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5 things to do if you win the $1.5B Powerball jackpot
The big lottery jackpot is well over $1 billion, but the odds of winning the big one are 1 in 292 million for the Powerball and 1 in 302 million for Mega Millions. But what does it hurt to spend a few dollars on a dream? Contrary to popular belief, if you do win, you… -
Former Rep. Ribble: Wisconsin races come down to red or blue
Wisconsin is a battleground state during the 2022 election cycle. Voters will choose a governor’s seat open, a Senator and eight House representatives. “In a divided state like that, I think it’s all going to come down to red or blue,” said Reid Ribble, a former republican Representative for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District. He said Republicans are… -
Georgia, Pennsylvania Senate races tighten 5 days from election
Senate races, the key to deciding the balance of power, are tightening five days out from the midterm elections. The contests in Georgia and Pennsylvania are both a toss-up with the candidates no more than a point apart. In Pennsylvania, Dr. Mehmet Oz, R, and Lt. Governor John Fetterman, D, are separated by less than… -
Governors races tighten one week out from 2022 midterm election
One week out from election day, polling indicates three key Governors races are tightening. Republicans have gained momentum in Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin, races that range from toss-up to lean-Democrat. Arizona Former TV news anchor Kari Lake, R, trailed as recently as September to Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, D. But according to an average… -
Supreme Court hears race-based college admissions case
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday on two cases regarding the role of race in college admissions. The organization Students for Fair Admissions is challenging the admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina that consider race as a factor. The plaintiffs want the justices to overturn the 2003 Grutter decision,… -
Obama to campaign for Democrats in battleground states before midterms
Former President Barack Obama is making a series of appearances in key battleground states ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. He’s trying to prevent what has been a historic trend – the president’s party losing seats during the midterms. “It’s critical to get out the vote for Democrats up and down the ballot. The power… -
Poll: Economic concern is driving voters further toward Republicans
New polling revealed the economy has become more important to voters in the run-up to the midterm elections and Republicans are the party of choice to fix it. In a USA Today/Suffolk University generic party-preference poll, voters preferred Republicans 49%-45%. That is a change from polling 100 days before the election in July when Democrats… -
Adidas dumps Kanye West and 5 other celebrity brand deals that went bust
Adidas has parted ways with Kanye West, now known as Ye, over recent antisemitic remarks. The brand said it will cost it $246 million dollars this year as it loses out on highly lucrative Yeezy-branded products. West has been dropped by several other partners – including Gap – amid the backlash, dropping him from the… -
Immigration from Venezuela decreases as migrants wait in Mexico
The number of illegal border crossings by Venezuelan immigrants has fallen from 1,200 a day early in October to just 150 a day in the wake of new rules implemented by the Biden administration. Now according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, tens of thousands are stranded in Mexico sleeping on the streets,… -
Former Nevada GOP chair on Cortez Masto-Laxalt Senate race
With the balance of the Senate at stake, no state has been more indicative of the divide between Republicans and Democrats than Nevada. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) is in the heated race for her seat with the state’s former Attorney General Adam Laxalt (R). Polling has been tight. A recent Univision poll showed Cortez Masto… -
Why the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge is much lower than better known CPI
Inflation is synonymous with the consumer price index, which comes out less than two weeks after the end of each month. But there’s more than one way to measure inflation, and CPI is not the Federal Reserve‘s favorite one. When Fed Chair Jerome Powell says “My colleagues and I are strongly committed to bringing inflation… -
Hillary Clinton says Republicans are planning 2024 coup
Hillary Clinton is supporting a progressive political group that claims Republicans are planning a coup in 2024. The group is trying to make the case that the MAGA movement has a plan to steal the 2024 presidential election and that state legislators must be elected in six key states this midterm election to stop it.… -
Poll shows Americans largely support Biden’s marijuana pardons
President Biden recently pardoned everyone convicted of simple marijuana possession, but new reporting from Reason says the pardons won’t free a single federal prisoner because none of them are incarcerated. The report also stated while the pardons may help give approximately 10,000 individuals a clean slate, it represents a tiny percentage of the total convictions…