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Apr 26 2013
News
First-Quarter Growth, at 2.5%, Misses Expectations
The nation's gross domestic product a measure of all goods and services produced in the economy advanced at a 2.5 annual rate between January and March the Commerce Department said.
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 06 2013
News
N.S.A. Able to Foil Basic Safeguards of Privacy on Web
The National Security Agency has secretly circumvented or cracked much of the digital scrambling that protects global commerce, e-mails, phone calls, medical records and Web searches.
New York Times (News)Dec 01 2020
Analysis
The Supreme Court Knows Trump’s Nativist Census Scheme Is Unconstitutional
But the conservative justices might not intervene until it’s too late.
Three weeks before he leaves office, Donald Trump plans to punish states with large immigrant communities by denying them fair representation in Congress. Although this plot violates a bedrock constitutional principle, the Supreme Court may not be willing to nip it in the bud. At oral arguments on Monday, a majority
SlateJun 25 2021
News
Core Consumer Price Inflation Soars to Levels Not Seen Since 1992
Consumer prices, excluding the volatile food and energy components, soared well beyond the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent target in the year to May, reaching levels not seen in nearly 30 years and reinforcing inflation concerns.
The so-called core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, which excludes food and energy and is the Fed’s preferred method for gauging inflation,
The Epoch TimesDec 24 2020
News
Last-minute shopping: Target, Walmart, Best Buy, Amazon, other stores offering Christmas Eve same-day delivery
Getting last-minute gifts to loved ones without setting foot in stores is easier than in past years.
With the pandemic-fueled boom in online shopping, retailers set tight deadlines to guarantee holiday delivery, but they are also offering same-day options, from delivery to curbside pickup.
These good tidings have a downside in some cases. You may have to pay extra to get your
USA TODAYJul 30 2020
News
Trump Comes Out and Says It: Maybe We Should Delay the Presidential Election
President Donald Trump has, for the first time, publicly suggested delaying November’s presidential election—an unprecedented measure which is beyond the powers of the president.
In his latest tweet pushing his entirely unproven pet theory that mail-in ballots somehow make elections more susceptible to voter fraud, Trump wrote that holding the election during the raging pandemic would
Daily BeastMar 31 2021
Analysis
Three times Mark Zuckerberg misled Congress about extremism and misinformation on Facebook
On Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee during a hearing on “social media’s role in promoting extremism and misinformation.”
Overall, the hearing was pretty tame. Zuckerberg stood out, however, both for what he said and also for what he didn’t say when responding to
Media MattersFeb 18 2020
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China Tracks Cases Through Purchases; Trade Effort: Virus Update
Hubei, the Chinese province at epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, said it plans to use recent purchases of medicines to look for unidentified patients. China’s commerce ministry said it would take steps to blunt the impact of the virus.
Earlier, China reported the lowest number of new cases since announcing a change in its method of detection last week. So far, 73,424 people have
BloombergSep 18 2020
News
The Trump Administration Is Banning Americans From Downloading TikTok And WeChat
The Trump administration said Friday that it will block people in the United States from downloading popular Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat starting Sunday. Both apps are used by over 100 million people in the country.
According to a US Department of Commerce order, new downloads of the apps will be banned from US app stores as of September 20. WeChat, an app popular with Chinese
BuzzFeed NewsJun 27 2020
Analysis
Seattle 'Autonomous Zone' Sparks Class Action Lawsuit From Local Businesses
More than a dozen businesses and property owners are suing the city of Seattle over its tolerance of, and alleged support for, an "autonomous" protest zone in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The city's approach, they argue, has led to lawlessness, property damage, and a decline in commerce and property values.
For the past two weeks, anti-police protesters have taken up residence in the
Reason