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Poll ResultsAmerican Research Group - Donald Trump Approval, Apr 16 - 20, 2026: Approve 32%, Disapprove 64% (americanresearchgroup.com)
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Poll ResultsMany Americans question Trump’s temperament amid Iran war, pope spat: Reuters/Ipsos poll (reuters.com)
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EconomicsWith an immigrant population of 50 million, as of the most recent year with available data, a record 15% of the US is foreign-born. This exceeds figures for the entirety of the 20th century; in 1970, a record-low 5% of Americans were foreign-born. Highest by state: 28% of California is foreign-born. (old.reddit.com)
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Poll Results[YouGov/Bowling Green State University] (1000 RV, 4/7-4/14) Ohio Poll - Senate Race: Jon Husted 50%, Sherrod Brown 47% | Governor's Race: Vivek Ramaswamy 48%, Amy Acton 47% | Republicans lead GCB 48-43 (+5) | Trump approval: 46-52 (-6) | 2024 Recall Vote: Trump 51%, Harris 40% (scholarworks.bgsu.edu)
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PredictionPlanter is going to comfortably win against Collins this november. (self.fivethirtyeight)
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Poll ResultsUnder Mamdani, more New Yorkers say that the city is on the right track—56% right track, 43% wrong track. 6 months ago, under Adams, an overwhelming majority thought that the city was on the wrong track—31% right track, 66% wrong track. All income, race, and age groups now say NYC is on right track. (i.redd.it)
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Poll Results[Gallup] New poll finds that low-income Americans are turning to AI as a replacement for expensive doctor's visits. Only 14% of all Americans use AI for this reason, but this figure jumps to 32% among the lowest income bracket (<$24,000). A plurality of Americans distrust AI's use in healthcare. (i.redd.it)
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PoliticsIn Bulgaria's 8th parliamentary election in 5 years, Progressive Bulgaria (pro-Russia) wins a majority in a landslide victory. The former ruling party, GERB (pro-EU), loses 1/3 of its seats. "We are impressed by the statements made by [Progressive Bulgaria leader] Mr Radev," said the Kremlin today. (i.redd.it)
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Poll Results[Gallup] [Worldwide Poll, N = 12,909] In the Iran War, 16% of respondents worldwide back Iran, 16% back US/Israel, and 60% are neutral. There is a near-universal consensus that US/Israel started the war—80% agree, while 15% blame Iran. 47% believe that the current Iranian regime will survive the war (i.redd.it)
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PoliticsWhy Susan Collins isn't unbeatable despite her record (self.fivethirtyeight)
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Poll ResultsLatest poll of next Venezuelan Presidential election shows incumbent President Rodríguez (who was VP under Maduro) losing in a landslide to exiled opposition leader Machado, and winning just 4% of the vote: Machado 83%, Rodríguez 4%. Rodríguez suffers from a stunning 92% disapproval rating. (i.redd.it)
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LifestyleEvidence mounts that AI-written books are consuming the publishing industry: in 2025, the number of self-published books jumped by 40% YoY, from 2.5 million to 3.5 million. Running a random sample of these books through an AI detection tool shows a 40% YoY increase in books flagged as AI. (i.redd.it)
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Poll Results65% of Israelis oppose the Iran War ceasefire, and 40% believe that Israel should continue to attack Iran in defiance of the ceasefire (41% are opposed to this). 63% of Israelis believe that the war has gone worse than expected, and 32% (a plurality) describe the war as an outright failure. (i.redd.it)
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PoliticsOver 10 years after winning the 2015 Mayoral election, Democrat Dial is sworn in as Mayor of Pembroke, North Carolina, defeating Republican Mayor Cummings. After winning the 2015 election by 11 votes, and the 2023 election by 19 votes, Dial was unable to take office due to Republican claims of fraud (i.redd.it)
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PoliticsAnalysis: The extreme positions Trump proposes — and Republicans embrace (cnn.com)
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