As the last few weeks have made abundantly clear, Palestinian lives don't countI do not want to ever hear western democracies lecture the rest of the world on human rights ever again.As I write this more than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's bombardment of Gaza. Almost half of them children. One child is being killed every 10 minutes in Gaza. Those numbers, it should be noted, only count the kids who are dying as a direct result of Israel's indiscriminate bombing. The kids who were lucky' enough to die instantaneously in an air strike. And the not so lucky' ones: innocent children buried under rubble, dying painful and protracted deaths as they are suffocated by the eviscerated remains of their home.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...
Persistent problem has grave impacts on patient care, on residents' wellbeing, and is causing spiraling burnout for staffFor Linda Long, who has worked in nursing homes since 1997, working at the same facility outside of Tacoma, Washington, since 2003, understaffing has always been a problem.It only got worse during the Covid-19 pandemic where she said coworkers were turning over due to the short staffing, constant Covid outbreaks, and the immense workloads that staff were left with to fill in the void. Continue reading...
New PEN America data reveals incarcerated persons are being robbed of magazines and even recipe booksReading bans are rising at an alarming rate in prisons across the country, with new PEN America data revealing that those incarcerated are being robbed of the occasional magazine and even recipe books on how to make ramen.For almost 22 years, Zeke Caligiuri subscribed to the New Yorker magazine from prison in Minnesota. He was meant to receive 52 annual issues but claimed during his sentencing to have never gotten the full amount. Instead, a non-delivery notice with vague wording would arrive at the prison post room, sometimes flagging an advertisement that was deemed inappropriate or just one article in an issue of many. After searching for information about what he couldn't read, Caligiuri would sink into a period of overwhelming defeat. Continue reading...
Despite a puerile display in court in the New York fraud case, Trump outpolls Biden, whose impressive record isn't translating into supportOne has signed historic climate and infrastructure legislation, steered the economy past a recession and rallied the west against Vladimir Putin. The other spent Monday on trial for fraud ranting and raving against a judge in a puerile display from the witness stand.And if a presidential election were held today, Joe Biden would lose to Donald Trump by a lot, according to the latest swing state polls. Continue reading...
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Republicans look to maintain narrow majority in house and flip state senate, which could carry national implicationsAs he approached another door in Fredericksburg, walking past Halloween decorations and trees starting to lose their autumn leaves, Muhammad Khan prepared his pitch to voters. Over the past several weeks, Khan has spoken to many of his Virginia neighbors, stressing to them that the upcoming legislative elections will determine the future of their state.Addressing fellow union organizers on Friday morning, Khan said: We really need to fight, and we need Virginia blue." Continue reading...
Voters could strike blow for abortion rights in Ohio and choose governors, legislators and mayors in off-year elections across USMillions of Americans go to the polls on Tuesday to vote in elections and ballot measures that could offer an interim verdict on Joe Biden's presidency a year out from his bid to retain the White House.Voters will choose governors in Kentucky and Mississippi, decide legislative control in New Jersey and Virginia and determine whether the Ohio state constitution should protect abortion rights. Continue reading...
Vote will have both political and medical consequences that go beyond Ohio as supporters of Issue 1 are cautiously optimisticAbortion rights are back on the ballot on Tuesday, with voters in Ohio heading to the polls to vote on Issue 1, a proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.The vote will have both political and medical consequences that stretch beyond Ohio. Issue 1 is the only abortion-related referendum this year, and the results will indicate whether the backlash to the demise of Roe v Wade will continue to translate into wins at the ballot box. Continue reading...
The growing support for AfD and other hardliners is frightening for minorities. But we'll keep on showing them we belong hereAt Berlin parties, there is a new hot topic of conversation. Over the wine spritzers and cigarettes and along with the small talk, someone will ask: So where do we go?" And even if those in the conversation barely know each other, everyone knows exactly what that question implies. The next federal elections in Germany take place in less than two years' time, and there's a chance that the far-right party Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) could be part of the government.Not only is the AfD currently polling in second place nationally, it has more potential voters than any of the three parties in the governing coalition (Social Democrats, Greens and the economically liberal Free Democrats). The surge in the far right's popularity is fuelling a mood swing in nearly every political camp. Outright anti-immigrant rhetoric is seeping into our everyday lives. Some Germans were, it seems, only waiting for an opportunity to scapegoat minorities for modern ills.Fatma Aydemir is a Berlin-based author, novelist, playwright and a Guardian columnistDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...
Right now we have tabloid television, not broadcast news, offering a ghoulish voyeurism and simplified spectacleFor the first time in my adult life I cannot watch - or read - the news. Its presentation makes me profoundly upset. For over a week I have not read, heard or watched the news from Israel/Palestine. I am afraid doing this has made me feel better. I have asked around and many other people are doing the same.I would normally consider it shocking to not know what is going on elsewhere in the world. We owe it to common humanity not to ignore inhumanity, wherever it occurs. We should listen and at least sympathise, even if to no concrete purpose. The obligation on journalists is more specific; it is to supply the requisite information, which can be unpleasant to collect and convey. I have visited war zones and found it harrowing. Unspeakable horrors are occurring somewhere on Earth all the time. The media may have space for only so much. When did you last hear about Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo - or even Ukraine? But the effort must be made, not dodged.Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
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Company once valued at $47bn never recovered from 2019 ouster of founder Adam Neumann and remote work revolutionWeWork filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday in New Jersey, according to a statement from the company.The beleaguered company, once valued at $47bn on the private market, endured a 98% decline in its share price this year, leaving it with a market capitalization of less than $50m. In August, it raised substantial doubt" that it could continue to operate as it grappled with $2.9bn in net long-term debt and more than $13bn in long-term leases. The company said in a statement it had entered into a restructuring support agreement and would deal with the debt by addressing our legacy leases and dramatically improving our balance sheet". Continue reading...
Company sought to present itself at the heart of myriad utopian ideals, in pursuit of mission' to elevate the world's consciousness'WeWork's rapid rise transformed it into one of the world's most feted start-ups, valued at $47bn in 2019. Its fall has been faster. Just four years after clinching that peak valuation, the business has filed for bankruptcy.Dressed in the cloak of a technology company, WeWork turned out to be an office rental business - one that was undone by problems of its own making and finally by forces beyond its control. Continue reading...
Jerry Boylan could get 10 years in prison for criminal negligence in deaths of 34 people killed aboard the Conception in 2019A federal jury on Monday found a scuba dive boat captain was criminally negligent in the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019, the deadliest maritime disaster in recent US history.The US attorney's office in Los Angeles confirmed Jerry Boylan was found guilty of one count of misconduct or neglect of ship officer, a pre-civil war statute colloquially known as seaman's manslaughter" that was designed to hold steamboat captains and crew responsible for maritime disasters. Boylan was the only person to face criminal charges connected to the fire. Continue reading...
Iga Swiatek raced to victory in under an hour to win her first WTA Finals title and secure the year-end world No 1 ranking*Swiatek 1-1 Pegula (* - serves next game)Pegula has a solid start on her own serve and gets to 30-0. Swiatek approaches the net on the next point and forces a wild Pegula shot for 30-15. Pegula wins the next, and then Swiatek launches a moonshot on the next rally, which is strange considering that Pegula was nowhere near the net. The American watches the ball land near her feet and long. Hold. Continue reading...
Former president's testimony was reminiscent of his rallies - and Judge Engoron was having none of itWhen Donald Trump took the witness stand Monday morning, he started what might turn out to be his most expensive rally ever.This was supposed to be his chance to give his side of the case in a $250m fraud trial that threatens to end his business career in New York state. On the stand, Trump mentioned crime in New York City and election interference" as if he were in front of a crowd. Continue reading...
Rally held in support of opponents of planned police training facility near Atlanta after attorney general's sweeping indictmentNearly five dozen people indicted on racketeering (Rico) charges related to protests against a planned police and firefighter training facility near Atlanta appeared in court on Monday as their supporters rallied outside the courthouse.Protests against the proposed training center - dubbed Cop City" by opponents - have been going on for more than two years. Continue reading...
House speaker says in clip he and son use Covenant Eyes, which bills itself as a tool that helps you live porn-free with confidence'Mike Johnson, the hardline conservative and outspoken Christian who was elected House speaker in October, has raised eyebrows after he admitted using an app which bills itself as a tool to help people quit porn".A year-old clip posted online over the weekend showed Johnson discussing how he and his son use Covenant Eyes, an app which tracks users' phone and computer use, to monitor each others' online activity. Continue reading...
About 500 demonstrators including artist Nan Goldin attend protest on Monday in New York CityHundreds of protestors staged a sit-in demonstration at New York's Statue of Liberty on Monday afternoon demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.About 500 members and supporters of Jewish Voice for Peace-New York City (JVP-NYC) waved flags and banners and sang pro-peace songs, according to a spokesperson for the group. Continue reading...
Donald Trump is threatened with being thrown out of court and says he was too busy as president to review financial documentsFormer president Donald Trump, who faces criminal charges for alleged election meddling, decried the trial as election interference" during one of his testy digressions. Trump got onto the topic of election chicanery by saying this case is a disgrace." He then said that James was more concerned about sitting in court despite everybody being killed on the streets of New York." Then came Trump's mention of the 2024 race. We sit here all day - it's election interference, because you want to keep me in the courthouse!"After the trial proceedings concluded, Trump spoke briefly to reporters outside the courtroom and called for the case to be dismissed. I think it's a very sad day for America," Trump said. This is a case that should've never been brought and it's a case that should be immediately dismissed."Trump very much took issue with any suggestion that his wealth was not as he claimed. According to James' suit, Trump secured favorable loan and insurance terms by puffing up the value of his assets, including real estate. When Wallace noted that several loan agreements required he maintain a $2.5bn net worth, Trump said: I could have given them a few assets which were worth more than $2.5 bn." Trump also wanted to make clear he was liquid. I've had a lot of cash for a long time.The ex-president also feigned ignorance about details of financial transactions. He said, for example, that a loan for his project in Chicago was paid off recently, but couldn't recall when. Wallace asked him: Are you aware that the Trump Chicago loan was paid off last week?" Trump said, I heard it was...I don't know if it was last week. I know it was recently." He claimed that son Eric Trump made the call to pay off the loan early.Judge Arthur Engoron, whom Trump has repeatedly bashed as a political operative and other smears along those lines, threatened to throw him him off the witness stand for not answering questions succinctly. Engoron said to the ex-president's lawyer Chris Kise: I beseech you to control him. If you can't, I will; I will excuse him and draw every negative inference that I can." Not surprisingly, Trump groused: This is a very unfair trial ... and I hope the public is watching."Trump in effect accused Engoron - who determined the ex-president's real estate valuations were fraudulent - of being a fraud. The fraud is on behalf of the court," Trump ranted. He says that I'm a fraud ... He's the one that didn't value property correctly." He also told Engoron: You're wrong."The core of attorney general Letitia James's civil fraud trial is Trump's inflation of real estate assets so, it's noteworthy that he seemed to recognize that his Trump Tower triplex might have been overstated. Asked about the fact that the triplex had been listed as 30,000 sq ft on financial statements - but was only about 10,000 sq ft - Trump said it could have been a miscalculation. Whoever came up with the square footage, Trump said, just tripled the floor space for each floor. But, they didn't take out elevator shafts" and other non-usable square footage, he surmised.Trump told the court he was too busy" as president to review a financial document related to real estate valuation. Were you involved in the preparation of the 2021 statement?" prosecutor Kevin Wallace asked. No," Trump said. I hadn't seen it. I was so busy in the White House." He added: My threshold was China, Russia and keeping our country safe."Trump showed some self-awareness in court this morning when describing his political ascent. While insisting that his net worth was not overstated, Trump repeatedly pointed to the value of the Trump name. The most valuable asset was the brand value," he said. If you look at the companies, the brand value is a very big part of the asset value of the company." Shortly thereafter, he said: I became president because of my brand."James spoke outside the court before the hearing. She said she expected Trump to engage in name-calling and taunts and race-baiting, and call this a witch-hunt". James said the former president has repeatedly and consistently misrepresented and inflated the value of his assets." But at the end of the day, the only thing that matters are the facts and the numbers - and numbers, my friends, don't lie," she added.James stood by the prosecution's work after a contentious day with Trump in court. At the end of the day, the documentary evidence demonstrated the fact he falsely inflated his assets to basically enrich himself and his family," she said. She said the former president chose to engage in distractions" while on the stand. I will not be bullied," James said. Continue reading...
The real obstacle has been Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been in power for nearly half the time since the idea was floatedThe two-state solution could do with a rebrand.The optimism that greeted the Oslo peace accords between Israel and the Palestinians three decades ago has long since given way to eye rolling and grimaces among politicians and diplomats at any mention of the peace process". For years, they have been obliged to pay lip service to the vision while, in practice, many were resigned to the two-state solution as a byword for failure and a cover for inaction. Mostly they tried to avoid talking about it at all. Continue reading...
Man pleads guilty in case that centers on how his son, accused of killing seven people last year, obtained gun licenseThe father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago pleaded guilty to seven misdemeanors on Monday in a case that centered on how his son obtained a gun license.Robert Crimo Jr entered the plea as his trial was about to start in Lake county court, in Waukegan, Illinois. He was immediately sentenced by Judge George Strickland to 60 days in jail, starting next week, and 100 hours of community service. Continue reading...
New York Times/Siena College survey shows president trailing 44% to 48% in five of six key states he won in 2020Senior Democrats have sounded the alarm after an opinion poll showed Joe Biden trailing the Republican frontrunner Donald Trump in five out of six battleground states exactly a year before the presidential election.Trump leads in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Pennsylvania, with Biden ahead in Wisconsin, according to a survey published on Sunday by the New York Times and Siena College. Biden beat Trump in all six states in 2020 but the former president now leads by an average of 48% to 44% across these states in a hypothetical rematch. Continue reading...
Outrage and horror after 22 rounds fired in incident in which four other children and one adult injuredCincinnati officials are expressing outrage and horror at a drive-by shooting that sent more than a score of bullets into a crowd of children, killing an 11-year-old boy and striking four other children and an adult.The boy was identified on Monday by the Hamilton county coroner's office as Dominic Davis. Continue reading...
Ice examined implications of expelling foreign nationals from the US for their political beliefs, unsealed documents showDuring Donald Trump's presidency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) considered the implications of expelling foreign nationals from the US for their political beliefs, newly unsealed documents have revealed.The two memos were written and revised by the US immigration enforcement agency and top White House lawyers in the Trump administration and recently obtained by Columbia University's Knight First Amendment Institute via a Freedom of Information Act (Foia) lawsuit filed in 2017. Continue reading...
Hungry for innovation that will change our ailing world, we're blind to hubris, misguided egos and wishful thinkingOn Thursday night, mere minutes after I finished reading the last few pages of Michael Lewis's book about the dramatic rise and fall of erstwhile crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried, we were all presented with an addendum to the last chapter.In Manhattan federal court, a jury of nine women and three men convicted Bankman-Fried of wire fraud and conspiracy to launder money. The 31-year-old had used his house-of-cards empire - FTX and its sister company, the hedge fund Alameda Research - as a flimsy front for rampant, irresponsible risk-taking, they found. The charges against him could carry a maximum sentence of 110 years (his sentencing is set for 28 March 2024 and he still maintains his innocence). Continue reading...
About 45,000 Portland students out of class as union follows lead of UAW and WGA in action over pay and conditionsRoughly 45,000 students have been out of class in the Portland public school district since Wednesday, when the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) kicked off its first-ever strike, enlivening dozens of locations in the city with picket lines.It's the latest union action in a growing movement of US workers who are striking as a bargaining tool to secure higher wages and improvements in their working conditions. Continue reading...
As society has renewed its desire to be cruel, we turn inward to our comforts, looking for warmthA few weeks ago, I moved out of the crumbling home I'd built for myself in a dilapidated Sydney sharehouse, and found myself living alone for the first time. The shock of being by myself was bruising. I walked around the rooms of my new home, idly picking things up and putting them down again. I was, quite suddenly, forced to confront something I'd long known, but tried to ignore - sometimes you have nowhere to turn but yourself.I don't think I'm alone in that reckoning. The vibes, as they say, are bad out there - the world appears to have renewed its desire to be cruel. And so many of us turn inward, seeking shelter, and instead finding, terrifyingly, us. Faced with that gnawing ache of self-reflection, unsure of what else to do, I put on the 2008 motion picture Mamma Mia!Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...
Tyson Foods makes decision over dinosaur-shaped Fun Nuggets out of abundance of caution'A US food company is recalling 13 and a half tonnes of dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets after customers reported finding metal pieces in the product.One individual in the US is said to have suffered a minor mouth injury after eating the Fun Nuggets. Continue reading...
The artist and activist from the African side of the moon' is running an anti-war, pro-love campaignAt least fifteen other people are running for president in 2024, but none of them look like Brooklyn's Paperboy Love Prince. When the artist, rapper, and non-binary activist filed to run in the New Hampshire primary last month, they showed up wearing a voluminous brocade jacket, gold pantaloons, and MSCHF's Big Red Boots, Super Mario-esque shoes made by the designers behind Lil Nas X's Satan sneakers.They looked like a cartoon character. It's all part of the act. Continue reading...
American political analyst behind Richard Nixon's electoral southern strategy' who later became an author and columnistThe whole secret of politics is knowing who hates who," Kevin Phillips told the journalist Garry Wills during the 1968 US presidential campaign.Phillips, who has died aged 82, was the political analyst behind Richard Nixon's southern strategy", aimed at exploiting racial tensions to draw to the Republican side the more conservative voters in the south, where the Democrats had dominated since the American civil war primarily because Abraham Lincoln had been a Republican. Continue reading...
Atrium Health in North Carolina is one of likely thousands of hospitals using extraordinary' collection measures, report findsTerry and Sandra Belk's medical bills began to pile up after a series of illnesses - including breast cancer, prostate cancer and gallbladder surgery - repeatedly sent them to the largest hospital system in Charlotte, North Carolina, Atrium Health.Despite having commercial insurance, the Belks received bills for tens of thousands of dollars. When the couple couldn't pay, Atrium sued them through North Carolina's civil courts. Continue reading...
US secretary of state to talk to foreign minister Hakan Fidan in latest stop of diplomatic tour as US nuclear-powered submarine heads through Suez canal
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The college basketball season tips off on Monday across the United States. Who will stand out? Who will surprise? Our writers weigh inWho's next in women's hoops. Last year's national title game between LSU and Iowa was watched by a record 9.9m people, another sign for the surging popularity of women's basketball. The social media era has helped popularize talents like LSU's Angel Reese and Iowa's Caitlin Clark, whose play would have never made it into nightly highlight packages of years past. This increased visibility has grown several bonafide stars like Breanna Stewart, A'Ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum and Sabrina Ionescu over the past decade. I'm just looking forward to who is next. GB Continue reading...
The Chelsea coach will leave the WSL at the end of the season and is expected to take over the four-time World Cup champions. The job is far from an easy oneFew people on the Earth are as qualified as Emma Hayes to be the US women's national team coach.The Englishwoman built a juggernaut at Chelsea. She gained experience for that job by coaching and consulting in the USA, where she helped to assemble a Western New York Flash team that won the last WPS championship. She's a frequent presenter at the annual United Soccer Coaches convention, also in the US. No one has a better understanding of where US players stand in comparison to their international peers. Continue reading...
The Minnesota Vikings quarterback had five days to get to grips with his new team's offense. That didn't turn out to be a problem on SundayYou'd need to be a genius to learn a new NFL offense and its dozens of plays in five days. Luckily, Joshua Dobbs is. The quarterback's academic exploits are the stuff of legend and internet memedom. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a perfect grade-point average and a degree in aerospace engineering, and instead of going on to a career in rocket science - which he'd have been plenty qualified for - he settled into a different life: that of the journeyman backup. Dobbs has been around the league since 2017, when the Pittsburgh Steelers made him a fourth-round pick. But the last few weeks have turned out to be his big breakthrough.Dobbs started the year with his seventh franchise in seven seasons of pro ball: the Arizona Cardinals, who are playing for little more than an early draft pick next spring. So when the Minnesota Vikings lost starter Kirk Cousins for the year with a torn achilles last week, they chatted with Arizona and swung a deal for Dobbs. That was Tuesday. On Sunday, Dobbs wasn't expecting to play but he was summoned from the bench when Jaren Hall was injured in the first quarter. He duly delivered a masterclass in being a quick study: Dobbs completed 20 of 30 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns, and despite coughing up a few fumbles to the Atlanta Falcons, he brought the Vikings back from the abyss. Continue reading...
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Despite facing multiple criminal charges, Donald Trump remains the frontrunner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. But in South Carolina, a traditionally conservative southern state, a split is opening up between Trump loyalists and more moderate Republicans who are fearful of what their party has become. The Guardian's Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone investigate Continue reading...
Amid the destruction, people are working with artists and engineers to honour their sorrow and ensure we don't forgetIn Shevchenko City Garden, in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, there is a new memorial to the children killed by invading Russians. Officially unveiled this summer by the first lady, Olena Zelenska, the bronze assemblage depicts a young boy and girl in the guise of angels, apparently embarking on a winged ascent to heaven. To my taste, it is a triumph of kitsch, whose sentimentality is out of step with the profound tragedies it commemorates. Still, when I visited, little offerings of toys had been left at the statue's base: evidence that many people disagreed, and found it a useful focus of contemplation.Ukraine's landscape of memory is in a state of flux. On one hand, history is being rapidly reassessed. While many public sculptures in the capital and other cities are sandbagged and protected from missiles, Pushkinopad, or Pushkin-fall, is the name given to the steady removal of statues of the Russian poet from Ukrainian streets and squares. Over the past century, the author of Eugene Onegin has been so thoroughly appropriated as a metonym for the Russkiy mir, or Russian political and cultural space, and so consistently instrumentalised as a marker of Russian power and influence, that he has fallen foul of new Ukrainian decolonisation laws. Pushkin Park in Kyiv, for instance, is now Ivan Bahrianyi Park, named after the 20th-century Ukrainian novelist and dissident. Continue reading...
Some will understandably be wary of these marches, but people feel so strongly about this issue for many reasonsAs the streets fill with ever-increasing numbers of pro-Palestine supporters - and with a large protest planned in central London next weekend - British politicians and commentators are coming up with new ways of describing what is happening: from hate marches", in the words of home secretary Suella Braverman, to empty displays of virtue signalling". The prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has already called next weekend's march, which coincides with Armistice Day, provocative and disrespectful". But each attempt to cast this movement as menacing is really a refusal to try to understand what is going on. The truth is that a large number of people in Britain can feel strongly about the situation in Gaza while not being obsessed" with Palestine or motivated by terrorist sympathies.Some will be wary of these marches in good faith, and understandably so. Reported antisemitic hate incidents in Britain are rising, and Hamas's 7 October atrocities have shaken a Jewish diaspora, which saw its mourning immediately eclipsed by sympathy for Gaza. Support for Palestine might seem suspect from a public that does not turn out for many other similar causes. Why does this one issue bring so many out on to the streets, when so many other injustices around the world are met with silence?Nesrine Malik is a Guardian columnistDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...
New poll shows Biden ahead in Wisconsin, but Trump leading in Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania and MichiganDemocratic Senator Richard Blumenthal said on Sunday that the party has its work cut out for us" in response to new polling that shows President Joe Biden trailing Donald Trump in five of six swing states.The survey by the New York Times and Siena College of voters in six battleground states, was released with 365 days to go until the 2024 presidential election.Reuters contributed to this report Continue reading...