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WASHINGTON D.C. - Former President Donald Trump has opened his biggest lead ever captured in the CNN poll of the American electorate, enjoying a six-point advantage over incumbent Democrat President Joe Biden.
Trump, at 49 percent, is six percent ahead of Biden’s 43 percent when the two are polled head-to-head.
When third-party candidates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Dr. Jill Stein, and Cornel West are added into the field, Trump’s lead over Biden grows to nearly double digits. In that multi-candidate scenario, Trump is at 42 percent, Biden is down at 33 percent, Kennedy is at 16 percent, West at four percent, and Stein at three percent.
The CNN/SSRS poll was conducted from April 18 to April 23, and surveyed 1,212 American adults, including 967 registered voters, and has a margin of error of 3.4 percent for the full sample and 3.8 percent among registered voters. Click here for more information.
DETROIT, Mich - Ford lost $1.3 billion in its electric vehicle department during the first quarter of 2024, which is about $132,000 per vehicle it sold.
The loss is due to the car maker lowering the price of its electric models while also appropriating funds for further research. Electric vehicle revenue brought in $100 million, which is an 84% drop from last year. It is expected that Ford will continue to lose money on its EV models, as the company predicts a total loss of $5 billion this year. Last year, the company lost $4.7 billion in its electric division, which was about $40,525 per vehicle it sold. Click here to read more.
POLK COUNTY, FLA - – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Grady Judd announced Friday four people have been arrested for holding over 14 kilograms of fentanyl worth $3.5 million, making it the largest bust in the county’s history.
“Fentanyl is an enormous threat to Americans today. In addition to the tens of thousands who are killed by fentanyl-related drug overdoses each year, there is also great damage done to families and communities,” Judd said. “I am confident that with the arrests and seizures made during this investigation, many lives have been saved in Polk County and beyond, but more work needs to be done at the southern border to cut-off the supply into the United States.”
According to the release, the investigation began in August 2023 by detectives with the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, or HIDTA. The officers specifically were looking into a drug trafficking organization out of Mexico specializing in fentanyl. Click here to read more.
WASHINGTON D.C. - There's a big difference between earning $100,000 before and after tax - and in some states that gap is bigger than in others. In Oregon, a worker would need an annual salary of more than $156,000 in order to take home $100,000 a year, or about $8,300 a month.
On the other end of the spectrum, in a handful of states, where there is no state income tax, a salary of just $137,000 would yield take-home pay of $100,000.
Although Alaska technically also has no state income tax, some regions may impose their own taxes averaging a combined rate of less than 2 percent.
After Oregon, states with the highest taxes included Maryland, Hawaii, California and Maine - in at order.
Surprisingly, some 13 states impose higher taxes than New York, where earners would need to have an annual salary of about $149,500 to take home $100,000. Click here to read more.
SEATTLE, WASH - Weather pattern changes are now affecting nearly every corner of the country as people face more severe hurricanes, flooding and wildfires.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there were 28 weather and climate disasters in 2023 with each costing at least $1 billion in losses.
When the trends go to the extremes, all the financial modeling that the insurance companies base their rates on gets disrupted,” said Travis Hodges, Managing Director at VIU by HUB.
According to Bankrate, some home insurance premiums have jumped as much as 23% just from last year.
“When the losses do happen, all of the house values have gone up, all the labor costs have gone up all of the materials have gone up,” said Hodges.
That means it's now more expensive to repair any damages and rebuild to meet new building codes. Analysts say labor costs alone are up 12% in just the last four years.
According to Bankrate, the national average is $2,151 to insure a property worth $300,000. Click to read more.
