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WEBThe whole world is falling in love with Moo Deng, a precocious 2-month-old pygmy hippo calf at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. State of play: If you can't stop consuming Moo Deng viral videos and memes, you don't have to travel halfway around the world to get your hippo fix in real life.Even though pygmy hippos are endangered, with fewer than 2,500 left in the wild, there are a few calves ...
Harris ditches Biden's strategy with "freedom" focus - Axios
WEBAug 1, 2024 — The Democratic Party didn't just change their nominee, they have changed their message in the final hundred days before the election. Why it matters: President Biden wanted to make his campaign about "democracy" and Jan. 6, but Vice President Kamala Harris wants it to be about "freedom" and the "future." The change comes after many top Democrats worried that Biden's focus on democracy was not ...
Poll: 49% of Independents think Trump should drop out post
WEBJun 1, 2024 — One of the first polls conducted since a New York Jury found Donald Trump guilty of falsifying business records find that a significant minority of Republicans and Independents want him to drop out and a majority of registered voters approve of …
Trump spreads false "assassination" claims as voters fear violence
WEBMay 22, 2024 — New swing-state polling has revealed a rare — and alarming — consensus: Roughly equal shares of Republicans, Democrats and independents believe violence could plague the 2024 election.. Why it matters: Former President Trump and his allies have already signaled they will not accept the results of the election if they believe it's "unfair," reviving the type of rhetoric that helped incite ...
Scoop: 16 Nobel economists see a Trump inflation bomb - Axios
WEBJun 25, 2024 — Sixteen Nobel prize-winning economists are jumping into the presidential campaign with a stark warning: Former President Trump's plans would reignite inflation and cause lasting harm to the global economy if he wins in November. Why it matters: The Nobel laureates are lending their academic prestige to a political argument the Biden administration has been making for weeks: Inflation would be ...
Medicare Advantage retreat could squeeze seniors - Axios
WEB4 days ago — Major insurers including Aetna and Humana are scaling back their Medicare Advantage plans for next year, leaving some seniors around the country hunting for new care arrangements just weeks before the 2025 sign-up period begins.. Why it matters: Private Medicare plans will cover more than half of Medicare beneficiaries, or 35.7 million people, next year.
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WEBEfforts to restore power, water and cell service and to deliver lifesaving resources to people in western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene continued on Thursday, one week after the storm made landfall.. The latest: The overall death toll across the Southeast had climbed to 215 Thursday evening, the Associated Press reported.It is now the deadliest storm to hit the U.S. mainland ...
World - Axios
WEBPresident Biden on Friday signaled he would oppose an Israeli strike on Iran's oil facilities as part of the Israeli response for the massive Iranian missile attack earlier this week.. Why it matters: Biden's remarks indicate that while the U.S. supports an Israeli military response against Iran, it thinks the retaliation should be measured and not open a …
How late in pregnancy each state allows abortions - Axios
WEBMay 14, 2022 — The Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v.Wade gave states the power to individually regulate abortion — or even ban it completely — before viability, known as the point when a fetus can survive outside the womb.. The big picture: The legality of abortion later in pregnancy has changed dramatically post-Roe. Under Roe, states could regulate abortion after viability, which is generally ...
10 best public golf courses around Charlotte, ranked - Axios
WEBJun 22, 2023 — There are more than 45 public and semi-private golf courses within an hour's drive of Charlotte. Chris Beeman has played them all and collected other golfers' reviews for the past two decades.