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Furniture Brands Look to Shifting Consumer Habits

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TrumpBeat: There Is No Pivot

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Welcome to TrumpBeat, FiveThirtyEight’s new weekly feature looking at how developments in Washington affect people in the real world. We’re still experimenting with the format, so tell us what you think. Email us or drop a note in the comments. Donald Trump’s …

Despite Breaches, Many Americans Don't Worry About ID Theft

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Just over a third of Americans surveyed in a new poll are very concerned about identity theft today, despite several recent large-scale data breaches.About 37 percent of respondents said they were “very concerned” about identity theft, according to a poll of about …

In private meeting, Pence vows ‘full evaluation of voting rolls’ over claims of fraud

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“What I can tell you is that I would anticipate that the administration is going to initiate a full evaluation of voting rolls in the country, the overall integrity of our voting system in the wake of this past election,” Pence told …

The U.S. just had its worst year of economic growth since 2011

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The U.S. economy expanded 1.9 percent between October and December, government data showed Friday morning, capping off a long period of tepid expansion under the Obama administration.For the full-year 2016, the economy grew 1.6 percent, the lowest reading on record since 2011 …

Trump told to stop gov’t lawsuit over Qualcomm patent licensing

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Joe Mullin – Jan 27, 2017 8:32 pm UTC Several conservative groups have written to President Donald Trump asking him to stop the Federal Trade Commission from pursuing a lawsuit against Qualcomm over its patent licensing.The FTC sued Qualcomm last week just …

At Least 25 Million Dead and Fraudulent “Registered Voters” in 2016

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A study revealing that over 800,000 non-citizens voted for Hillary Clinton doesn’t account for dead and fraudulent voters, which accounted for over 25 million “registered voters” during the 2012 presidential election – and little has changed since then.Illegal alien voters combined with …

Europe Proposes "Restrictions On Payments In Cash"

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Having discontinued its production of EUR500 banknotes, it appears Europe is charging towards the utopian dream of a cashless society. Just days after Davos’ elites discussed why the world needs to “get rid of currency,” the European Commission has introduced a proposal …

Hero Congresswoman Exposes Truth on CNN After Secret Visit to Syria, ‘There Are No Moderate Rebels’

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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard made damning statements about the U.S. role in Syria in a CNN interview — noting that “there are no moderate rebels” — after a secret four-day fact-finding mission to Syria in which she met with everyday …

Geneticist launches bid for US Senate

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HHMIMichael Eisen hopes to win election to the US Senate in 2018.In the week since President Donald Trump took the oath of office, scientists have taken to social media en masse, decrying the new administration’s plan to dismantle climate regulations, reports that …

Researchers help the body protect itself against inflammation and colon cancer

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IMAGE: Coy Allen, (left) an assistant professor of inflammatory disease in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, and doctoral student Daniel Rothschild prepare… view more Credit: Michael SutphinCould inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer …

Acting Director of Federal Bureau of Prisons: Who Is Thomas Kane?

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Thomas R. Kane was named acting director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) on January 10, 2016. He has worked at the Bureau over a span of 40 years, 20 of which were in leadership positions, including one stint as deputy …

McCain thinks Trump will face foreign crisis early in presidency

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Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain told Republican lawmakers that President Donald Trump is likely to face a foreign policy crisis early in his presidency, and that Congress needs to back up the new commander-in-chief.”I think President Trump will probably be tested by …

The Many Health Benefits of Sleeping Naked

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Can sleeping naked improve your sleep and health? Evidence suggests that, yes, ditching your sleepwear may in fact have a number of benefits, including better sleep. Interestingly enough, a mere 8 percent of Americans admit to sleeping naked.1Many of these health benefits …

'A Nightmare Without An End': Wildfires Burn Out Of Control In Chile

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Several firefighters are among the dead.”We have never seen anything on this scale, never in the history of Chile,” President Michelle Bachelet said earlier this week, after her administration declared a state of emergency. “The truth is that the forces are doing …

Repeal Ripples: 5 Insurance Exchange Chiefs Contemplate An Uncertain Future

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It’s the third year these marketplaces, also called exchanges, have been running. The marketplaces are the go-to option for people under 65 who don’t get health insurance through work or qualify for Medicaid.This time around, there’s a last-minute wrinkle: The Trump administration …

UK's Brexit Plans Call for Leaving EU Nuclear Agency

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Depending upon whether and how the UK negotiates a way back in to the organization, the move could endanger British participation in the world’s largest fusion experiment, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in Cadarache, France. It could also curtail operations at …