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Aug 06 2020
Headline Roundup
Polarization Distorts Views of Hydroxychloroquine, Healthcare
Hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug once touted by President Donald Trump as a potential COVID-19 coronavirus cure, remains a point of contention more than four months into the pandemic. This week, Trump and White House trade adviser Peter Navarro each defended their support for the drug to reporters. Some officials are pushing for more investment and research into hydroxychloroquine;
Washington Examiner BBC News NBC News DigitalFeb 18 2021
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Fact-Checking Biden's CNN Town Hall
President Joe Biden did a town hall event with CNN Tuesday night in Milwaukee, taking questions in his first public appearance as president outside of Washington D.C. According to fact-checkers, the president made several false, misleading or conflicting statements during the event, about subjects such as school reopening, the COVID-19 vaccine and the minimum wage. These became a focus of
FactCheck.org The Daily Wire CNN DigitalJun 04 2021
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US Adds 559,000 Jobs in May; Unemployment Drops to 5.8%
The U.S. economy added 559,000 jobs in May, falling short of economists' predictions of 675,000 but more than doubling the 266,000 jobs added in April. The national unemployment rate fell from 6.1% to 5.8%, the lowest it's been since the pandemic began; this beat economists' estimates of 5.9%. Jobless claims also fell to 385,000 this week, a new pandemic low. Employment remains 5% lower than
The Guardian CNBC Fox News DigitalNov 15 2022
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Travelers Face Big Jump in Airfares as Holidays Approach
Travel booking app Hopper says that holiday-season airfares will be 43% higher than last year. By comparison, consumer inflation was up 7.7% in October from a year before. So why are airfares rising more steeply?
For Context: The combination of rising energy costs, rebounding travel from the early COVID-19 pandemic, and an ongoing pilot shortage is causing problems for the airline
Fortune Newsmax (News) USA TODAYMay 27 2021
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Media, Fauci Acknowledge COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory After Dismissing It Initially
The theory that the COVID-19 outbreak may have begun with a laboratory leak in Wuhan, China is gaining more credence in the U.S. and internationally after it was dismissed by some early on in the pandemic. Major news sources including CNN (Left bias), the New York Times (Lean Left) and PolitiFact (Lean Left) are among the sources who initially described the hypothesis as a debunked conspiracy
The Daily Signal Washington Post The HillFeb 26 2022
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CDC Eases Mask Guidance For Most US Counties
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that they will no longer recommend masking indoors for most counties across the U.S.
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the guidance was changed to "give people a break from mask-wearing" now that the overall risk of severe disease from COVID-19 is now generally lower. Under the new guidelines, which include public
Forbes Fox News Digital BuzzFeed NewsAug 17 2020
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Perspectives: The 2020 Democratic National Convention Begins
The Democratic National Convention will be held this week from Monday to Thursday, culminating in Joe Biden’s expected acceptance of the party’s nomination from his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware. The convention will be mostly virtual, with delegates and major speakers staying away from the central location in Milwaukee, WI. Prominent speakers range from moderate to progressive and include a
Washington Examiner The Hill CNN (Opinion)Aug 13 2020
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Israel and UAE Normalize Relations in US-Brokered Deal
With the help of the United States, Israel and the United Arab Emirates have reached an agreement to normalize relations, President Donald Trump announced Thursday. The agreement includes a promise that Israel will “suspend declaring sovereignty” over occupied West Bank territory. Delegates from the two countries will meet in the coming weeks to sign bilateral agreements on energy, security,
BBC News Fox News Digital New York Times (News)Jan 30 2022
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China Faces Challenges Ahead of Beijing Olympics
The Beijing Olympics are set to begin amid COVID-19 lockdowns, geopolitical tensions and other challenges.
The Games, which are scheduled to begin Friday, have long been a source of controversy. The White House announced in December that due to “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses,” no U.S. government official would attend the games.
South China Morning Post The Guardian Washington ExaminerApr 21 2022
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Feud Over Masks on Public Transportation Revives Politicized Mandate Debate
The Biden administration's mask mandate for public transportation was reversed this week by a federal judge, but the administration will appeal to preserve it. What's the right move?
A district judge in Florida who was appointed by former President Donald Trump ruled this week that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exceeded its legal authority in maintaining the
Washington Examiner CNN (Opinion) Wall Street Journal (News)