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America’s richest town has more than $500k below average income in a year

The FINANCIAL -- According to Richest Places annual index Atherton, California tops the list for the fourth year in a row with an annual household income of $525,324. In Atherton live roughly 7,000 people and it is located in the heart of Silicon Valley, just miles away from the headquarters of Facebook and Google. A Microsoft cofounder's $35 million mansion located in Atherton just sold. ...

Do Americans Want War With Iran?

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As tensions have escalated once again between Washington and Tehran, most Americans tell Gallup they want to see their country rely more on economic and diplomatic efforts to stop ...

Most Americans See American Dream as Achievable

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- While most Americans, 70%, continue to view the American dream as personally achievable, 29% tell Gallup that even by working hard and playing by the rules, the American dream is ...

U.S. public has little confidence in social media companies to determine offensive content

The FINANCIAL -- Americans have complicated views about the role social media companies should play in removing offensive content from their ...

U.S. Coastal Communities Have Built Nearly 20,000 New Homes in Areas at Risk from Rising Seas

The FINANCIAL -- As America's coastal communities continue to build homes in flood-risk zones, a new analysis by Climate Central and Zillow® shows that nearly 20,000 homes built in the past ...

For First Time, Majority in U.S. Backs Human Mission to Mars

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans' views about landing an astronaut on Mars have shifted, with a majority now favoring the idea for the first time since 1969 and 1999, when majorities opposed the ...

Most U.S. adults feel what happens to their own racial or ethnic group affects them personally

The FINANCIAL -- How much do people feel that what happens to members of their own racial or ethnic group affects what happens in their own lives? What about what happens to other groups? Known ...

Michael Bloomberg released Wall Street reform plan

The FINANCIAL -- Michael R. Bloomberg released a tougher-than-expected Wall Street reform plan. Bloomberg, who has deep ties to Wall Street and made a fortune selling technology to banks, wants to ...

Women Still Handle Main Household Tasks in U.S.

Although women comprise nearly half of the U.S. workforce, they still fulfill a larger share of household responsibilities. Married or partnered heterosexual couples in the U.S. continue to divide ...

The State of the Union Depends on One's Political Party

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Gallup's recent update on Americans' satisfaction with 30 aspects of the U.S. finds majorities of Republicans satisfied with 19, while the majority of Democrats are content with ...

Renewable energy is growing fast in the U.S., but fossil fuels still dominate

The FiNANCIAL -- Most Americans (77%) say it’s more important for the United States to develop alternative energy sources, such as solar and wind power, than to produce more coal, oil and other ...

Trump Approval Inches Up, While Support for Impeachment Dips

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump's job approval rating has inched up again and is now at 45%. The president's ratings have increased six percentage points since the House of Representatives ...

Online Grocery Shopping Still Rare in U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The internet has transformed the way people work, communicate and buy many of the products they use, but buying groceries is not yet one of them. Eighty-one percent of Americans ...

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America’s richest town has more than $500k below average income in a year

Do Americans Want War With Iran?

Most Americans See American Dream as Achievable

U.S. public has little confidence in social media companies to determine offensive content

U.S. Coastal Communities Have Built Nearly 20,000 New Homes in Areas at Risk from Rising Seas

For First Time, Majority in U.S. Backs Human Mission to Mars

Most U.S. adults feel what happens to their own racial or ethnic group affects them personally

Michael Bloomberg released Wall Street reform plan

Women Still Handle Main Household Tasks in U.S.

The State of the Union Depends on One's Political Party

Renewable energy is growing fast in the U.S., but fossil fuels still dominate

Trump Approval Inches Up, While Support for Impeachment Dips

Online Grocery Shopping Still Rare in U.S.

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