Story of the Week: New COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Continue to Fall in US

Story of the Week / May 27th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to wind down in the United States as vaccination rates rise and communities ease their public health restrictions. The seven-day average numbers of new cases and hospitalizations in the U.S. are all at their lowest point since the beginning of the pandemic...
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Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Recovery, Life During Covid-19, Coronavirus Vaccine

Story of the Week: $600 Or $2,000? Stimulus Checks Debated As Payments Begin

Story of the Week / December 30th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. $600 COVID-19 stimulus checks begin going out this week after months of negotiations, as debate simmers about increasing the checks to $2,000. President Donald Trump and many Congressional Democrats support more...
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Story of the Week: Congress Passes $900B Coronavirus Relief Bill; Trump Threatens Veto

Story of the Week / December 23rd, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Lawmakers agreed on a long-debated stimulus bill worth nearly $900 billion this past weekend, attempting to relieve economic fallout from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The proposal includes $600 direct...
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Story Of The Week, Coronavirus Stimulus, Life During Covid-19, Economy And Jobs

Weekly United News Roundup: Early Dec. Polls Found Americans of All Political Stripes Strongly Supported A New Coronavirus Stimulus Bill

News / December 21st, 2020 / By James Coan

Plus, a bipartisan “908 Coalition” and increased openness toward the vaccine Congressional leaders announced an agreement on a $900 billion coronavirus relief bill Sunday night. Polls conducted in early December found the desire for a new stimulus bill was shared among Democrats and...
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United News Roundup, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Stimulus, Coronavirus Vaccine, Life During Covid-19

Humans are Ultra-Social: COVID-19 Is Emotionally Tough This Thanksgiving, Politics Aside

Recommended Reading / November 23rd, 2020 / By Rolf Hendriks

When the U.S. economy was mostly shut down in a wide-ranging effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the impact was immediate and severe. Weekend destinations and lively centers of cultural activity, once packed with crowds of visitors, suddenly became empty and silent...
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United News Roundup, Life During Covid-19, Coronavirus, Culture

When Covid Doesn’t Go Away Before an Election

Recommended Reading / October 27th, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

You have likely never heard of Danny Vanden Boom. But the 22-year-old college junior, who just a few weeks ago was the 4th-string quarterback for the University of Wisconsin football team, could have an outsized impact on the outcome of next week’s presidential election. Many of us know...
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2020 Election, Coronavirus, Life During Covid-19, Wisconsin, Swing States, Donald Trump, Sports

When College Football Games Affect the Presidential Election

News / August 11th, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

Joe Biden’s selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate did not have nearly the impact on the presidential race as other news that was breaking this week. If Donald Trump is not re-elected, he can blame Northern Illinois University. That’s not because the state of Illinois is in play...
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Sports, Elections, 2020 Election, White House, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Life During Covid-19

Story of the Week: Next Coronavirus Stimulus Uncertain as Lawmakers Debate Details

Story of the Week / July 30th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. The nation awaits more COVID-19 coronavirus financial relief, as lawmakers from both parties diligently debate the details. Coverage from many right-rated outlets has focused on the purported ineffectiveness of...
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Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, Economy And Jobs, Economic Policy, Life During Covid-19

Story of the Week: Outlook for Second Coronavirus Wave Marked by Confusion

Story of the Week / June 18th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Concerns about a possible COVID-19 coronavirus resurgence are being met with conflicting statements from leaders and health experts. Some health experts say the first wave of the virus has yet to subside, while...
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Story of the Week: People Protest Lockdowns as Some States Eye Reopening

Story of the Week / April 23rd, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Protests against lockdown measures and social distancing guidelines happened throughout the U.S. in the past week, as people grow restless with the coronavirus-induced economic shutdown. Some protesters still...
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