Quick Glance: Iowa and New Hampshire: Trump's Strengths and Weaknesses Revealed
- In Iowa, Trump's campaign leveraged eight years of data to mobilize supporters.
- Trump plans to implement his strategy nationwide to overcome hurdles in the general election.
- Efforts will expand to engage traditionally Democratic-leaning groups lacking enthusiasm for Biden.
- New Hampshire demonstrated the ongoing difficulties Trump faces in the suburbs and with college-educated white women.
Quick Glance: Donald Trump's Confusion in New Hampshire
- The New Hampshire primary, similar to the Iowa caucuses, lacked real competition.
- Trump confused his Republican primary opponent Nikki Haley with former House speaker Nancy Pelosi.
- Haley expressed concern over Trump's cognitive ability to hold the presidency.
- Trump displayed erratic behavior by repetitively telling the same stories and statements without awareness.
Quick Glance: Kroger, Albertsons to Sell 49+ Oregon Stores After Merger Approval
- Kroger and Albertsons will sell at least 49 stores in Oregon to complete their proposed $24.6 billion merger.
- The divestiture plan also includes 104 stores in Washington and 13 from the Albertsons portfolio in Idaho.
- Kroger plans to acquire Albertsons Cos. Inc., its next largest competitor, for $24.6 billion.
- There are approximately 33 Kroger and Albertsons-owned stores in Oregon within a mile of each other, including 20 in the Portland metro area.
Quick Glance: Kroger and Albertsons to Sell 400+ Stores in $24.6B Merger
- Kroger and Albertsons will sell 413 stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers
- QFC, Mariano's, and Carrs brand names will also be sold
- Kroger will divest private label brands like Debi Lilly Design and Primo Taglio
- The merger will expand access to fresh and affordable food
Quick Glance: RFK Jr. Super PAC Receives Over Half of Funds from GOP Mega Donor
- A super PAC supporting the presidential ambitions of longshot Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received over half of its nearly $10 million in funds from a single GOP donor.
- The donations highlight that Kennedy's message is resonating not only with Democrats, but also with Republicans.
- The first financial report, covering contributions through the end of June, includes donations from both GOP and Democratic donors.
- Of the reported $9.8 million, $5 million came from Timothy Mellon, a longtime GOP donor who contributed $1.5 million to a Trump-aligned group last fall, according to campaign finance records.
Quick Glance: The Supreme Court's Impact: Overturning Roe v. Wade and Changing America
- Abortion is currently illegal in the state until further notice.
- Kristen Lyerly, an OB-GYN and abortion care provider, no longer practices in Wisconsin but instead works in Minnesota where abortion rights are protected by state law.
- The recent Dobbs decision caused an immediate halt in abortion care services.
- State constitutions often have stronger protections for privacy, equality, and bodily autonomy than the U.S. Constitution.
Quick Glance: No More 'Girl' Push-Ups
- Women are often encouraged to do modified push-ups, called 'girl' push-ups.
- The study found that some female college students could do more than 20 full push-ups without stopping, surpassing many men.
- The wall push-up is a good exercise for people with sore wrists or little experience with standard push-ups.
- The group hopes that the new push-up standards will be published in the next edition of the exercise testing and prescription guidelines.
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Quick Glance: The Oscars Could Be Doomed, According to a Former Academy Executive
- Following 2014, the last of the lush years, Academy Awards viewing totals began to fall.
- The most essential reason for the Academy Awards' declining viewership is that the Academy has been harming itself by doing its job: honoring the best films each year.
- However, there has been a growing disparity between the lists of the year's top grossers and the Academy's Best Picture candidates for the last twenty-five years or more.
- In recent years, the Academy has increasingly filled its Best Picture slots with well-made pictures that are serious, issue-oriented, and occasionally a little depressing.
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