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Dec 08 2021
News
Lockdown drills can harm students' mental health. Here's what one expert advises
Community members and national onlookers are still reeling from last week's deadly shooting at a high school in Oxford, Mich., for which one student and his parents are facing charges.
Video footage posted to social media showed students rushing out of first-floor windows rather than opening the classroom door to a person claiming to be a police detective, while other classrooms
NPR (Online News)
Dec 09 2021
News
CDC Recommends All 16- and 17-year-olds Get COVID-19 Booster Shots
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday recommended every 16- and 17-year-old in the United States get a COVID-19 booster shot, provided their last vaccination was done at least six months ago.
“Although we don’t have all the answers on the Omicron variant, initial data suggests that COVID-19 boosters help broaden and strengthen the protection against Omicron
The Epoch Times
Apr 25 2022
Perspectives Blog
When France Sends a Warning Sign
From the CenterAmong the many topics on which Winston Churchill was a known expert were France, elections and near-misses. So after Emmanuel Macron’s barely successful re-election campaign this past weekend, Churchill is a logical source to consult for guidance on how to interpret the election results. First of all, the greatest of Britain’s leaders was a devoted Francophile. “All my
Dan Schnur
Mar 06 2022
News
Immigration advocates see urgency in Biden's speech to pass comprehensive reform
In a speech dominated by the economy and rising inflation, President Joe Biden on Tuesday framed the need to pass immigration reform in Congress as an economic and liberty issue during his first State of the Union speech.
Biden made the case that providing a pathway to citizenship for "Dreamers," temporary status recipients, farmworkers and essential workers could help ease labor
AZ Central
Apr 11 2016
Background
Was Ronald Reagan a Good President?
Ronald Wilson Reagan served as the 40th President of the United States from Jan. 20, 1981 to Jan. 19, 1989. He won the Nov. 4, 1980 presidential election, beating Democratic incumbent Jimmy Carter with 50.7% of the votes, and won his second term by a landslide of 58.8% of the votes.
Reagan's proponents point to his accomplishments, including stimulating economic growth in the US,
ProCon.org
Jul 21 2022
Perspectives Blog
What's Up With This Heat Wave?
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Over 100 million Americans are under heat-related advisories this week, and high temperatures are sweeping Europe. Why? Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. will experience temperatures above 90° this week, and residents in some states
AllSides Staff
Apr 07 2022
News
Ukraine still needs weapons to fight Russia, foreign minister tells NATO
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he had only three items on his agenda Thursday for a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels.
“My agenda is very simple. It has only three items on it: weapons, weapons and weapons,” Mr. Kuleba said, standing next to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
Over the past month of fighting since Russia’s invasion, Ukraine has
Washington Times
Apr 07 2022
News
Ukraine pleads for weapons as fight looms on eastern front
Ukraine told residents of its industrial heartland to leave while they still can and urged Western nations to send “weapons, weapons and weapons” Thursday after Russian forces withdrew from the shattered outskirts of Kyiv to regroup for an offensive in the country’s east.
Russia’s six-week-old invasion failed to take Ukraine’s capital quickly and achieve what Western countries say was
Associated Press
May 21 2021
News
World Leaders Call For Long-Term Resolution In Gaza Conflict Following Cease-Fire
Leaders around the world welcomed news of a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas early Friday after days of hostilities killed altogether at least 250 people, including some 70 children.
After 11 days of the worst fighting in the region since 2014, global leaders called for both sides to resolve the decades-long conflict and to build a lasting, peaceful and stable future.
NPR (Online News)
Dec 07 2021
News
Power companies commit to building nationwide EV charging network
Over 50 utilities across the US have come together to speed up the build-out of electric vehicle charging stations along the nation’s highways. The new National Electric Highway Coalition was announced today by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), an association of investor-owned power companies.
Together, the companies aim to “fill charging infrastructure gaps along major travel
The Verge