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Eighty percent of those polled backed tougher building codes to make homes more fire resistant even if doing so added to costs.

President Trump’s base of support remains stable: approximately 47 percent of Americans approve of his performance so far.

From Salon

Forty-seven percent of Indian Americans believe India is heading in the right direction, a 10 percentage point increase from four years ago.

From BBC

Back then, unemployment was 15 percent; under me and Biden, it’s lower than it’s been since the 1960s.

From Salon

It had been as high as 35 percent in the 1950s.

From Salon

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