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Saturday, January 11, 2020 Here's a look at some of the most important stories from this week, and cast your vote in this week's Informed American Poll on Facebook. This week, we're asking: Should Americans worth $50 million or more pay a wealth tax every year?

'MAGA Hat Kid' Nick Sandmann Gets Settlement From CNN IAlmost exactly a year ago several major news outlets, including CNN and the Washington Post, ran with a story that teenager Nick Sandmann blocked the path of Native American activist Nathan Phillips.  The news organizations piled onto Sandmann, depicting him as a terrible human being and the embodiment of much of what is wrong in America.... READ MORE » 'Noose' Causes Hysteria at Univ. of Michigan Hospital: Turns Out To Be Fishing Knot The rope was the kind used for traction, and the end of it was tied in a loop.  The spool was found in a storage area and reported to hospital administrators as a possible noose. That's when things went crazy. Dr. Marschall Runge, executive vice president for medical affairs and dean of the UM Medical School, wrote in an email to employees on... READ MORE »

11,000 Scientists Have Solution for Climate Change: Fewer People It's official. We need to get rid of people. In the journal Bioscience, a group of scientists wrote: Scientists have a moral obligation to clearly warn humanity of any catastrophic threat and to "tell it like it is." On the basis of this obligation and the graphical indicators presented below, we declare... READ MORE » 29% of Older Americans Have No Pension, 401(k), or IRA According to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, almost one-third of Americans aged 55 and older don't have any money saved in a 401(k) plan or individual retirement account, and don't have access to a traditional defined benefit pension. That leaves them dependent on Social Security in their old age.... READ MORE »

More Breaking News 30-Year Mortgage Rates Drop to Lowest Level Since Late 2016 31% of Americans Favor Healthcare Benefits for Illegal Immigrants 45% Of Americans Wear Underwear Two Days, 13% For A Week 60% of Americans Think a Recession is Likely Next Year 82 Year Old With Dementia Regains Some Memory After Changing Diet

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