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Sep 24 2020
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Asked About Peaceful Transition of Power, Trump Says 'We're Gonna Have to See What Happens'
On Wednesday, a reporter asked President Donald Trump: "Will you commit to making sure that there is a peaceful transferral of power after the election?" Trump responded: "We're going to have to see what happens, you know that. I've been complaining very strongly about the ballots, and the ballots are a disaster." When the reporter asked again, Trump said: "Get rid of the ballots and you'll
Axios Slate Independent Journal ReviewJul 14 2020
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Perspectives: Brands and Bands Change Names Under Pressure
This week, Washington D.C.'s NFL football team removed its "Redskins" name after years of accusations that the name and logo were racist toward Native Americans. Other major brands have recently made similar changes. This was not limited to brands; bands including the groups formerly known as the Dixie Chicks and Lady Antebellum also changed names in an attempt to distance themselves from
Vox Associated Press National Review (News)Sep 22 2021
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US to Donate 500 Million Additional Vaccine Doses to Other Countries
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the U.S. would purchase 500 million more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to donate to other countries, bringing America’s total donation commitment to over 1.1 billion doses. The effort is motivated by Biden’s reported goal of fully vaccinating 70% of the world’s population within the next year. While the U.S. has fully vaccinated 55% of its
ABC News (Online) BBC News Washington TimesFeb 16 2020
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Rashida Tlaib's Detainment at Protest Sparks Divide in Coverage
Rep. Rashida Tlaib's detainment at a labor rights protest in Detroit last Friday was covered differently along partisan lines. Right-rated outlets reported more frequently on the news, with some tying it back to a 2016 incident where Tlaib, not yet a congresswoman, was removed from a Trump rally in Michigan; only one left- and two center-rated outlets covered the news, and focused more on the
New York Post (News) Detroit News NewsweekJul 06 2020
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Coverage of Trump's Holiday Speech Divided on Partisan Lines
President Donald Trump gave two speeches over the Fourth of July weekend that covered everything from coronavirus, to monuments, to revolutions. In his July 3 speech at Mount Rushmore, Trump called for unity and said his administration was bringing people together amid a "left-wing cultural revolution" intended to "overthrow the American revolution." In his Independence Day speech, he
Vanity Fair USA TODAY The Epoch TimesFeb 09 2021
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WHO Probe Says Theory That Pandemic Leaked from Chinese Lab is Unlikely
A team organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate the COVID-19 pandemic's origins said Tuesday that the virus most likely wasn't leaked from a Chinese laboratory. The WHO thinks it's more likely that the virus jumped to humans from an animal of some kind. Experts arrived in China in January to begin their investigation, which was reportedly limited by COVID-19 protocols
The Daily Caller BBC News NBC News DigitalMay 05 2021
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Federal Judge Overturns CDC’s National Eviction Ban
Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich overturned the CDC’s temporary eviction moratorium on Wednesday, ruling that the ban exceeded the agency’s authority under the Public Health Service Act. The eviction ban was initially implemented by former President Donald Trump in September 2020 and was extended until June 30 by President Joe Biden in March.
Coverage was
CNBC Washington Examiner BloombergMay 04 2021
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Pfizer Raises $3.5 Billion from Coronavirus Vaccines in First Quarter of 2021
Pfizer raised $3.5 billion in revenues from its coronavirus vaccine in the first quarter of 2021, the company announced Tuesday morning. This exceeded analysts’ expectations and accounted for 24% of the company’s $14.6 billion in quarterly earnings. Pfizer also raised its forecast for total 2021 coronavirus vaccine sales by over 70% to $26 billion; Moderna has forecasted $18.4 billion in 2021
New York Times (News) Wall Street Journal (News) New York Post (News)Dec 01 2022
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Biden Admin Signals Support for Taxpayer-Funded Gender Transition Procedures
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra suggested this week that the Biden Administration supports using taxpayer dollars to cover "medically necessary" gender transition surgeries.
Key Quotes: When asked by Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) about taxpayers funding transition surgeries and performing those surgeries on minors without their parents’ consent, Becerra said that "Payers
The Daily Caller The Maine Wire Washington ExaminerOct 30 2020
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Journalist Glenn Greenwald Resigns from The Intercept
Prominent national security journalist Glenn Greenwald publicly announced his resignation from The Intercept Thursday. Greenwald, who co-founded the publication, says editors violated his contract by refusing to publish a story "unless I remove all sections critical of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, the candidate vehemently supported by all New-York-based Intercept editors
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