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A quarter of Americans say they've avoided a work colleague due to differing political views

Partisanship is "making the workplace less efficient," warns Sean Westwood, director of the Polarization Research Lab at Dartmouth College.
"If I were to give advice to employers, I would say, 'Set norms of respectful disengagement from politics in the workplace,'" said Sean Westwood of Dartmouth's Polarization Research Lab.
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How does U.S. political violence affect global investors' confidence?

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Here's why the assassination attempt against former President Trump isn't likely to cause any major shifts.
The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump isn't likely to cause any major shifts in the U.S.'s global business standing.
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