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U.S. News & World Report

American news magazine

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Dec 10, 2025
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Who is considered the worst president of all time

Scholarly surveys and recent media assessments disagree on a single “worst” U.S. president, but several sources show Donald Trump ranked lowest in multiple 21st‑century polls of historians and experts...

Jan 19, 2026
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Did the pastor in Minnesota work for ice

Reporting from multiple national and local outlets shows that a man named David Easterwood is listed as a pastor at Cities Church in St. Paul and strongly appears to be the same David Easterwood ident...

Nov 26, 2025
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Who were the top 10 Republican donors in the 2024 election and what did they contribute?

Available reporting identifies a group of ultra-wealthy individuals who dominated political giving in the 2024 cycle, with some reports saying the top 10 donors collectively gave more than $1.2 billio...

Oct 12, 2025

Which US news sources have been ranked as most neutral by multiple media watchdog groups?

Multiple analysis snippets show that media-watchdog ratings are referenced but rarely converge on a clear, multi-watchdog list of “most neutral” U.S. news outlets. The only outlet explicitly identifie...

Dec 13, 2025

Is Paul Cox the creator of Memory Lift therapy

Available sources identify multiple individuals named Paul Cox working in science and medicine — notably Paul Alan (or Paul A.) Cox, an ethnobotanist researching neurodegenerative disease who directs ...

Jan 16, 2026

How do rankings (U.S. News, Forbes, QS) compare Kelley School of Business across MBA, online MBA, and undergraduate programs?

Kelley School of Business consistently performs at the top of U.S. rankings for its online MBA while its undergraduate program sits comfortably in the U.S. top 10 and the full‑time MBA hovers in the U...

Jan 12, 2026

What are Dr. Annette Bosworth's medical credentials and licensing history?

Dr. Annette M. Bosworth holds an M.D. from the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine and is described in multiple profiles as a doctor of internal medicine with decades of clinical exp...

Dec 9, 2025

What income sources are included in MAGI for IRMAA calculations in 2025?

Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) for 2025 IRMAA is your 2023 federal AGI plus certain tax‑exempt items (notably tax‑exempt interest); Medicare uses the taxable portion of Social Security in AGI a...

Dec 12, 2025

Trump is a pirate

Critics and some media outlets have used the phrase “Trump is a pirate” to describe recent U.S. actions such as the December 2025 seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker and other unilateral maritime moves...

Nov 18, 2025

Most racist countries

Different rankings and surveys produce conflicting lists of “most racist” countries because the question depends on definitions, methods and which attribute is measured; some recent global surveys and...

Nov 16, 2025

What units did Wes Moore serve in as a US Army captain?

Wes Moore served as a paratrooper and captain in the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and led soldiers in a combat deployment to Afghanistan in 2005–2006, according to multiple biographical profiles...

Dec 11, 2025

What is the full name of Erika Kirk's father and his occupation?

Erika Kirk’s father is named Kent Frantzve; several outlets describe him as a businessman and investor and say he founded a private investment firm, CKF Group, LLC . Profiles note that Erika was raise...

Dec 4, 2025

What are the exact 2025 IRMAA income thresholds for Medicare Part B and Part D?

The 2025 IRMAA income thresholds that trigger surcharges for Medicare Part B and Part D begin at $106,000 for individual filers and $212,000 for joint filers, based on MAGI from 2023 tax returns (SSA ...

Dec 11, 2025

Who is the worst top ten president in the usa

Historians and polls do not agree on a single “worst” top-ten U.S. president; contemporary expert surveys and journalistic tallies often place Donald Trump, James Buchanan and Andrew Johnson among the...

Oct 28, 2025

Where is Canada ranked for quality of life in the world

Canada’s place in global “quality of life” rankings varies widely depending on the evaluator: mainstream expert rankings place Canada among the very top countries (generally 4th–5th), while crowd-sour...

Jan 17, 2026

who is the worst us president

Historians and expert surveys most commonly name James Buchanan as the single worst U.S. president for his failure to check the slide toward Civil War, though recent polls that mix contemporary criter...

Dec 13, 2025

How many U.S. military personnel have died in major American wars (Revolutionary War to present)?

Counting U.S. military deaths across “major American wars” requires choices about which conflicts to include and whether to count battle deaths only or all service-related deaths; available compiled t...

Dec 12, 2025

where does the US rank of best countries

U.S. News & World Report’s Best Countries project places the United States near the top of its overall 2024/2025 list — the U.S. reached No. 3 in that ranking . Other surveys show more variation: Repu...

Dec 11, 2025

What are the key allegations of misinformation or false claims made by Charlie Kirk?

Charlie Kirk has been tied to a range of contested and demonstrably false public claims: promotion of false 2020 election fraud allegations and COVID-19 misinformation, statements criticizing the Civi...

Nov 9, 2025

Did JD Vance receive any military awards or commendations?

JD Vance served in the United States Marine Corps from 2003 to 2007 and has been reported to have received several standard service medals, most notably the and the , along with campaign and service r...