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U.S. Seeks to Block Russian Bid for UN Vote on INF Treaty

The FINANCIAL -- The United States is seeking to block a move by Russia to schedule a United Nations General Assembly vote on preserving a 1987 nuclear arms treaty that U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to abandon this ...

How Personal and Community Ratings Influence Trust in Media

The FINANCIAL -- The rise of digital news sources in the last several decades has greatly changed the media environment and, for most Americans, their news consumption ...

Six charts on how Russians and Americans see each other

The FINANCIAL -- Americans’ views of Russia have declined in the past year – and so have Russians’ views of the United States, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Currently, roughly ...

Trump has appointed a larger share of female judges than other GOP presidents, but lags Obama

The FINANCIAL -- Trump has appointed a greater share of women judges than any other Republican presidentsWomen account for more than a quarter (28%) of the 67 judges President Donald Trump has ...

Newsroom employees earn less than other college-educated workers in U.S.

The FINANCIAL -- Newsroom employees are more than twice as likely as other U.S. workers to be college graduates. But they tend to make less money than college-educated workers in other industries, ...

Brazil's Women Feel Little Respect Ahead of Election

The FINANCIAL -- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Thousands of Brazilian women marched last weekend to voice their contempt for presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, whose history of sexist comments likely ...

‘New Age’ beliefs common among both religious and nonreligious Americans

The FINANCIAL -- Most American adults self-identify as Christians. But many Christians also hold what are sometimes characterized as “New Age” beliefs – including belief in reincarnation, ...

U.S. Aims To Create New Space Force By 2020

The FINANCIAL -- The White House says it is pushing ahead with plans to establish a new U.S. space force, but the first steps will stop short of creating a sixth branch of the military as touted ...

Trump Declares U.S. Will Withdraw From Cold War-Era Missile Treaty

The FINANCIAL -- U.S. President Donald Trump says the United States will withdraw from a key Cold War-era arms control treaty with ...

Can Chinese Students Still Expect to Get Visas to Study in the United States?

The FINANCIAL -- What will happen if the trade war between the U.S. and China escalates? These questions are on the minds of U.S. universities and Chinese students – but the answers should also ...

More Prioritize Controlling Gun Ownership Than Protecting Gun Rights

The FINANCIAL -- The partisan divide that for years has defined public opinion about the nation’s gun policies remains firmly in place. Yet there continue to be several specific policy proposals ...

Trump Dismisses Impact of Russian Hackers on 2016 Election

The FINANCIAL -- U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed the impact of Russian hackers' actions on the result of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, claiming that their number was very small and ...

Pressing Problems Facing the U.S.

The FINANCIAL -- With less than four weeks until the midterm elections, Republican and Democratic voters differ widely in views of the seriousness of numerous problems facing the United States, ...

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