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Supreme Court Rejects Bid To Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Ruling: What To Know Supreme Court Rejects Bid To Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Ruling: What To Know
Supreme Court Rejects Bid To Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Ruling: What To Know The Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to the landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage across the US. The justices quietly turned away the appeal from former Rowan County, Kentucky, clerk Kim Davis, according to a court filing on Monday, Nov. 10. The rejection effectively ends Davis' decade-long fight to overturn the Supreme Court's 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. Davis was trying to reverse the Obergefell decision, which established the right of same-sex couples to marry nationwide. She also sought to cancel a lower court order requiring her to pay…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Democrats, Republicans Agree: Boston Voted Second-Safest City In US, New Gallup Poll Finds Democrats, Republicans Agree: Boston Voted Second-Safest City In US, New Gallup Poll Finds
Democrats, Republicans Agree: Boston Voted Second-Safest City In US, New Gallup Poll Finds Almost three-quarters of Americans think that Boston is one of the safest cities in the country, according to new poll.  It's one of the few things Republicans and Democrats agree on these days. However, a person's political party is becoming a driving factor in what they consider is safe.  In a Gallup poll, 74 percent of Americans believed Boston was a safe city to live in or visit. The survey looked at 16 of the country's biggest cities. Only Dallas performed better.  Seattle, Las Vegas, and Miami followed Boston as third, fourth, and fifth-safest cities, respectivel…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Lifestyle
World More Unhappy, Stressed Out Than Ever, New Poll Says World More Unhappy, Stressed Out Than Ever, New Poll Says
World More Unhappy, Stressed Out Than Ever, New Poll Says If you’ve been feeling burnt out lately, you’re not alone, according to a new poll from Gallup. The analytics company’s Negative Experience Index was calculated at a new high of 33 in 2021, meaning that people around the world were more stressed and unhappy than ever before. Researchers questioned adults in 122 countries and areas on whether they had five different negative experiences on the day before the survey and indexed the results. The higher up on the Negative Experience Index, the more a population is experiencing those emotions, according to Gallup. The poll found that four in 1…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of Americans Who Think Pandemic Is Getting Worse, New Poll Says COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of Americans Who Think Pandemic Is Getting Worse, New Poll Says
Covid-19: Here's Percentage Of Americans Who Think Pandemic Is Getting Worse, New Poll Says While some Americans have expressed optimism about the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic being over after the post-holiday surge of infections, the majority still believe that the pandemic is getting worse, according to a new poll. Gallup released new data that found that optimism about the trajectory of the pandemic in the US has fallen precipitously in recent weeks and months, to the highest level in a year. The latest Gallup poll depicting how worried Americans are about the pandemic.Gallup According to the latest poll, which was conducted between Monday, Jan. 3 and Friday, Jan. 14 foun…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of Americans Who Think Pandemic Is Improving, New Poll Shows COVID-19: Here's Percentage Of Americans Who Think Pandemic Is Improving, New Poll Shows
Covid-19: Here's Percentage Of Americans Who Think Pandemic Is Improving, New Poll Shows Americans are feeling more optimistic about the nation’s ability to bring the pandemic crisis to an end, according to a new survey. On Friday, March 5, about one year after the pandemic began, Gallup released the outcome of its latest national COVID-19 opinion poll. The survey looked into what American adults are thinking about COVID-19 trends, access to vaccines and tests, and how the pandemic is affecting their lives. Here are some of the survey’s highlights: COVID-19 Gallup found that 60 percent of Americans said the COVID-19 situation in the U.S. is improving. This is the most upbeat…

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by Kristin Palpini
Politics
Trust In News Media Rising, Especially Confidence In Local News, Survey Says Trust In News Media Rising, Especially Confidence In Local News, Survey Says
Trust In News Media Rising, Especially Confidence In Local News, Survey Says It's been a quite a newsy week. And there's good news about those who cover and report "real news." Poynter Institute reports here that “after decades of declining trust in the press, coupled with relentless rhetorical attacks on the media by President Trump,” a new survey shows that “trust in media is up since last year, and the great majority of Americans trust their local news sources.” The full study by a trio of political and public policy scholars can be found online by clicking here: Titled "All Media Trust Is Local?" According to the Poynter Media Trust Survey, …

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by Jon Craig