Yeah fair enough but I donāt think the people responsible for those high % answers weāre thinking of that š
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ā¦because these results prove that the people who were asked donāt know what percentages are?
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They also don't have an understanding of what the population of the country, or some cities, and the cultural diversity. And then there is reasoning that is improved with knowledge.
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The FBI Just Admitted It Bought US Location Data
Rather than obtaining a warrant, the bureau purchased sensitive dataāa controversial practice that privacy advocates say is deeply problematic.
Warrant, we don't need no stinking warrant!
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SVB Chief Pressed Lawmakers To Weaken Bank Risk Regs
Collapsed bankās president told Congress āenhanced prudential standardsā should be lifted āgiven the low risk profile of our activities.ā
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Why is it we don't learn from the repeated financial failures? The same thing happens each time. Banks fail, new legislation is enacted to prevent it from happening again, and a few years go by and the banks whine about the restrictions that are there to prevent the same thing from happening again. Rinse, repeat, apply liberally.
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Regulators close crypto-focused Signature Bank, citing systemic risk
U.S. regulators on Sunday shut down New York-based Signature Bank in a bid to prevent the spreading banking crisis.
Barney Frank was on the board of this bank.
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Iran says 22,000 arrested in protests pardoned by top leader
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ā Iran announced Monday that the country's supreme leader has pardoned more than 22,000 people arrested in the recent anti-government protests that swept the Islamic Republic.
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Russian fighter collides with US drone, forced down close to Ukraine
Russian fighter forces down U.S. drone close to Ukraine over Black Sea, U.S. calls incident "dangerous" and warns could lead to "unintended escalation"
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MAGA mogul Guo Wengui charged in $1 billion fraud scheme
Steve Bannon's wealthy patron "led a complex conspiracy to defraud thousands of his online followers," federal prosecutors allege.
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Chinese billionaire and associate of Steve Bannon arrested in $1 billion fraud conspiracy, officials say
Guo Wengui, who was named in court papers as Ho Wan Kwok, was charged with money laundering and bank fraud in a 12-count indictment unsealed Wednesday.
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FBI investigating fire at Upper East Side hotel where Chinese billionaire arrested
The FBI's New York Field office is working to determine whether the fire at the hotel is linked to the arrest of exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui.
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Exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui, an associate of Steve Bannon, was arrested by federal authorities in New York and is accused of orchestrating a $1 billion fraud scheme. The Daily Beastās Jose Pagliery joins Chris Hayes with the latest.
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Experts cast doubt that Lapeer librarian can be charged over LGBTQ book | Bridge Michigan
In what would be a highly unusual move, a county prosecutor is considering criminally charging library officials if they do not remove an LGBTQ book that contains drawings of sex acts. Lawyers interviewed were skeptical such an action would be constitutional.
Must not be any other crime to deal with.
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Russian fighter collides with US drone, forced down close to Ukraine
Russian fighter forces down U.S. drone close to Ukraine over Black Sea, U.S. calls incident "dangerous" and warns could lead to "unintended escalation"
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Just forgot to carry the one a few hundred thousand times.
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Turkey's president says he will back Finland's NATO bid
ISTANBUL (AP) ā Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his government would move forward with ratifying Finlandās NATO application , paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden.
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Wisconsin Democratic Secretary of State La Follette resigns
MADISON, Wis. (AP) ā Wisconsin's longtime Democratic Secretary of State Doug La Follette abruptly resigned on Friday, saying he was leaving three months into his 11th consecutive term āto focus on my personal needsā after watching the office be stripped of its power over the past 50 years.
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