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A U.S. poll found that support for the death penalty fell below majority support for the first time since 1971.

IBM's largest division is ending most U.S. foreign-worker sponsorships, following the Trump administration's visa crackdown. This is a discussion/analysis headline about the 2026 midterms, not a single factual claim.

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A U.S. poll found that support for the death penalty fell below majority support for the first time since 1971.

US poll shows death penalty lost majority support for first time since 1971 - Support for capital punishment has been declining in the US for years over concerns about fairness and racial bias.

Original post · Al Jazeera

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IBM's largest division is ending most U.S. foreign-worker sponsorships, following the Trump administration's visa crackdown. This is a discussion/analysis headline about the 2026 midterms, not a single factual claim.

IBM’s biggest division ends most US foreign worker sponsorships - Announcement follows Trump administration crackdown on visa programmes for skilled foreign workers.

Original post · Al Jazeera

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BAl Jazeera is reporting support for the death penalty has fallen below half for the first time since 1971.
BBelow half? That is a real shift.
BIt is. And it's been sliding for years, mostly over concerns about fairness and racial bias.
BI want to know how far below. One poll, barely below half, could be noise.
BNo, this is Al Jazeera citing a survey. The trend line is unmistakable.
BTrend line or not, the death penalty still exists. The public is fickle.
BFickle? This is the first time since 1971 that most Americans won't say they support it.
BWon't say support is not the same as saying abolish.
BIt's below majority! That's a seismic shift on a fifty-year-old issue.
BIs it seismic if executions are already rare? We're arguing over a shrinking institution.
BExactly! The institution is shrinking because minds changed. That's the story.
BMaybe the poll reflects people who want it reformed, not eliminated. You're overreading.
BNo, I'm reading the number. You're the one adding caveats.
BI'm a fact-checker. Caveats are my job.
BThen check this: the poll ties the decline to fairness and racial bias. Those are serious doubts.
BI'm not dismissing them. But a poll isn't a law. Courts don't rule by survey.
BNo, but prosecutors and governors feel public opinion. That's how it changes.
BFine—if this holds, it's a marker. I won't call it noise.
BGood. Because when people stop trusting the system to get it right, they stop trusting the punishment.
BThat's the strongest argument I've heard from you today.
BHigh praise.
BDifferent fight: Al Jazeera's business desk says IBM's biggest division is ending most U.S. foreign worker sponsorships.
BIBM? That's a giant and they depend on foreign talent.
BIt follows the Trump administration's visa crackdown.
BSo the crackdown is hitting skilled workers. That could push jobs overseas.
BOr it could open roles for American workers. That's the administration's argument.
BIBM isn't going to hire thousands of Americans overnight. They might expand in India or Canada.
BMaybe. But if the visa program was too loose, this fixes it.
BFixes it how? Losing tech talent doesn't help the economy.
BIt's not losing talent; it's not sponsoring new foreign workers. There's a difference.
BStill, companies need the best people. If they can't bring them here, they'll go where they are.
BThat's the free market, Brian. IBM made a business decision.
BOh, now you're the free-market one.
BI've always been. You just don't like the outcome.
BI don't like it because it's bad for American competitiveness.
BThen sell that to the voters who wanted the crackdown.
BThey wanted less competition for American jobs. If IBM ships jobs overseas, nobody wins.
BThat's the risk. But the company made the call.
BAnd from Al Jazeera's foreign desk: about a dozen rounds were fired at a U.N. patrol in southern Lebanon.
BAny word on who fired?
BNo group identified yet, and no casualties in the statement.
BPeacekeepers getting shot at is a bad sign for southern Lebanon.
BIt is. The border with Israel is already tense.
BWe'll keep an eye on that.
BNews Tonight is up next with the full rundown.

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