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Oct 20 2021
News
Sen. Graham wants briefing on China’s ‘game changing’ hypersonic missile launch
Sen. Lindsey Graham sent a letter to Senate leadership on Wednesday requesting members of the chamber be briefed by the intelligence community and the Defense Department on China’s test-firing of a hypersonic missile, calling the launch a “game changing event.”
“If press reports are accurate regarding China’s test of a hypersonic missile with a nuclear capability, then this is a
New York Post (News)
Jul 07 2021
News
US Job Openings Rise to Record High, Layoffs Hit Record Low
U.S. employers posted a record-high number of open jobs for the second straight month as a rapidly rebounding economy generates intense demand for workers.
The number of available jobs on the last day of May rose slightly to 9.21 million, from 9.19 million in April, the Labor Department said Wednesday. That is the highest since records began in December 2000. The previously reported
The Epoch Times
Jan 05 2022
Analysis
New Documents Prove Tennessee County Disproportionately Jails Black Children, and It’s Getting Worse
Tennessee’s Rutherford County, which has been widely criticized for its juvenile justice system, has been jailing Black children at a disproportionately high rate, according to newly obtained data. And, in a departure from national trends, the county’s racial disparity is getting worse, not better.
In an earlier story, ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio chronicled a case in
ProPublica
Oct 20 2021
Opinion
Leftist Shadow Governments Control A Lot More Than Our Elections
Many Americans are awakening to the fact that we seem to have no local control of a lot of local things: public schools, our terms of employment, local governments, local elections. That last one popped again recently with the release of my colleague Mollie Hemingway’s deeply reported 2020 election investigation book, “Rigged.”
That book, and some great corroborating independent
The Federalist
Dec 23 2021
News
These 6 tips will help you spot misinformation online
I’ll never forget the moment the mob breached the walls of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
As a senior multimedia reporter with MediaWise, I was tracking misinformation about the insurrection as it unfolded. The year began with an existential threat to our democracy. And we wrap 2021 with a new COVID-19 variant.
Now, more than ever, we need digital media literacy education in the U.S
Poynter
May 08 2021
News
BBC Says It Has Flagged Multiple Accounts Sharing Trump Statements to Twitter
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has taken it upon itself to flag multiple Twitter accounts sharing Donald Trump statements, according to its own reporting.
In a report by San Franciso-based correspondent Cody Godwin on the termination of the @DJTDesk account, which claimed to be sharing missives from the former U.S. President “on behalf” of his office, the BBC said a Twitter
Breitbart News
Feb 24 2022
Perspectives Blog
How AllSides Tracked the Buildup to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
If you’re just tuning in, Russia’s missile strikes and troop movements in Ukraine may seem like a sudden and shocking development. However, the attacks are a culmination of months of rising tensions between Russia and the West.
Here at AllSides, we vigilantly monitor the news cycle for stories that could become important later on. We began covering Russia’s military buildup on Ukraine
Joseph Ratliff
Jan 04 2022
Opinion
The Conformity Crackup of 2021
The year 2021 that ends this week wasn’t the return to normalcy that President Biden promised, but it was invaluable in one respect. This was the year when the conformity that characterizes American politics and media was exposed for its mistakes as never before.
By conformity we mean the progressive political and media consensus that forms quickly around an issue and then reinforces
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)
Sep 04 2021
News
Afghanistan: Fresh fighting in final anti-Taliban stronghold
Fresh fighting has been reported in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley, the final pocket of territory which remains out of the hands of the Taliban.
One of the resistance leaders in the valley, Amrullah Saleh, dismissed reports that the Taliban had captured it as "baseless".
But he admitted conditions are difficult, with the Taliban closing phone, internet and electricity lines.
BBC News
Feb 13 2022
Opinion
Sustainability Issues That Jumped From The Bench To The Game, And One That Is About To
I remember back when stand-up comics joked about ‘recycled’ loo paper being brown. When vegans were weedy weirdo’s rather than cage fighters. When global warming sounded like a good idea on a cold day.
In a focus-group two decades ago a lady corrected me that ‘biodiversity’ was actually ‘biological washing powder’. And even change-makers were convinced we’d never be able to talk about
Forbes