The chapter delves into how the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Joe Biden are impacted by America's justice system, with a focus on the recent conviction of Joe Biden's son, Hunter, on felony charges. This development adds a new dimension to the current political environment in the United States.
We have dusted off and tuned up our forecast model for America’s presidential race. So far it gives Donald Trump a marginally higher chance of a second term. There is at last progress on not one but two vaccines to beat malaria (9:02). And a look at the “tradwives” of TikTok: passionate homemakers who prefer the gender roles of the past (15:10).
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