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A Hill/HarrisX poll released Monday showed that 57 percent of Democrats believed the American economy was mostly or somewhat “unfair,” compared to only 30 percent of Republicans. A slight majority of independents felt the system was unfair, 52 percent. Women and men were divided on the issue, with 52 percent of women deeming the economy unfair as opposed to only 41 percent of men. Differences based on race and ethnicity were even more dramatic....

Embiid missed Sunday’s 102-97 loss to the Thunder as the 76ers stepped up preparations for their NBA return against the Pacers outside Orlando, Fla., on Aug. 1. The three-time All-Star posted 10 points, six rebounds and an assist in just under 13 minutes of Friday’s 90-83 victory over the Grizzlies at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex. But the 76ers opted not to take any risks after Embiid, whose fitness has often been questioned, began feeling calf tightness during the game....

The 76ers have the top pick at their disposal for the first time in 20 years and Simmons’ name is expected to be called first at the NBA Draft in Brooklyn on June 23. Brown is refusing to give much away, but he did heap praise on the versatile 19-year-old Australian star who played one season at LSU. MORE: Mock Draft 3.0 | Draft prospect rankings “He’s got a hint of Magic....

Widely viewed as the dream trade return in any potential Ben Simmons deal, the Portland star found some rare support from Philly fans while making a trip to the free-throw line early in the first quarter. NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) “We want Lillard! We want Lillard!,” the crowd chanted just minutes into the game. Lillard became a topic of trade rumors during the offseason, though the six-time All-Star has maintained his longtime public stance that he wants to stay with the Portland franchise in pursuit of a long-awaited championship....

Dry rot typically looks like puffy, white mold growing out of timber or other wooden surfaces. The rot occasionally “blooms” and produces cobweb-like strands that hang from the rotting wood or yellow-colored lumps of fungal growth. In serious cases of dry rot, you may notice that the wood simply crumbles away. [2] X Research source Purchase boric acid at a large hardware store or home-improvement store. Many large grocery stores also stock boric acid....

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to the scene to rescue the alligator, which was stuck in the storm drain for the entire weekend. Also there to respond was a tow truck and crews from the Miami-Dade County Public Works Department. The crews flushed about 1,500 gallons of water into the drain to push the alligator into a pond, and though it took a few hours, the alligator was back in its natural habitat....

Adele’s vocals are, needless to say, on point, as she tells the listener of how desperately she tried to make things work before her split. She and her ex-husband Simon Konecki separated in 2019 and finalized their divorce in 2021. However, the intended audience isn’t actually her fans. She told Vogue the song is an attempt to explain to her son, Angelo, why she had to leave the marriage....

Amid the outrage over the death of George Floyd, Cochran’s case saw renewed interest and recognition. New evidence provided to authorities led to the charges against the men. Allegedly, the security guards hit Cochran with pepper spray at Northland Mall. Moments before the struggle between Cochran and security guards, a jewelry store had reported that Cochran was making threats. According to witnesses, Cochran was trapped on the floor and handcuffed before dying of compression asphyxiation, after he “repeatedly told security guards that he could not breathe,” Attorney General Dana Nessel said....

Shortly after graduating high school, his family needed financial support so he entered the workforce and put his dream aside. Two years later he was drafted to serve the Korean War. Now, some decades later, Morris will finally get the chance to be involved in a college basketball game. Wofford College and head coach Mike Young partnered with an organization called Second Wind Dreams that affords senior citizens an opportunity to cross a life-long dream off of their bucket list, and Morris will get to help the Terriers’ coaches from the bench during the team’s Nov....

Both northbound and southbound lanes of North Carolina Highway 87 were closed down between Doc Bennet Road and Sandhill Road after a crash involving a fuel tanker and a passenger car occurred at about 8:30 a.m. ET, according to county officials. The identities and medical statuses of the three injured people have not yet been released. While officials have not yet said if any criminal charges will be filed, who or what caused the collision, or how exactly the crash played out, they have said that approximately 9,000 of fuel was spilled onto the surrounding area of the highway as a result of the incident....

But there’s no need to despair or completely write off the occasion. You can still make the most of the last day of the year. Here are some ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve in the comfort of your own home. 1. Catch the New Year’s Eve Action Online Even if your local New Year’s Eve event may have been canceled, you can safely catch other modified celebrations broadcast on television networks and streamed online, such as New York City’s famed Times Square ball drop event....

But the discovery can feel rather sinister and creepy, so next time you buy a house or move into a new property, make sure you know every nook and cranny. Here are 10 examples of secret rooms people have found in their homes. Secret Attic Room A couple were rather surprised to discover a secret attic room in their home after they bought the house over the internet without viewing it in person first....

If you just lift the same 20 lb (9. 1 kg) dumbbells for a year, you’re certainly going to stronger, but you won’t get huge muscles. You need to use heavier weights as you get stronger to keep bulking up. Periodically add 5–10 pounds (2. 3–4. 5 kg) to each dumbbell as you start having an easier time completing exercises. For most folks, this should start happening after 2-3 weeks of working out....

If that backpack or t-shirt from a popular comic book is brand new, but the wearer claims to have been a fan forever, you might have a poseur on your hands. There’s a delicate balance between wearing brands you like and wearing them for attention. A poser is likely to have brand names on everything they own. A perfect example of this is the “geek” phenomenon. If you go back a couple of decades, it wasn’t at all cool to be a geek; it meant you were obsessed with a particular hobby or facet of pop culture....

In 1971, Treasury Secretary John Connally told foreign counterparts that the dollar is “our currency, but your problem.” Well, 2007 may have been the year the slumping dollar became our problem, too. Thanks to several macroeconomic factors—a slowing economy, the Federal Reserve’s accommodative interest-rate policy and a lack of confidence in the U.S. financial system due to the subprime debacle—2007 was a bad year for the greenback. The dollar last summer hit a 27-year low against the British pound and a 31-year nadir against the Canadian dollar....

PERAHIA: For three years I couldn’t go to the piano, and I need music like I need to breathe. And in that period I needed Bach. There is a certain spirituality, a certain consolation that one gets. I think spirituality is a very important aspect of music, and it’s not necessarily tied to a strong religious belief. I remember speaking to Benjamin Britten about it. He said that when it came to music, he was a Christian composer....

EMERSON: You draw a picture of Nehru as much more hardheaded than popularly believed. PERKOVICH: He was. He made so many speeches where he said, in seemingly categorical terms, we’re not going to build the bomb. On the other hand, he was knowingly working with Bhabha, who was developing a capability that could produce a bomb. Nehru was hardheaded and shrewd and did not want to forestall an option they might want down the road....

Well, no one, until “Millennium Approaches” opened at the Royal National Theatre in London in 1992 to rave reviews. Later that year the entire seven-hour work opened at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. More raves. Kushner’s pleasantly nerdy face popped up in all the slick magazines. New York producers scrambled to corral the play. The off-Broadway Joseph Papp Public Theater was apparently the winner. But enter the mighty Shubert Organization, paladins of Broadway....

Blair has transformed Labour into the party of Middle Britain. He has tackled the unions, unshackled the party from its old-style socialist dogma and blended in a communitarian agenda that resembles Bill Clinton’s evocation of the importance of family and community. Clinging to the ideological center, he has drawn middle-class support away from the Tories without losing the party’s bedrock, working-class voters. And he knows how to relate to business....