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Dec 28 2021
News
US move to shorten COVID-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt
U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts and could create more confusion and fear among Americans.
To the dismay of some authorities, the new guidelines allow people to leave isolation without getting tested to see if they are still infectious.
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Associated PressJan 17 2022
News
States Investigating Surge in Mortality Rate Among 18–49-Year-Olds, Majority Unrelated to COVID-19
Health departments in several states confirmed to The Epoch Times that they are looking into a steep surge in the mortality rate for people aged 18 to 49 in 2021—a majority of which are not linked to COVID-19.
Deaths among people aged 18 to 49 increased more than 40 percent in the 12 months ending October 2021 compared to the same period in 2018–2019, before the pandemic, according to
The Epoch TimesDec 28 2021
News
US officials recommend shorter COVID isolation, quarantine
U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said the guidance is in keeping with growing evidence that people with the coronavirus are most infectious in the two days before
Associated PressNov 11 2021
News
What the end of the Covid-19 pandemic could look like
Covid-19 is here to stay.
It's highly unlikely that the United States, let alone the world, will be able to completely eliminate the coronavirus that causes Covid-19.
But there will come a day when it's no longer a pandemic, when cases are no longer out of control and hospitals aren't at great risk of overflowing with patients. Many experts predict the spread of coronavirus will
CNN DigitalDec 31 2020
News
McConnell thwarts Trump bid for $2,000 coronavirus economic relief checks
U.S. Senate leader Mitch McConnell dealt a likely death blow on Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s bid to boost coronavirus aid to Americans, declining to schedule a swift Senate vote on a bill to raise relief checks to $2,000 from $600.
McConnell said on the Senate floor that a bill passed by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, which sought to meet fellow Republican
ReutersNov 14 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Swing Voters Show Up for Midterms
From the CenterOne of the basic truisms in American politics is that midterm elections are won and lost by turning out a party’s base. While presidential campaigns tend to focus on persuading undecided voters at the center of the political spectrum, the lower turnout that we see in most midterms means that there are fewer swing voters to attract. So the party that motivates and mobilizes
Dan SchnurMay 18 2021
News
Fauci on Businesses Keeping Mask Mandates: ‘Issue Is that We Don’t Have Any Way of Knowing Who Is Vaccinated’
Dr. Anthony Fauci supports businesses choosing to leave mask mandates in place because the “issue,” he said, is that “we don’t have any way of knowing who is vaccinated.”
Fauci believes it is “perfectly reasonable and understandable” for businesses to keep mask mandates in place despite recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance relieving vaccinated individuals
Breitbart NewsFeb 15 2022
Opinion
Inside the NRA’s high-caliber influence
In April 2015, the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association brought nearly 80,000 gun rights supporters to Nashville, Tennessee. The three-day conference offered seminars on topics ranging from home defense to doomsday survivalism planning to cooking with wild game, and a massive exhibit hall featured the latest firearms and firearms accessories (customized holsters, specialized
Deseret NewsApr 27 2019
News
Trump announces he's 'taking our signature back' from the UN Arms Trade Treaty
President Trump on Friday announced that he was pulling U.S. support for a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, saying the country wasn’t going to cede sovereignty to anyone. “I am officially announcing today that the United States will be revoking the effect of America’s signature from this misguided treatment,” Mr. Trump told gun rights activists gathered for the NRA’s annual meetings. “We’re
Washington TimesNov 07 2022
Perspectives Blog
When It’s Time to Predict Election Results
From the CenterI gave up making political predictions forever on November 8, 2016. But only somewhat chastened in over the last six years, I will venture some guesses not on actual election outcomes but rather on what hill happen (or not happen) after the results have been counted and finalized.
A recent NBC News poll shows that eighty percent of voters registered to one of our two
Dan Schnur