Tag: Public opinion
Less than half of Americans are members of houses of worship
(RNS) — Ask Americans if they believe in God and most will say yes. But a growing number have lost faith in organized religion.
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Bolsonaro forced into Cabinet reshuffle, fires top diplomat
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro reshuffled his Cabinet on Monday amid intense pressure to sack his foreign relations minister whose tenure...
Merkel’s bloc dips in polls 6 months before German vote
BERLIN — A leading figure in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right Union bloc has warned that there’s a growing “mood for change” in Germany, as...
Turkey rejects Macron’s claim of possible vote interference
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey on Wednesday rejected French President Emmanuel Macron’s suggestions that Ankara could seek to interfere in France’s next election by manipulating...
Poll: Fatah, Hamas face headwinds ahead of Palestinian vote
JERUSALEM — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party and his militant Hamas rivals would each fall well short of a parliamentary majority if elections...
Survey: Business economists favor increased federal spending
WASHINGTON — A majority of business economists think the recovering economy will benefit from much more government spending despite concerns in financial markets that...
Israeli election seen as referendum on divisive Netanyahu
JERUSALEM — Israelis vote Tuesday in their fourth parliamentary election in just two years. Once again, the race boils down to a referendum on...
Track leaders seek global input for future of the sport
The international federation for track and field sent out a first-of-its-kind global survey Monday that it will use to help chart the course for...
Florida House OK’s campus ‘viewpoint diversity’ measure
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Republican-led effort promoting ideological diversity on college campuses won approval Thursday in the Florida House after sparking debate over intellectual...
Automakers embrace electric vehicles. But what about buyers?
DETROIT — The world’s major automakers have made something abundantly clear: They believe electric vehicles will dominate their industry in the years ahead.
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