination attempt on former President Trump over the weekend, according to a new poll. of Reuters/Ipsos pollThe poll, conducted just days after a gunman opened fire at a Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, found that 80% of […]
Biden proposes eliminating tax breaks for landlords who raise rent more than 5 percent
President Biden on Tuesday proposed eliminating tax breaks for landlords who raise renters’ rent by more than 5% annually as part of his administration’s larger effort to lower housing costs. The president called on Congress to pass a bill that would prohibit corporate landlords who increase rents by more than 5 percent per year from […]