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May 08 2020
Opinion
The Appalling Damage of Dropping the Michael Flynn Case
Criminal law specialists and members of the law enforcement community are tough to really shock. But the Justice Department’s announcement that it would drop criminal charges against Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, has provoked, in addition to outrage, a sense of utter demoralization among them. They’ve never seen such a thing before. After all, Mr. Flynn
New York Times (Opinion)Sep 06 2019
News
Tepid U.S. Jobs Report Adds To Economic Jitters
Updated at 8:52 a.m. ET
U.S. employers added 130,000 jobs in August, according to a monthly snapshot from the Labor Department, signaling a slowdown in the pace of job growth.
Forecasters surveyed by the Reuters news service had predicted job gains of around 158,000.
The unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%.
Manufacturers added just 3,000 jobs.
The jobs
NPR (Online News)Mar 15 2019
News
How investigators looking into a separate case stumbled across the largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted
The tip that triggered the investigation into the largest alleged collegiate entrance scam ever prosecuted came from a financial executive's last-ditch effort to squirm out of the crosshairs of federal authorities, a law enforcement official tells CNN.
The executive, identified by the Wall Street Journal as Morrie Tobin, was being investigated as part of a separate financial fraud case
CNN DigitalMar 15 2019
News
Newly released documents spark call for special counsel to probe FBI handling of Clinton
Sen. Lindsey Graham called Thursday for Congress to create a special counsel to probe the FBI and Justice Department, saying evidence is mounting that they treated Hillary Clinton more leniently than they did President Trump during the 2016 election campaign.
Mr. Graham made the call as newly released documents show the extent of anti-Trump sentiment among FBI employees who were
Washington TimesFeb 05 2021
News
'It's going to end up better for me': Many workers who lost jobs due to COVID-19 have found higher-paying positions
Brandon Boyd was furloughed from his communications jobs for an events company in March and then permanently laid off November, making him a little nervous, especially with his jobless benefits set to expire within weeks.
“It kind of put me in scramble mode,” says Boyd, who lives in Erie, Pennsylvania. “I’m 29 and filing for unemployment.”
But it took Boyd just a month to draw
USA TODAYFeb 05 2021
News
U.S. Employers Added 49,000 Jobs in January
U.S. employers added 49,000 jobs last month, returning growth to the labor market after a one month dip, while the unemployment rate fell to 6.3%.
The small January gain came after payrolls fell steeply in December, the first decline since the coronavirus pandemic triggered business shutdowns last spring.
Jobs grew strongly in business and professional services, the Labor
Wall Street Journal (News)May 08 2020
News
Guidelines drafted by CDC were rejected by Trump administration citing religious freedom, economic concerns
The Trump administration rejected guidelines proposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on how to take public health precautions to safely reopen the economy, according to The New York Times.
The guidelines drafted were meant to instruct how schools, restaurants, churches and other establishments can safely reopen.
They include using disposable dishes and
The HillApr 23 2021
News
J&J Covid-19 Vaccine Pause Over Blood-Clot Fear Is Under Review
Johnson & Johnson’s JNJ -0.33% Covid-19 vaccine could be back in circulation this weekend—albeit with possible restrictions—depending on a recommendation Friday by a federal advisory panel.
J&J vaccine injections were put on hold last week after reports of rare blood-clot conditions in a handful of recipients, including one fatality.
Many public-health authorities,
Wall Street Journal (News)May 11 2021
Opinion
Horowitz: Stay-at-home orders are the worst thing you can do in a pandemic
It's clear that the mask obsession will continue indefinitely, especially in the blue states. When it comes to lockdowns, it might appear that even all the blue states have moved on from them at this point. However, it's important for anyone who cares about liberty and true public health to make sure a provision is codified into law to ban stay-at-home orders in the future. Failure to do so
The BlazeSep 05 2019
News
Trump Insists He Was Right About Hurricane Dorian Heading for Alabama
WASHINGTON — When President Trump displayed a large map of Hurricane Dorian’s path in the Oval Office on Wednesday, it was hard to miss a black line that appeared to have been drawn to extend the storm’s possible path into the state of Alabama.
That might have been intended to bolster Mr. Trump’s claim on Sunday when he tweeted that “in addition to Florida — South Carolina, North
New York Times (News)