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Kamala Harris is in a tough spot
  + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Read previewVice President Kamala Harris is in a difficult position. My guess is some fairly unsophisticated people are calling up Kamala Harris saying: 'Can I do this? Al Sharpton told The New York Times of Harris' dual roles of supporting Biden while also proving her own ability to lead. "But that is complicated by the fact that she is the vice president and is also running for elective office as the vice president," Atkeson added. Atkeson then explained that Harris' decision to support Biden despite growing doubts about his physical and mental capacity puts her in a compromising position.
Persons: , Kamala Harris, Joe Biden's, Harris, Biden, Donald Trump, Elaine Kamarck, Al Gore, Joe Biden, Al Sharpton, there's, Lonna, LeRoy, Atkeson, Chip Roy, Mike Johnson, Harris — Organizations: Service, Business, Democratic, Brookings Institution, New York Times, Trump, Washington Post, Office, The New York Times, Pacific Islander, Florida State University, LeRoy Collins Institute, Rep, Texas Locations: Las Vegas, Dallas, North Carolina
Atkeson, a political scientist who researches election surveys and public opinion, has been conducting voter polls since 2004. She is currently a professor at Florida State University and has authored several books. "People were not answering their phones," Rachael Cobb, a political science professor at Suffolk University, told CNBC. Polarization and technology are among the obstacles that pollsters cite as complicating the task of taking accurate voter surveys. As a result, over the past several election cycles, polling organizations have made some major mistakes.
Persons: Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Lonna Atkeson, Atkeson, Rachael Cobb Organizations: Florida, Republican, Florida State University, CNBC, Suffolk University Locations: Loudon , New Hampshire
Read previewTwo tribes are suing social media giants, accusing them of contributing to the high suicide rates among Native teenagers by purposely getting kids hooked on their platforms. The lawsuits name Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, and their parent companies, including Meta and Google as defendants. In collaboration with youth, mental health, and parenting experts, we built services and policies to provide young people with age-appropriate experiences and parents with robust controls. Other lawsuits have been brought over social media addiction, including by dozens of state attorneys general who sued Meta last year. However, these are the first lawsuits over social media addiction brought by federally recognized tribes, according to Robins Kaplan, the firm that filed the suits.
Persons: , Lonna Jackson, Gena Kakkak, José Castaneda, Snapchat, Robins Kaplan, Tim Purdon, Meta Organizations: Service, Superior Court, Facebook, YouTube, Meta, Google, Business, Street, Spirit, Center for Native American, Tribal Nations, American Indian Law, Policy, New, Inc, Associated Press Locations: Los Angeles, Lake, North Dakota, Menominee, Wisconsin, Country, Spirit Lake, New York City
Florida high schoolers attending a public college are required to meet civic literacy requirements. Academics in the Sunshine State are unsure if Donald Trump could pass the exam. Insider asked four college professors whether they think Trump could pass the test. Rick Bowmer/AP'Real history and civic responsibility'Since 2019, many future college students in Florida are required to take the Florida Civic Literacy Examination — a test modeled after the US Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Test to encourage civic literacy in the Sunshine State. To pass the Florida Civic Literacy Examination specifically, students must answer 48 out of 80 questions correctly — 60% or higher.
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