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- Latino Power: Former President Donald Trump is steadily gaining ground with Hispanic voters, with one major pollster saying the Republican candidate may win
- Bankruptcy: Fast casual dining chain TGI Fridays has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- Bombers and Fighter Jets: The United States will deploy more bombers, fighter jets, and warships to the Middle East in a bid to enhance its military posture as a carrier strike group prepares to depart.
- Honest Remedy: A doctor's struggle with migraines led to a surprising remedy: confronting his everyday lies.
- J.P. Morgan's Librarian: The iconic banker's librarian fought for public access to rare books. But because she changed her identity and burned her notes, Belle da Costa Greene remains a fascinating mystery. Story below.
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| Written by Ivan Pentchoukov,
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Early voters at the Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery in the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City on Oct. 31, 2024. (Richard Moore/The Epoch Times) |
Election Countdown: Two Days Till Nov. 5 Battleground Pulse: Ariz.—Trump +2.7… Nev.—Trump +1.7… Wisc.—Harris +0.1… Mich. Harris +0.6… Penn.—Trump +0.4… N.C.—Trump +1.7… Ga.—Trump +2.6. (Via RCP) Prediction Market: Trump 53.4—Harris 46.6 (Via Polymarket) |
The Latino vote is shifting toward former President Donald Trump heading into the Nov. 5 election, according to polls and pollsters. The trend could flip conventional wisdom about which party better aligns with Hispanic values. |
- Mark Mitchell, head pollster at Rasmussen Reports, said recent polls show more Hispanic voters favoring Trump over Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris.
- "Where we're at now is—depending on the poll—Trump wins the Hispanic vote nationally," he told The Epoch Times.
- Latinos are overwhelmingly against illegal immigration and don't think the government is doing enough to stop it, he said.
- "The values of these people don't match the mainstream Democrat platform, which is basically upper-class, white liberal, luxury values," Mitchell said. (Full Story)
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TGI Fridays Inc., the parent company that operates the eponymous casual dining chain, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it navigates challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns and shifting consumer preferences. |
- The voluntary petitions were filed in the Northern District of Texas on Nov. 2, the company said in a statement, in which it noted that all 39 corporate-owned restaurants would remain open and continue to serve customers as the brand "explore[s] strategic alternatives" to ensure long-term viability.
- The remaining 125 or so TGI Fridays restaurants in the United States are independently owned and operated by franchisees and are not involved in the bankruptcy process.
- TGI Fridays Inc. says it has secured debtor-in-possession financing to support its ongoing operations as it navigates the Chapter 11 process, allowing it to continue paying staff and suppliers, ensuring day-to-day operations remain unaffected at its corporate-owned locations.
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"The primary driver of our financial challenges resulted from COVID-19 and our capital structure," said Rohit Manocha, executive chairman of TGI Fridays Inc. |
- AI chip manufacturer Nvidia is set to replace Intel in the Dow Jones Index as the latter's shares have declined by more than 50 percent this year.
- There is one month left of hurricane season, and chances are that at least one more named storm may form. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is watching two low-pressure systems in the Caribbean that have a chance of developing within the next seven days.
- Dropbox, a California technology company known for its file hosting services, announced that it has cut its global workforce by about 20 percent, or 528 employees, citing a decrease in demand and underperformance.
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Even if you happen to live outside of a normal storm path area, there are still very good reasons to be prepared for shortages. —Roman |
Geology, paleontology, the fossil record, ancient history, volcanism, earth science—all of these scientific fields converge on one simple truth: Noah's Flood actually happened. Watch here ➞ |
By Nate Scherer The fight against climate change is increasingly riddled with lawmakers' feel-good attempts to save the planet by imposing top-down regulations that do nothing in the way of meaningfully reducing global temperatures or cutting pollution. However, these "feel-good" regulations have a familiar habit of harming consumers by eliminating popular goods and services or making them more expensive. |
- The latest example of such a regulation comes courtesy of California, where lawmakers recently passed a second ban on plastic grocery bags after the first attempt ended in failure.
- The first ban, which took effect in 2014, prohibited grocery stores from distributing single-use plastic bags at checkout. It was designed to reduce plastic waste and encourage consumers to use reusable bags.
- However, a study published by the California consumer advocacy organization CALPIRG recently found that the ban may have inadvertently led to a 47 percent jump in plastic bag waste between 2014 and 2022 due to consumers' tendency to throw away thicker reusable plastic bags after a single use.
- That means that rather than reduce plastic waste, the ban created more of it, all the while charging consumers 10 cents per reusable bag…
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The United States will deploy more bombers, fighter jets, and warships to the Middle East in a bid to enhance its military posture as a carrier strike group prepares to depart, the Pentagon said on Friday. |
- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered the deployment of ballistic missile defense destroyers, fighter squadron and tanker aircraft, and several B-52 long-range strike bombers to the region.
- The Pentagon did not specify the number of troops that will be deployed as part of these changes. Ryder said in August that there are approximately 40,000 U.S. service members stationed in the region.
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The United States has sought to boost its military presence in the region as Israel continued its ground offensive operation against Hamas in Gaza while also retaliating against Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. |
- The Pentagon has announced that it is providing Ukraine with an additional $425 million in military assistance, bringing the total value of military aid Washington has provided to Kyiv to around $60 billion.
- Iran is still denying it is trying to produce nuclear weapons, despite a mountain of evidence that suggests otherwise. So what is the reality? Our colleague, Chris Summers, explores the question.
- Serbian rescuers stopped searching for survivors on Saturday after pulling out 14 bodies from underneath tons of concrete from a fallen canopy at the entrance of a railway station in the northern city of Novi Sad.
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A doctor's struggle with migraines led to a surprising remedy: confronting his everyday lies. Dr. Jonathan Corson recently began sharing with his patients how cultivating virtues, such as gratitude, could significantly ease their health problems. As he left his office one day, Corson felt exhausted after a week of nonstop work and little rest. Grappling with one of his unyielding migraines that medication seemed unable to touch, he found himself pondering his own advice. |
- The throbbing pain reminded him of his human frailty and that, even as a doctor, he was not immune to illness. This acute discomfort prompted a profound self-reflection unlike anything he had previously experienced.
- Corson took great pride in his ability to listen and offer advice for what went beyond physical symptoms, daring to delve into the moral and ethical aspects of his patients' lives.
- But as he reflected, a nagging question surfaced: "Am I practicing what I preach?"
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The journey this question prompted led him to discover a remedy to the pain medicine couldn't resolve. Our colleagues, Robert Backer Ph.D., Makai Allbert, and Yuhong Dong M.D., Ph.D., have a fascinating account about the discovery. |
Belle da Costa Greene, pastel portrait by Paul César Helleu, circa 1913. (Public Domain) |
"The ancient librarian is always pictured as having a gray beard and as wearing a skull cap. But here is one with a vivacious laugh, with brown eyes and rosy cheeks, who speaks delectable French, and who picks up a musty tome as gracefully as a butterfly alights on a dusty leaf." These were the words that The New York Times used in 1912 to describe Belle da Costa Greene, the personal librarian of J.P. Morgan and, later, the first director of the Morgan Library. |
- She was a vivacious young woman whose work was integral to the institution's founding and flourishing.
- Uncovering the life story of Belle da Costa Greene is difficult because the librarian changed her identity in her early years and burned her personal papers before her death.
- Still, researchers have pieced together some facts about this remarkable woman's journey from obscurity to the peak of New York society.
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