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Scotland's ruling SNP picks new leader to succeed Sturgeon
LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s governing party will elect a new leader on Monday after a bruising five-week contest that exposed deep fractures within the pro-independence movement. The Scottish National Party is choosing a successor to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who unexpectedly...
Debt, expenses stress lower income households: AP-NORC poll
NEW YORK (AP) — Personal finances are a major source of stress for about half of the lower income households in the U.S., a new poll shows, illustrating the toll of high inflation and economic uncertainty on those who can least afford it. About half of U.S. adults in households...
Biden approval dips near lowest point: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — Approval of President Joe Biden has dipped slightly since a month ago, nearing the lowest point of his presidency as his administration tries to project a sense of stability while confronting a pair of bank failures and inflation that remains stubbornly high. ...
Americans' faith in banks low after failures: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — Only 10% of U.S. adults say they have high confidence in the nation’s banks and other financial institutions, a new poll finds. That's down from the 22% who said they had high confidence in 2020. Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank this month, the poll...
Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
Columbus Dispatch. March 21, 2023. Editorial: A painful exodus When a vote is taken, it stands to reason that there are winners and losers. Yet today, it’s hard to imagine that anyone who calls Columbus First United Methodist Church his/her church...
Scottish independence at crossroads in testy SNP leader race
LONDON (AP) — The Scottish National Party is finding Nicola Sturgeon a hard act to follow. Scotland’s governing party is holding an acrimonious contest to replace Sturgeon, a leader who came to dominate Scottish politics, but hit an impasse in her fight for independence from the...
Could scientist Claudia Sheinbaum be Mexico’s next leader?
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is a year away from electing its next head of state and the potential candidate getting the most attention is an environmental scientist who might become the first female leader of Latin America’s second-largest economy. One poll shows Mexico City Mayor...
Argentina's initial fervor for Pope Francis has faded
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — When Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina became Pope Francis, much of his home country celebrated as if it had just won a soccer World Cup championship. A decade later, the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church generates divided opinions and much less fervor....
Standard time giving way to daylight saving in most of US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Standard time comes to an end in most parts of the United States this weekend. You'll lose an hour of sleep for one night but gain more daylight in the evening in the months ahead. The transition to daylight saving time is official at 2 a.m. local...
Macron insists pension reform is needed, despite protests
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron insisted on the need for raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 in order to make the French pension system financially sustainable in the coming years, in a letter to workers’ unions released Friday. The move comes after more than...
