The 14 best weekend deals on games, tablets, and more

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Good morning, Gadgeteers, and happy Saturday. While many of you may be too grown up to hunt for eggs or hidden baskets this weekend, here's a pro tip: Local stores will have a ton of discounted candy on Monday morning. Nobody's too old for cheap jelly beans! Keep reading for this weekend's deals and other budget-conscious gear recommendations.

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🍀 This weekend's deals include video games, health tech, and smartphones. From security cameras to smartphones to Stardew Valley, there are plenty of price drops worth checking out.

🔥 Amazon's Spring Sale offers discounts on nearly all of its devices. While these sales aren't infrequent, now is a good time to pick up a Fire TV Stick 4K ($10 off), a 4th-gen Echo Dot ($15 off), a Fire Kids Edition Tablet ($50 off), and more. Many of these prices come close to what we saw on Prime Day.

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🐖 Gaming on a tight budget is possible—here's how. Our guide has advice on getting games for cheap (or free!), tips for snagging a used console, and more. Or, if you prefer mobile gaming, this roundup will provide hours of distraction.

💻 Free advice: Make the most of your small laptop screen with this guide. External monitors are nice but expensive. Adjusting some settings and rearranging your desktop can make a world of difference, all without costing you anything.

The 14 Best Weekend Deals on Games, Tablets, and More

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Partisans differ sharply about how religious Biden is

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April 3, 2021

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Shadowed by security detail, Joe Biden leaves St. Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church, his home church in Wilmington, Delaware, on Jan. 9, 2021. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Most Democrats and Republicans know Biden is Catholic, but they differ sharply about how religious he is

Most U.S. adults know that Joe Biden is Catholic, including majorities within both major political parties. But Republicans and Democrats have vastly different views about how religious Biden is and whether he talks about his religious faith too much, too little or the right amount.

U.S. Catholics divided by party on whether Biden should be denied Communion over his abortion stance

Protesters chant and demonstrate outside the French Senate in Paris, opposing a new law they say would consolidate police power and restrict civil liberties, on March 16, 2021. (Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)

Many in U.S., Western Europe say their political system needs major reform

Roughly two-thirds of adults in the U.S. and France, as well as about half in the UK, believe their political system needs major changes or needs to be completely reformed. Calls for significant reform are less common in Germany, where about four-in-ten express this view. In the U.S., concerns about political corruption are especially widespread, with two-in-three Americans agreeing that the phrase “most politicians are corrupt” describes their country well.

Satisfaction with democracy lower in U.S. than in European countries surveyed

In assessing Trump's presidency, Americans are equally likely to say he made progress solving problems as to say he made problems worse

A partisan chasm in views of Trump’s legacy

Two months after President Donald Trump left office, just over half of Americans rate his presidency as below average, including 41% who say he was a “terrible” president. About a third rate his presidency as above average, including 17% who say he was a “great” president. Republicans and Democrats offer starkly different assessments of Trump’s presidential legacy.

STEM jobs see uneven progress in increasing gender, racial and ethnic diversity

Black and Hispanic workers remain underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering and math workforce compared with their share of all workers. Women make up a large majority of all workers in health-related jobs, but remain underrepresented in other job clusters, such as the physical sciences, computing and engineering. Current trends in STEM degree attainment appear unlikely to substantially narrow these gaps.

Amazon vote comes amid recent uptick in U.S. unionization rate

One of the most closely watched union representation elections in years wrapped up this week, as workers at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama voted on whether to unionize. The election comes amid a somewhat unexpected – but likely temporary – increase in the nation’s unionization rate.

Share of Republicans saying ‘everything possible’ should be done to make voting easy declines sharply

The share of Americans who say “everything possible” should be done to make voting easy has declined since 2018, with the decrease coming entirely among Republicans. A majority of U.S. adults (59%) say everything possible should be done to make it easy for every citizen to vote. But while 85% of Democrats say this, a majority of Republicans (71%) instead say citizens should have to prove they really want to vote by registering ahead of time.

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28%

The share of Republicans who say everything possible should be done to make voting easy, down from 48% in October 2018.

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