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A troubling poll from YouGov illustrates the extent of the problem. The survey, which was conducted on Sunday 24 hours after Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) revealed that Tyler Robinson, the man arrested for allegedly assassinating Charlie Kirk, was deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology, and the same day that Cox confirmed Fox News reporting that Robinson had a transgender romantic partner, found that more Americans believe Robinson was a Republican (24%) than a Democrat (21%).

A new study from Pew suggests that Americans aren't particularly optimistic about AI. A full 50 percent of respondents said they were more concerned than excited about the use of AI in their daily lives. That's down ever so slightly from 52 percent in 2023, but it's up significantly from 37 percent in 2021. Americans expressed a number of concerns about AI, chief among them that it will negatively impact our ability to think creatively and form meaningful relationships with other people.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that net migration has mainly hovered between 200,000 and 300,000 people a year since 2011. However, since Brexit came into effect on New Year's Eve 2020, there has been a large increase in the number of immigrants. Commentators and critics have called this the Boriswave, as it occurred following the new post-Brexit immigration system introduced by Boris Johnson.

A majority of people across the EU's five biggest member states believe the European Commission sold citizens out when negotiating a humiliating tariff deal with Donald Trump that benefits the US far more than Europe, a survey has shown. The poll by Cluster17, which is published on Tuesday, found 77% of respondents ranging from 89% in France to 50% in Poland thought the deal would benefit above all the US economy, with only 2% believing it would benefit Europe's.

So we really beat them by much more than you think, Trump joked. This is the 201st executive order, sir. This relates to hostages and wrongfully detained Americans. This provides a new legal mechanism to declare foreign countries to be countries that engage in those sorts of practices and gives your administration powerful tools to get American hostages out, Scharf added as he moved on to the next EO.

As a young man, Seth Ferranti ran a drug-dealing operation distributing vast volumes of cannabis and LSD across college campuses in the United States. It was the 1980s and US President Ronald Reagan had proclaimed that marijuana pot, grass, whatever you want to call it is probably the most dangerous drug in the United States. I didn't believe them, says Seth Ferranti, now a documentary filmmaker and director of Tortured Mind: The Reality of Post Incarceration Syndrome.

The order tells the US attorney general, Pam Bondi, to look at cases where people burned flags and see if they can be charged with other crimes like disturbing the peace or breaking environmental laws. It's an attempt by Trump to go around a supreme court decision from 1989, when the court ruled 5-4 in Texas v Johnson that destroying the flag is protected political expression under the first amendment.

There's a perpetually simmering debate in the chattering classes of American politics over the validity of polling, or more precisely, the perceived overreliance on polling. This discourse is most common among ideologues who fear that politicians and their advisers will happily sell out the cause in an unwholesome pursuit of that soulless tyrant the "median voter," even though that involves the abandonment of principles and constituencies. And it's exacerbated, of course, whenever polls fail

President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company "highly overrated" and said Friday he'll keep extending the deadline for the popular video-sharing platform until there's a buyer.Congress approved a U.S. ban on TikTok unless its parent company, ByteDance, sold its controlling stake. But Trump has so far extended the deadline three times during his second term-with the next one coming up on September 17.

AI is dominating the economy and at the top of policy agendas. Ads for it are everywhere. Your favorite artist is probably experimenting with it. And as hundreds of billions of dollars get poured into the tech, it can feel like the whole world is holding its breath for when it somehow becomes superintelligent and magically ushers us into a utopic age.

PHILLIP: At today's visit illustrates a stark divide between the Trump administration and D.C. residents. As city crime stats show that violence is declining, Trump has said that those numbers are fake. And new polling also now shows roughly eight in ten oppose Trump's takeover. But Vance, like his boss, is not believing that data either. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) VANCE: I'm highly skeptical that a majority of D.C. residents don't want their city to be to have better public safety and more reasonable safety standards within Washington, D.C. (END VIDEO CLIP)

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A Reuters/Ipsos survey shows 59 percent of US respondents say Israel's military campaign in Gaza has been excessive. Washington, DC Most Americans believe that all countries should recognise Palestine as a state, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll suggests, as public support for Israel in the United States continues to plunge amid the atrocities in Gaza. A majority of respondents 59 percent also said that Israel's military response in Gaza has been excessive.

New polling out Wednesday found many Americans view journalists as losing influence in the digital age, and many can't even agree on what exactly a journalist is today. Pew Research released a lengthy survey covering how Americans view the media and members of the media today. The poll, conducted earlier this year in April, was conducted among more than 9,000 Americans who took part in a survey. The margin of error is 1.3%.

Pew Research Center data reveals that support for Ukraine among Republicans has notably increased, with only 30% now believing the U.S. provides too much aid, down from 47%. A significant rise to 46% occurs among those who feel the U.S. is not giving enough support, contrasting with previous views. These shifts indicate a marked change in Republican perceptions regarding Ukraine, which was different just months ago.

I cannot stop laughing about this, she said. Like why the Democrats would want safe streets to be branded as a right-wing concern is like totally beyond me.

That's why it's called the MINIMUM wage. If jobs are difficult or require experience, then they get paid more than that. They make it sound like these employees will suddenly be living in the lap of luxury at $31,200 a year. If your rent is $1,000 (the national average is $1,700), that leaves you with only $19,000 to live on for the whole year before taxes. That doesn't count food, cars, clothes, insurance, phones, etc....

The endorsement of new billboards on public property was not arrived at because the arguments advocating them were rational or persuasive. Ninety-three percent of residents responded that they believe billboards are not good for San Jose.

Piers Morgan questioned why Sean Diddy Combs, who previously condemned President Trump, is seeking a pardon after being found guilty of transporting for prostitution.

A recent poll found 57 per cent of readers oppose Heathrow's third runway, with 39 per cent in favour and 4 per cent unsure.

The bright digital displays feature rotating advertisements that follow traffic patterns throughout the day, maximizing exposure to captive audiences stuck in their vehicles.

Typically unwavering in support of Donald Trump, all have criticised his administration's handling of files about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. However, some of Trump’s supporters are urging Congress for more transparency on the issue.

Muslim women have spoken about how wearing the hijab is empowering in the face of a new poll that has revealed almost half of Britons believe that women are pressured into putting it on.

Public opinion on whether resident doctors are fairly paid is sharply divided but nearly half of Independent readers agree with the government's stance that their current salaries are reasonable. In our poll, 49 per cent said the doctors' pay is fair given NHS budget pressures. Just over a quarter said they could be paid more but felt a 29 per cent increase is too high, while a further 25 per cent backed the BMA's demand for significantly higher pay, especially in light of rising inflation and real-terms wage cuts since 2008.

A significant portion of the British public holds negative views towards Islam, with 41% believing Muslim immigrants negatively impact the UK and nearly half thinking Muslim women are coerced into wearing the hijab.

The government's decision to lower the voting age to 16 has sparked intense debate among Independent readers, with opinions sharply divided over whether the move strengthens democracy or serves party politics.

The Kremlin used the recent vote of no confidence against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to launch a narrative about the dysfunctions of European institutions, attempting to polarize and weaken the EU.

A recent UC Irvine poll found that residents believe California is headed on the wrong track by a 2-to-1 margin, reflecting a mood of discontent.