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Apr 04 2023
Perspectives Blog
Failed Banks Shouldn't Be Cash Machines for Disgraced Executives
This piece was originally published by Newsweek (Center bias).
In debates about who to blame for failures at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, and fears of contagion as we see UBS buy out Credit Suisse, a major angle is being overlooked: the wide swath of common ground on this issue.
CEOs Greg Becker of Silicon Valley Bank and Joseph DePaolo of Signature were
AllSides Staff
Jan 05 2023
News
House Speaker Race Reaches 10th Ballot For First Time Since Before Civil War
For the first time since before the Civil War, the House is poised to hold a 10th vote for speaker after House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) failed to clinch the gavel across nine ballots.
Not since the 36th Congress, which stretched from 1859 through 1861, have there been a number of votes in the double digits. During that drawn-out process, William Pennington (R-NJ) emerged
The Daily Wire
Aug 29 2022
News
Graham predicts ‘riots in the streets’ if Trump prosecuted over classified docs
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday warned of “riots in the streets” if former President Trump is prosecuted for his handling of classified materials found when the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago home.
“If there’s a prosecution of Donald Trump for mishandling classified information, after the Clinton debacle … there’ll be riots in the streets,” Graham told former South Carolina
The Hill
Dec 15 2021
News
Congress sends Biden $2.5T debt limit hike, avoiding default
Congress averted a catastrophic debt default early Wednesday morning after Democratic majorities in both chambers voted to send a $2.5 trillion increase in the nation’s borrowing authority to President Joe Biden over lockstep Republican opposition.
Capping a marathon day, the House gave final approval to the legislation early Wednesday morning on a near-party-line 221-209 vote, defusing
Associated Press Fact Check
Oct 25 2022
News
Adidas terminates relationship with Kanye West after pressure to cut ties over antisemitic comments
Adidas has cut ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West after facing pressure to end its partnership with the rapper in the wake of his antisemitic comments.
“Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech,” the company said in a statement Tuesday. “Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they violate the company’s
NBC News (Online)
Feb 01 2023
Perspectives Blog
‘Eggflation’: Headlines Get Creative on Egg Price Coverage
Sometimes, the news is fun.
In the last few weeks, headline writers from across the news media embellished their coverage of record-high egg prices with puns, wordplay, and other egg-ceptionally savvy lines.
We’ve gathered some of those headlines here:
“Egg-flation”
By far the most popular eggs-ample of egg-related word choice was “egg-
Joseph Ratliff
Mar 28 2022
News
On Statewide Tour, Beto O’Rourke Contradicts Previous Campaign Positions
In his 2022 gubernatorial bid, Beto O'Rourke struggles to square the circle between stances taken in his previous two bids for public office.
The Texan
Oct 17 2022
Analysis
Trump nips Biden in New York Times poll among likely voters
Former President Trump leads President Biden by 1 point in a hypothetical rematch, according to a New York Times-Siena College poll published Monday.
Trump leads Biden, 45 to 44 percent, when likely voters were asked whom they would support if the 2024 presidential election were held today.
That’s roughly in line with previous polling showing Trump leading Biden, Vice President
The Hill
Sep 27 2022
News
Pennsylvania showdowns: Fetterman topping Oz, Shapiro leading Mastriano, in new poll
With six weeks to go until November’s elections, a new public opinion poll in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania indicates that Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is ahead of GOP nominee Mehmet Oz in the race for Senate, with Democratic state Attorney General Josh Shapiro leading Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano by double digits in the gubernatorial showdown.
Fetterman
Fox News (Online News)
Jan 09 2023
News
Security forces regain control after Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil's Congress
Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress and other buildings in the capital of Brasília on Sunday, calling for the military to take over Brazil's government.
By evening, security forces had retaken control of the breached buildings, said Flávio Dino, the minister of justice and public security. Dino said about 200 people had been arrested, while the
NPR (Online News)