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Trump approval takes another hit: Poll

President Trump’s approval rating dipped again this week, following a downward trend in support for the president amid the ongoing Iran war and mounting affordability concerns ahead of November's midterms. The latest survey from The Economist/YouGov survey, published on

Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US

DUBAI, Aug 12 - Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source who said there had been no progress in talks to revive the interim deal agreed in June and define a timeframe to

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Fever coach: Divisiveness 'will not win'

Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White is pushing back on critics of the WNBA and discourse around the league about cultural issues like race and gender. “The hate, the fearmongering, the divisiveness that’s trying to hijack our league will not win. It won’t win,” White told the

Why do humans use 'baby voice' when speaking to pets?

You walk in a park. Children are playing, people are walking their dogs, and then you hear someone say, "Who's my little sweetie?" You turn around expecting to see a stroller. But someone is sitting beside a dog, speaking in the same voice they would use with a baby.