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Media voices are speculating about President Donald Trump's re-election chances, with many focusing on how the spread of coronavirus and its economic effects may impact what happens at the voting booth. Some predict that a weaker economy going into November will hinder Trump's performance, while others, especially on the right, argue that his pre-virus economy can carry him. Some have

The Florida Department of Education blocked a new College Board AP African-American Studies curriculum, determining the course to be "inexplicably contrary to Florida law" and lacking "educational value."

The Details: The AP African-American Studies course is a new addition to the College Board curriculum, currently being tested in around 60 schools. According to the AP website, the

Average U.S. gas prices fell to $4.605 on Thursday, continuing a decline from a record peak of $5.107 in June. Why is this happening, and will this trend continue?

Gas prices were still substantially higher than a year prior, when they hit $3.147. Even that was significantly higher than in April 2020, when low demand and an oil price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia drove gas prices

The International Monetary Fund lowered its 2023 global growth forecast on Tuesday, warning that financial volatility and persistent inflation had raised the risk of a “hard landing” for the world economy. 

The Details: The IMF predicted global productivity would grow 2.3% in 2023 — one percentage point less than it previously predicted in January. An executive summary of the report