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How long do California wildfires take to put out, on average?

Topic: Current Events ,    Subtopic: Wildfires Tags: fires wildfires california-usa firefighters

What sorts of environmental conditions affect these numbers? How does on-the-ground coordination impact how well different firefighter teams work together?...

asked: UTC 2020-07-24 01:44 AM
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Current Stimulus Bill

Topic: Current Events

Given current (August 2020) statistics and numbers from various agencies (such as unemployment, jobs numbers, economic indicators, debt, COVID positives and spread, hospitalizations, et al) if you could have strong input into the stimulus bill being discussed, what would you recommend for various pa...

asked: UTC 2020-08-03 06:38 PM
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Unemployment

Topic: Current Events

What is the unemployment rate vis-a-vis the jobs available in your area?  For instance, in my area, unemployment hovers around 11%, and, according to Indeed, there are 9 new jobs- 3 are gig jobs- and 17 from last week (5 requiring specific military specialty/technical knowledge, same 5 gig jobs...

asked: UTC 2020-08-03 06:42 PM
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It's the Big One, Ethel- you've won the lottety. Now what?

Topic: Current Events

Let's say tens of millions of dollars........

asked: UTC 2020-08-14 05:55 PM
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How will Steve Bannon's arrest in August affect the November 2020 election?

Topic: Current Events ,    Subtopic: 2020 Presidential Election Tags: Steve Bannon Trump 2020 Election

He's the former chief strategist for Trump and now has been arrested for defrauding Americans and embezzling from a fund to build the wall that Trump wanted. Does this change the minds of many voters?...

asked: UTC 2020-08-20 03:49 PM
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How will POTUS Donald Trump contracting COVID 19 affect us?

Topic: Current Events ,    Subtopic: 2020 Presidential Election Tags: Covid19 POTUS Trump

I don’t wish for anyone to be sick and hope he can recover quickly but I am curious... will he still be doing presidential duties while in quarantine? Do you think there will still be another debate between him and Biden? What sort of effect will this have on the population and his campaign?&n...

asked: UTC 2020-10-02 02:32 PM
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How do you justify that 'every vote counts' when there is no popular vote in this country?

Topic: Current Events ,    Subtopic: 2020 Presidential Election Tags: electoral college voting

Trying to explain the Electoral College to a new voter makes me flummoxed....

asked: UTC 2020-10-03 01:04 PM
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Is cancel culture effective?

Topic: Current Events

Directing attention towards a public figure who has done something offensive can inspire supporters from both sides to step up. Is cancelling a public figure mostly performative, or does it serve the real purpose of affecting change? Holding people accountable for their actions is important, but whe...

asked: UTC 2020-10-13 01:43 PM
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