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Mar 11 2021
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Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill Into Law
President Joe Biden signed his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, titled the American Rescue Plan (ARP), Thursday afternoon. Congress gave its final approval the day before when the House passed the final version of the bill in a party-line vote. White House Secretary Jen Psaki previously told reporters that Biden would sign the bill on Friday, but tweeted Thursday morning: “Because Congress
Washington Examiner Axios NBC News DigitalJul 15 2021
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Los Angeles County Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate
Los Angeles County announced Thursday it will reinstate an indoor mask mandate for residents regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status. The manate will go into effect on Sunday. This comes after the county suggested two weeks ago that both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents wear masks amid the spread of the Delta variant. “We’re not where we need to be for the millions at risk of
Associated Press Los Angeles Times ZeroHedgeJan 21 2022
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Some Experts Hopeful That Omicron Surge Will Lead to End of COVID-19 Pandemic
Is the two-year COVID-19 public health emergency close to finally being lifted?
Health experts don't agree on exactly when it'll happen, but many are confident that COVID-19 is approaching a more manageable endemic status. Voices from universities such as Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Tufts are optimistic that since the now-dominant Omicron variant is often less severe than other versions
Yahoo News NPR (Online News) The Daily CallerJan 23 2022
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Fauci Is 'Confident' Omicron Cases Will Peak By February, Infections Trending In 'Right Direction'
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that he's "as confident as you can be" that the latest wave of Omicron coronavirus cases in the U.S. will peak by mid-February.
Fauci, one of the pandemic's most divisive figures, told anchor Martha Raddatz on ABC’s "This Week" that the level of infections recorded in the U.S. are "going in the right direction." He outlined a best-case scenario where COVID-
Axios New York Post (News) ABC News (Online)Jun 03 2021
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US Jobless Claims Dip to 385,000
On Thursday, the Labor Department reported that jobless claims dropped to 385,000 last week. This is the first time during the pandemic that the number has dipped below 400,000.
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and public health restrictions are relaxed, initial unemployment claims have fallen.
Wall Street Journal (News) Breitbart News BloombergMar 30 2022
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Biden Receives Second Booster Shot, Calls for Additional COVID-19 Funding
President Joe Biden received a second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on camera on Wednesday after calling upon Congress to approve additional COVID-19 funds.
Biden said that without additional funding, his administration would not be able to ensure additional booster shots “are available, free, easily accessible for all Americans,” adding, “This isn't partisan, it's medicine.”
Associated Press Fact Check CNBC New York Post (News)May 20 2021
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Jobless Claims Fall; More Republican States Cut $300 Benefits
Applications for state unemployment insurance fell last week to a pandemic low of 444,000, signaling improvement in the job market as remaining business restrictions are lifted.
More than three-quarters of Republican-led states plan to end an extra $300-a-week in federal jobless benefits early, likely triggering a decrease in the number of those receiving the benefits in the months
Wall Street Journal (News) Washington Post Breitbart NewsJul 28 2023
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Facebook Reportedly Removed COVID-19 Posts After Pressure From Biden Admin
Facebook removed content about COVID-19 after pressure from the Biden administration, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal (Center bias).
The Details: Citing a review of "internal company communications," the Journal reported that Facebook executives expressed regret over their decision to comply with Biden administration requests to take down content suggesting that
Daily Beast New York Post (News) Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 09 2021
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Senate Passes $250 Billion Bipartisan Tech Innovation Bill to Counter China
The Senate voted 68-32 on Tuesday in favor of bipartisan legislation to boost U.S. competitiveness with China by investing about $250 billion in U.S. technology development. Specifically, the bill includes $52 billion for semiconductor production, invests in technologies like artificial intelligence, and creates a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation. The bill, titled
BBC News New York Times (News) National Review (News)Feb 15 2021
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Cuomo Defends Pandemic Response, Says Pausing Nursing Home Death Numbers Was a Mistake
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Monday defended his administration’s COVID-19 response and acknowledged that the lack of transparency regarding COVID-19 related deaths in nursing homes in New York was a mistake. Cuomo said the state Health Department “paused” state lawmakers’ inquiry into nursing home death data to focus on addressing the general pandemic and the Justice Department's request for
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