Debate and switch? Biden’s stumble
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The Economist
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🗓️ 28 June 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
America’s president had one primary task at last night’s debate: to close down speculation about his mental faculties. It went so poorly his whole campaign is now in doubt. Tentative results from a newish instrument give tantalising hints that the leading theory on the universe’s makeup might need reworking entirely (10:20). And bullfighting moves from literal arenas to the political arena (18:40).
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| 0:55.0 | More than two-thirds of the universe is made up of some unknown stuff called dark energy. |
| 1:03.0 | That's what the theory says anyway. |
| 1:05.0 | We look at some tentative results from a new telescope that suggests |
| 1:09.0 | that just maybe that theory needs a complete overhaul. |
| 1:15.1 | And though the death of ball fighting has long been foretold, the spectacle survives. |
| 1:19.8 | In Spain, it could be politicians who deliver the sports killing blow. |
| 1:24.5 | But perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that political figures appreciate a bit of bull. First up though. |
| 1:35.0 | though. |
| 1:37.0 | Last night the 45th and the 46th presidents of America faced off in a debate |
| 1:48.7 | to influence the voters who will choose the 47th. |
| 1:53.1 | Donald Trump is now a convicted felon, |
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