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Mar 21 2022
News
Biden warns Russia "exploring options" for cyberattacks
President Biden on Monday reiterated warnings that the Russian government is "exploring options for potential cyberattacks."
The big picture: The Biden administration has previously warned that the Russian government may pursue malicious cyber activity in response to U.S. economic sanctions against Russia for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
Driving the news: Biden urged the
Axios
Jun 03 2022
Opinion
The Silenced Students in the “Free Speech” Debate
The nearly 650 comments on the Young America’s Foundation’s April 6 tweet are laced with venom. The post is a video of Lukas Tucker, a first-year student at the University of North Carolina–Greensboro (UNCG) who filmed a peacekeeping message to the university community ahead of Ben Shapiro’s visit to campus.
“This is an illness.”
“Another fatherless child.”
“Freak.”
The Nation
May 04 2022
News
EU chief calls for ban on Russian oil imports by end of 2022
The European Union's top official called for a full-scale ban of Russian oil imports to take effect by the end of 2022 on Wednesday.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen included the ban in a new suite of sanctions against Russia she proposed Wednesday. The sanctions would also hit more Russian banks, TV stations and target Russian officials believed to be responsible for
Fox Business
Mar 09 2022
News
Biden signs order on cryptocurrency as its use explodes
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether the central bank should jump in and create its own digital currency.
The Biden administration views the explosive popularity of cryptocurrency as an opportunity to examine the risks and benefits of digital assets, said a senior
Associated Press Fact Check
Jul 08 2022
Fact Check
Fact Check-No evidence Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posted 4th of July tweet
Social media users are sharing a tweet allegedly posted by Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene about the 4th of July. But there is no evidence that she ever posted the tweet.
The tweet reads: “246 years ago Jesus Christ performed his miracle of making a single days worth of bullets last 8 days, allowing The Continental Army (Americans Woot!) to defeat the Socialist
Reuters Fact Check
May 24 2022
News
Seoul: N Korea fires suspected ICBM and 2 other missiles
South Korea’s government says one of the three weapons North Korea launched Wednesday was a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile.
South Korea’s government says the launches are “a grave provocation” that threaten international peace. It says North Korea will only face international isolation if it continues its provocation.
North Korea’s long-range missile program is
Associated Press
Nov 21 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Is Elon Musk Killing Twitter? What The Left and Right are Saying
Each week, AllSides Media Bias Alerts examine media bias in coverage of a major or important story using the AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and our AllSides Media Bias Chart™.
Ever since Elon Musk took over as owner and CEO of Twitter in late October 2022, he’s been the subject of media attention and criticism.
About a week after acquiring the company Musk fired half of Twitter’
AllSides Staff
Mar 09 2022
Opinion
Now Let's Do the American Oligarchs
About that "violent regime" business: It's possible to condemn the violence perpetrated by Russia's government while at the same time recognizing and condemning of our own. Our direct attacks on Iraq and Afghanistan, among other countries, have been matched by the proxy violence we have funded in nations like Palestine and Syria. Our sanctions have taken countless lives around the world, a
Common Dreams
Apr 15 2022
News
Russia may have defaulted on its debt for first time in 100 years: Moody's
Russia may have defaulted on foreign bonds for the first time since the years following the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.
That's the word from credit agency Moody's after Moscow tried to service its debt in rubles.
Russia is required to service its debt in U.S. dollars, according to Reuters.
Moscow made payments on April 4 on two sovereign bonds maturing in 2022 and 2042.
Fox Business
Jul 07 2022
Analysis
The Controversy Behind Congress's $1 Billion Civics Bill
Civics education continues to be a polarizing issue in American culture. But according to Shawn Healy, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy at the education nonprofit iCivics, “the bias in our education system is not ideological.” As Healy sees it, “the problem is that outside of a few pockets, civics education is not universally offered in a high-quality way.”
He hopes that a recent
RealClearPolitics