[Source: U.S. Census Bureau]
Foreign-Born Infographic From the U.S. Census Bureau
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Distrust of Fox News Hits Record High
In an annual Public Policy Polling survey, 46 percent of those questioned say they don’t trust Rupert Murdoch’s network—a 9-point jump in a negative view of the network since 2010.
At the same time, 41 percent of those in the new poll say they trust Fox News—a telling snapshot of a news channel that conservatives love and liberals love to hate.
Behind the numbers is a deep partisan divide: As PPP puts it, Democrats trust most television news other than Fox, and Republicans don’t trust anything but Fox.
Among Democrats, 72 percent trust PBS, with only 11 percent in the distrust category. Following next were NBC (61 percent trust, 16 percent distrust); MSNBC (58 to 19 percent); CBS (54 to 16 percent); CNN, where I am a host (57 to 21 percent); ABC (51 to 16 percent), and—yes—Comedy Central (38 to 28 percent).
Among Republicans, 27 percent trust PBS and 48 percent distrust it. Following next were NBC (18 to 66 percent); CNN (17 to 66 percent); ABC (14 to 70 percent); MSNBC (12 to 68 percent); CBS (15 to 72 percent), and Comedy Central (8 to 66 percent).
If there were any doubt that our television news world is as polarized as our politics, this settles it.
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Sad: 9-year-old gives birth to baby girl
Mexican authorities say a 9-year-old girl has given birth in western Mexico and they are looking for the purported father, a 17-year-old.
Jalisco state police spokesman Lino Gonzalez says the baby girl was born last week at a hospital in the city of Guadalajara. He says the girl and her baby are doing well.
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One-handed defender, one-handed interception
The University of Central Florida signed twin brothers Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin on Wednesday, which is a story in itself. Even more impressive is just how many obstacles Shaquem has had to clear to get to this point.
On Tuesday night, both brothers played in the International Bowl, a contest pitting American high school students against players from around the world. And as you can see, Shaquem Griffin made an exceptional one-handed interception … exceptional in part because he has only one hand.
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