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Abortion-rights protestors in Washington, D.C., on May 14, 2022, as part of the Bans Off Our Bodies protest following the leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. Abortion access is expected to be a key topic during the campaign. [145] [18] This is the first presidential election to be held in the aftermath of the 2022 Dobbs v.
The QR code system was invented in 1994, at the Denso Wave automotive products company, in Japan. [5] [6] [7] The initial alternating-square design presented by the team of researchers, headed by Masahiro Hara, was influenced by the black counters and the white counters played on a Go board; [8] the pattern of position detection was found and determined by applying the least-used ratio (1:1:3 ...
In June 2012, Marvel announced a 10-disc box set titled "Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One – Avengers Assembled", for release on September 25, 2012. The box set includes all six of the Phase One films— Iron Man , The Incredible Hulk , Iron Man 2 , Thor , Captain America: The First Avenger , and The Avengers —on Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D ...
An intelligence quotient (IQ) is a total score derived from a set of standardised tests or subtests designed to assess human intelligence. [1] The abbreviation "IQ" was coined by the psychologist William Stern for the German term Intelligenzquotient, his term for a scoring method for intelligence tests at University of Breslau he advocated in a 1912 book.
Xi has had a cult of personality constructed around himself since entering office [129] [130] with books, cartoons, pop songs and dance routines honouring his rule. [131] Following Xi's ascension to the leadership core of the CCP, he had been referred to as Xi Dada ( 习大大 , Uncle or Papa Xi), [ 131 ] [ 132 ] though this stopped in April ...
The 2000 United States presidential election was the 54th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000.The Republican nominee, Governor George W. Bush of Texas, the eldest son of George H. W. Bush, narrowly defeated incumbent Democratic Vice President Al Gore.
Newsprint is a low-cost, non-archival paper consisting mainly of wood pulp and most commonly used to print newspapers and other publications and advertising material. Invented in 1844 by Charles Fenerty of Nova Scotia, Canada, it usually has an off white cast and distinctive feel.
The Philippines, [f] officially the Republic of the Philippines, [g] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.In the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.