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Yesterday, The New York Times and Siena College released poll results to mark one year from the 2024 election. According to the poll, what’s the current standing in six battleground states (AZ, GA, NV, PA, MI, WI)?
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In an unannounced visit to the West Bank, Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. What did they discuss?
Blinken's unannounced visit to the West Bank was primarily aimed at discussing the restoration of calm in the West Bank and stopping extremist violence against Palestinians. The U.S. believes that the Palestinian Authority should play a central role in what comes next if Hamas is defeated.
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As a response to a projected $100 million loss, what Jeff Bezos-owned publication announced a new CEO and a 10% cut in its workforce?
William Lewis, the former CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal, has been appointed as the new CEO of The Washington Post. The Post, which is owned by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, is projected to end the year with a significant financial loss and plans to reduce its workforce by about 10%.
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Related to a state of emergency announced in December, what does the order issued by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass last week allow the city to do with residential hotel rooms?
Mayor Karen Bass's order repurposes residential hotel rooms as temporary shelters for the homeless in Los Angeles. This move is controversial as it goes against a 2008 city law that sought to preserve these rooms as permanent housing for low-income residents. Critics argue that this exacerbates the city's existing housing shortage.
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Which prestigious race recently saw Ethiopian Tamirat Tola setting a course record and Kenyan Hellen Obiri achieving a rare double victory, having previously won the same race in Boston earlier this year?
Tamirat Tola's win at the New York City Marathon set a new course record, breaking the previous one set by Geoffrey Mutai in 2011. Hellen Obiri's victory marked a significant achievement as she became the first woman since 1989 to win both the New York City and the Boston Marathon in the same year.
