Good morning! On this date in 1789, Congress first proposed adding a Bill of Rights in order to win enough votes to ratify the Constitution. There were originally 12 amendments, but the first two were dropped, leaving us with 10. (See Photo)
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Poll: Trump Leads Biden by 10 Points
A Washington Post/ABC poll showed that if the election were held today, Donald Trump would beat President Biden 52% to 42%. The Post downplayed its own poll, calling the result a statistical “outlier.”
However, a separate NBC News poll showed that President Biden’s disapproval rating has now hit the highest mark of his presidency, with 56% disapproving. The slippage was consistent across demographics, including younger voters, Latinos, and independents.
In the Post/ABC poll, Biden’s age was cited repeatedly, with 70% saying he’s too old. About 50% say the same of Trump.
Only 30% approve of Biden’s economic performance in the Post survey, and his rating is even lower for immigration, with only 23% approving.
UPS Attempts to Reduce Package Theft
UPS has deployed a new weapon in its battle against “porch piracy” package theft, using a combination of delivery history and AI algorithms to give every delivery address a confidence score for the likelihood of theft.
Using “Delivery Defense,” those addresses with low confidence scores are asked to consider alternate options, including in-store pickup or pick up directly from a UPS store.
The theft of items left outside people’s front door has reached staggering levels. Nearly 80% of Americans have been affected, with 260 million packages stolen in 2022.
Atheist Group Warns Auburn University
A group baptism of hundreds of students at a lake (see photos) near Auburn University that included Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze and other coaches has drawn fire from an atheist group that claims the event violated the Constitution’s church-state divide.
The baptism took place last week as students gathered at a lake after a “Unite Auburn” worship event. At one point, Coach Freeze got in the water and is shown in a video clip helping baptize one of his players.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, an activist atheist group, wrote a “warning” letter to Auburn, calling the coaches’ involvement, as school officials, a violation of the Constitution. One legal scholar called that “a twisted interpretation of the 1st Amendment.”
➤ President Biden will visit the striking autoworkers’ picket line Tuesday, one day ahead of Donald Trump’s scheduled speech to union workers on Wednesday. Biden’s trip was scheduled after Trump’s, following pressure from Democrats. (More)
➤ Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of Congress’ most progressive members, called Sunday for Sen. Robert Menendez to resign in the wake of bribery charges against him. (More)
➤ The mayor of El Paso, a Democrat, says the city is at a “breaking point” as over 2,000 migrants pour into the city daily. He said the city had chartered buses to take the migrants to New York, Chicago, and Denver. (More)
➤ More than 15,000 people in Arizona registered to join the “No Labels” third-party effort. That’s enough to worry Democrats that it could tip a swing state election. (More)
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➤ The Miami Dolphins routed the Denver Broncos 70-20 on Sunday, scoring the most points by an NFL team since 1966. The Dolphins are only the fourth team in NFL history to score at least 70 points. (More)
➤ The Oregon Ducks clobbered Colorado 42-6 for Coach Deion Sanders’ first loss, Ohio State squeaked by Notre Dame on the game’s final play, and Florida State beat Clemson in overtime. (See College Football Roundup).
➤ Atlanta Braves slugger Ronald Acuña Jr. set a new baseball record by becoming the first player to hit 40 home runs and steal 60 bases in a season. He’s just two more bases away from a new record of 70 steals. (More)
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➤ Rite Aidplans to sell 400-500 of its 2,330 stores as part of its bankruptcy plan. The company will either sell or let creditors take over its remaining operations. (More)
➤ California gas prices are nearing $6 a gallon, and some parts of the state are approaching $7. Officials blame the price rise on refinery outages in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas. (More)
➤ The average interest rate on credit cards has risen to 22%, up from 16% in February 2022. Nearly half of Americans owe a balance, with the nation carrying a total credit card debt of over $1 trillion. (More)
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➤ Amazon is adding a new feature to its Alexa digital assistant using AI. The phrase “Alexa, let’s chat” will switch the device into chatbot mode and make it more conversational and expressive. (More)
➤Entomologists in Thailand discovered a new tarantula that’s “electrical blue” in color. The purple-blue coloring on the legs is “unique” and “iridescent,” researchers said. (See Photos)
➤ Scientists say the simple box jellyfish, with only 1,000 nerve cells and no central brain, can somehow still learn from past experience and change its behavior as a result of experience. (More)
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➤This is the last week for Congress to prevent a government shutdown. Here’s a look at what’s ahead if an agreement is not reached. (More)
➤ Tonight’s Monday Night Football game brings a rematch of the two teams in the 2021 Super Bowl: the L.A. Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals (the Rams won). (More)
➤ The writers’ strike may reach an end this week after a long weekend of negotiations brought the two sides near agreement. The final issue is reaching a consensus on use of AI. (More)
➤ The Dollywood Harvest Festival showcases colossal pumpkins, this year featuring one known as “Godzilla,” weighing in at a whopping 1,048 pounds, grown by a family in Virginia. (See Photo)
➤ A woman who bought a wedding dress at Goodwill for $25 discovered it was a designer gown worth $6,200. She shared the news on TikTok where the main question was: Which Goodwill did she shop at? (See Video)
➤ Life is filled with behavior that’s technically allowed but not really acceptable. If that doesn’t make sense, here are 16 examples from Reddit of social behavior that will raise hackles. (See List)
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