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More Americans support than oppose the U.S. military’s partnership with SpaceX
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Many Americans — including most Republicans — believe the pope should stay out of U.S. affairs
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Adults under 30 are more likely than older Americans to have a current U.S. passport
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Biden's ban on U.S. investments in China high-tech sectors gets bipartisan support
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Most Americans continue to support U.S. military aid to Ukraine
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Adoption in America: Who should be allowed to adopt?
Majorities of Americans believe race, religion, and country of origin of the child should not be factors in adoption.
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How Americans rate the performance of U.S. agencies handling immigration
New polling from The Economist and YouGov finds that Americans generally are dissatisfied with how immigration agencies are doing their jobs.
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Just one in three Americans support the U.S. supplying Ukraine with cluster bombs
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Post-Wagner rebellion, fewer Americans expect Putin to be Russia's president in a year
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More Republicans than Democrats perceive serious threats from China
Despite these political differences and perceived threats, majorities of both Republicans and Democrats acknowledge that at least half of the material goods they have purchased in the past few years were made in China.
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Charting the global landscape of esports viewership
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What Americans think of the British royal family before King Charles III's coronation
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Three in five Americans say it would be bad for the U.S. to have a monarchy
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Many want the U.S. to do more for Evan Gershkovich — more than said so about Brittney Griner
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Most Americans favor some aid to Ukraine, though fewer expect a Ukrainian victory
Last week, more Americans believed Ukraine was beating Russia (31% to 18%). This week, as many believe Russia is ahead as say Ukraine is (23% to 23%); 36% say neither is.
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The share of Americans who say the U.S. favors Israel over Palestine has fallen since 2017
The latest Economist/YouGov poll explores Americans' stances about the conflict and finds that while Americans' sympathies have shifted little over the past five years, the shares who view the U.S. government as siding with Israel and who see see helping as Israel as an important goal for the U.S. in the Middle East have declined.
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A growing share of Americans see China as a major economic threat
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Who is a feminist in the West in 2023? That all depends on the question
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Many Americans remain uncertain about the origins of Havana syndrome
Americans — and Democrats in particular — are now somewhat less likely than they were a year ago to see Havana syndrome as the result of a targeted attack by a foreign government, and somewhat more likely to see it as a mass psychogenic illness, or real symptoms resulting from an erroneous belief of an exposure to a health threat.
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More Americans prefer taking a strong stand to protect Taiwan than would choose good China relations
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