Americans Are Unhappier Than Ever. Solo Dining May Be a Sign.
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Americans Are Unhappier Than Ever. Solo Dining May Be a Sign.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Americans are making too many solo dinner reservations. That was one takeaway from the annual World Happiness Report, which was released on Thursday and showed that the United States had dipped to its lowest slot in the country rankings — 24th — after…

Opinion | The Key Reason Trump’s Poll Numbers Are Sagging
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Opinion | The Key Reason Trump’s Poll Numbers Are Sagging

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump presidency has taken on a “damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead” quality. Pushing through a vast remake of the federal government and disruption of the global trade system is clearly something President Trump has wanted for a long time and now…

Merz Challenges Germans to Make a Bold Strategic Shift. Will They Do It?
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Merz Challenges Germans to Make a Bold Strategic Shift. Will They Do It?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Germany’s centrist politicians are losing votes to the far right and the far left. They are losing faith in America, their longtime friend and protector. And they are rapidly losing what could be their best chance to address both those problems at once….

Most Voters Want Eric Adams to Resign as Approval Rating Hits Record Low
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Most Voters Want Eric Adams to Resign as Approval Rating Hits Record Low

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Just 20 percent of New York City voters approved of Mayor Eric Adams’s job performance in a poll released Wednesday, and more than half said he should resign, demonstrating that he faces a daunting path to re-election this year. Mr. Adams’s approval rating…

The Man Who Broke Germany’s Government Wants a Chance to Fix It
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The Man Who Broke Germany’s Government Wants a Chance to Fix It

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It has been a rocky few months for Christian Lindner, and for the German political system that he has thrown into chaos. In November, Mr. Lindner, who was the federal finance minister, effectively toppled Germany’s fragile government in a bid for his political…

Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions
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Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Vice President JD Vance criticized his German hosts last week for sidelining far-right parties, he did not mention by name the Alternative for Germany, known as the AfD. But soon after his speech at the Munich Security Conference, in which he stunned…

Britain’s Hard-Right Reform U.K. Party Wins Over Some Labour Voters
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Britain’s Hard-Right Reform U.K. Party Wins Over Some Labour Voters

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Fewer than 6,000 people live in Trevethin and Penygarn, a gritty, deindustrialized district amid the hills and valleys of South Wales, and not many expected drama when a vote was called to elect a member of the local municipality, one of the lowest…

As Australia’s Election Nears, Peter Dutton Has a ‘Trump Lite’ Approach
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As Australia’s Election Nears, Peter Dutton Has a ‘Trump Lite’ Approach

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It’s been called the Trump playbook, the Trump card, the Trumpist approach, campaigning as “Donald Trump lite” and even “going full Trump.” Election season is heating up in Australia, where the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has been sounding a lot like President Trump….

Opinion | Trump is Already Failing. That’s the Key to a Big Democratic Rebound.
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Opinion | Trump is Already Failing. That’s the Key to a Big Democratic Rebound.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Democrats are a party controlled by elites, liberals and special interest groups. They are out of touch with America’s middle class. They are personified by a president who let inflation get the better of him and world events spin out of his…

‘Firewall’ Around the Far Right Wobbles in Germany
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‘Firewall’ Around the Far Right Wobbles in Germany

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The man who is favored to be Germany’s next chancellor has opened the door to working with the Alternative for Germany to pass tough new immigration restrictions, potentially breaking a longstanding effort to shun a party whose flirtation with Nazi language has made…