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About a third of Americans register low levels of trust in other people, versus 29% who are “high trusters” and 32% who are “medium trusters.” Michael Dimock, president of the Pew Research Center, ...

Former Gov. Tom Wolf weighs in on Pennsylvania retirement, current politics 'Hands on the trigger': Iran issues major warning as Trump announces change to attack plan 'Teenage gunmen kill three' in ...