Sept. 11, 2024 - How Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris matters
It was the Instagram endorsement read ‘round the world: Pop superstar Taylor Swift backs Kamala Harris for president. Swift’s post also directed her followers to register to vote. Swift’s support for Harris and voter registration will likely have some impact, but not as much as some would hope. That said, Harris and the Democratic Party are struggling with young voters and voter registration, so they’ll take any help they can get. Let’s start out with what we know about Swift’s post. More than 330,000 people were redirected to Vote.gov from Swift’s Instagram, as of 2 p.m. Wednesday, according to the General Services Administration, which runs the website. An examination of Google trends revealed a spike in searches for voter registration after Swift’s post, a Washington Post analysis found. We know there was an increase in registrations when Swift made a similar post imploring people to register to vote in 2023. Voter registrations went up by 23% that day compared with the same time the year before. That equated to 35,252 voter registrations in total nationally. These really aren’t large numbers. Let’s assume that all of the people who clicked on Swift’s Vote.gov link have registered to vote. That would amount to about 0.2% of the 2020 turnout. Of course, only a portion of those who clicked on the link will actually register and then actually turn out.READ ALL THE ARTICLE ON CNN, click here
Mondial des métiers à Lyon
Le Mondial des Métiers 2024, salon pour s'informer sur les métiers et construire son projet d’orientation scolaire et professionnelle en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes approche à grands pas ! Il aura lieu du 5 au 8 décembre 2024 à Eurexpo Lyon (Chassieu).
Voici quatre bonnes raisons d'y aller :
1. Ce salon est l’occasion de découvrir plus de 50 domaines professionnels et thématiques avec près de 700 métiers présentés sur un même évènement.
2. Vous pourrez rencontrer et échanger avec des experts dans leur domaine (jeunes en formation, professionnels, formateurs, professionnels de l’orientation…).
3. Des démonstrations de métiers, des ateliers, des conférences et de nombreuses animations guideront votre visite.
4. L’entrée au salon est gratuite pour tous. Inscription obligatoire en ligne sur : https://www.mondial-metiers.com/billetterie-en-ligne.html
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Trump says 'no price tag' for mass deportations
The mass deportation of undocumented immigrants would face legal and practical challenges - and cost billions.
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Putin hails 'courageous' Trump after election win
The Russian president also said that Trump's claim that he can help end the war in Ukraine "deserves attention at least".
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Three charged in connection with Liam Payne's death
One Direction star Payne, 31, died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.
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- Sept 15, 2024 - Musk says humans can be on Mars in four years. Many laugh, but some see purpose (The Guardian)
- Sept. 11, 2024 - How Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris matters
- August 2024 - ‘In our culture there is no place for a woman’: How India’s institutions are failing rape victims (CNN)
- Feb 28 - How is ATP Carbon Tracker trying to help players longer their carbon footprint?
- Jan 11 - All-female city council makes history in Minnesota
- Jan 31 - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and social media companies Discord, TikTok, X and Snap reprimanded before a US congressional hearing for not doing enough to protect children online
- Jan 1 - Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE become BRICS members
- Dec 30 - Alabama plans to use nitrogen gas to execute man who once survived botched execution
- Jan 20 - Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon
- Jan 17 - Two royal health announcements in one day show different approach since late queen
- Jan 16 - Donald Trump overwhelmingly wins the Iowa Republican Caucuses, first voting in US Presidential primaries, with Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley, second and third
- Jan 8 - Francis Urges Ban on Surrogacy, Calling It ‘Despicable’
- Dec 18 - Pope Francis Allows Priests to Bless Same-Sex Couples
- Dec 15 - New report reveals homelessness in the US increased by 12%, with more than 650,000 people experiencing homeless one night in January 2023
- Dec 13 - COP28 climate summit signals the end of fossil fuels — but is it enough?
- Dec 12 - First Indigenous Winner of Miss Canada United World
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Back to the White House
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Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror No. 2’: A Final Dilemma
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The Other Bennet Sister
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