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The high stakes U. S. election this week is on track to match the record 66% turnout set four years ago, and surpass the routinely lower midterm election turnout that peaked at 49% in 2018. But as records go, these look sad when you consider that many democracies get closer to 80% of their voters to head to the polls. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] With between a third or half of all voters deciding to stay home, and most voters expressing dissatisfaction with the options they are being offered at the ballot box, it is worth taking a step back to understand how America elects its leaders.

The first episode of “The Double Life of My Billionaire Husband” pans out like a daytime TV melodrama: a female protagonist asks her father and evil stepmother for $50,000 to pay for her mother’s kidney dialysis treatment. Cue an evil stepsister, who snarkily says that the payment is assured—if the lead marries the illegitimate son of a prominent family, who is supposedly a grade-A loser.

Dear Eric: I am newly in love and engaged. My fiancé and I are both in our early 70s. Quite a few of my friends (not my close friends but others) have responded to the news with: how cute! Somehow the fact that we have fallen in love and plan to marry is “cute.” I find this infantilizing, as if we were small children playing dress-up.

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Pisces. Happy Birthday for Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024: You are intelligent and quick-witted. You’re dynamic and independent and like change and variety in your life. This is a slower paced year. Take time to rest and rejuvenate yourself.

Today is Sunday, Nov. 10, the 315th day of 2024. There are 51 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 10,1969, the children’s educational program “Sesame Street” made its debut on National Educational Television (now PBS). Also on this date: In 1775, the U. S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress. Related Articles Today in History: November 9, Berlin Wall falls after 28 years Today in History: November 8, thousands flee wildfire that destroys Northern California community Today in History: November 7, Magic Johnson announces he has HIV 4 ways in which Donald Trump’s election was historic Today in History: November 6, President Ronald Reagan reelected in landslide In 1898, in Wilmington, North Carolina, a mob of as many as 2,000 white supremacists killed dozens of African Americans, burned Black-owned businesses and forced the mayor, police chief and aldermen to resign at gunpoint, before installing their own mayor and city council in what became known as the “Wilmington Coup.” In 1954, the U.

Peter Gabriel's voice has always had a unique and penetrating quality that seems to tap into the human condition. His 1986 record "So," is one of my top twenty records of all time. With the help of Kate Bush's voice, "Don't Give Up," is a song that reaches out to the hardships we face and has inspired me and helped me for many years. American Songwriter: There are several stories about how Gabriel was inspired to write “Don’t Give Up.” His wife at the time claimed to have shown him a newspaper story about a young mother’s suicide, and that was the main impetus for the song.