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Sep 01 2016
Opinion
Invitation to Terror: This Plane Is a Gun-Free Zone
Imagine that you are a terrorist selecting one of two airlines as your next victim. The first airline boasts in its ads, “Our Planes Are Gun-Free Zones.” The second says that “One or More Employees Will Be Armed on Every Flight.” Not much question which one you’d fly. Now picture yourself as a safety-conscious passenger. Still not much question, but the choice won’t be the same. That’s the
Cato InstituteJul 26 2021
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CDC Is Considering Mask Mandates For Vaccinated Americans, Fauci Says
White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering recommending masks for vaccinated individuals as the Delta variant continues to surge.
Fauci spoke on CNN’s “State of the Union” about COVID-19 and was asked about one projection that suggests cases will continue rising if more Americans don’t get
The Daily CallerOct 28 2021
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GDP Grows Just 2% in Third Quarter, Falling Short of Diminished Expectations
U.S. economic growth crashed in the third quarter, as the economy grappled with the Delta variant driving a resurgence of Covid-19 infections and supply-chain disruptions.
Gross domestic product—the value of all goods and services produced in the U.S.—grew at an annualized rate of two percent from July through September, after adjusting for inflation and seasonality, the Commerce
Breitbart NewsOct 25 2021
Opinion
Schools Should Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids
Schools are back in session. Kids are back in classrooms. And the highly contagious delta variant is along for the ride, causing COVID-19 cases among children to rise.
On Sept. 9, the Los Angeles board of education voted to mandate coronavirus vaccines for in-person students ages 12 and up in America's second-largest school district. The move has been met with praise and criticism.
U.S. News & World ReportJan 19 2022
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As U.S. Athletes Face Mounting Dangers in Beijing, Blinken Wastes Time in Kyiv
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with officials in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, ignoring the mounting dangers facing American athletes at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which President Joe Biden refused to boycott.
Beijing officials have admitted to surging cases of both the omicron and delta variants of Chinese coronavirus, threatening the health of residents in the capital.
Breitbart NewsAug 20 2021
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Ron DeSantis leans into mask-mandate fights as Covid cases soar in Florida
As the number of new coronavirus cases in his state soars, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is betting that an aggressive campaign against mandatory mask-wearing in schools will harden the Republican base ahead of his expected re-election bid next year -- and make him a GOP star nationwide as the party's 2024 presidential primary comes into view.
The gamble appears to be paying off -- for now
CNN DigitalJul 09 2021
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Lockdowns in Asia as some nations see 1st major virus surges
Several countries around Asia and the Pacific that are experiencing their first major surges of the coronavirus rushed to impose tough restrictions, a year and a half into a pandemic that many initially weathered well.
Faced with rapidly rising numbers of infections in recent months, authorities in such countries as Thailand, South Korea and Vietnam announced or imposed measures Friday
Associated PressDec 27 2021
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Covid flight cancellations delay holiday travel
There have been more Covid-related flight cancellations globally as the week starts, capping off a miserable festive period for thousands of people.
More than 2,200 flights have been scrapped on Monday, with Chinese and US destinations being the worst hit, the FlightAware data tracking website says.
US airlines say the disruption is due to crews testing positive or isolating.
BBC NewsDec 26 2019
News
Acquiring Private Land Is Slowing Trump's Border Wall
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf visited a construction site in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas on a windswept day last month and repeated a Trump administration pledge.
"We are on track to build 450 to 500 miles of new wall by the end of 2020," he told reporters. Behind him, steel panels atop a concrete levee wall, 30 feet in all, are rising from the sugar cane fields and
NPR (Online News)Aug 10 2021
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The political battle over the pandemic has come to the classroom
As the delta variant of the novel coronavirus rages across the country and schools begin to reopen, the political fight over the pandemic has come to the classroom.
Republican efforts to outlaw mask mandates are facing new pressure from school districts, health officials and even the White House, but most Republican governors aren’t changing course, even as infections skyrocket among
Deseret News