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Oct 24 2020
News
The 'shocking' impact of COVID-19: Americans, young and old, have lost 2.5 million years of life, Harvard researcher says
Stephen Elledge was upset.
A world-class molecular biologist and geneticist, Elledge felt like people were ignoring an important aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept talking about how the only people dying were old and would have died soon anyway.
So Elledge, a scientist to his bones, decided to run some numbers.
Elledge calculated life expectancy for more than 200,
USA TODAYApr 17 2019
News
'Breakdown-level anxiety': Mueller report release puts Trump exoneration claim to test
President Trump’s claim that Robert Mueller’s report is a total exoneration is about to be put to the test as what is known about the special counsel’s findings swells from four pages to nearly 400, undermining the White House’s ability to frame the narrative.
Mr. Trump has spent recent days trying to soften the ground before Thursday’s release, saying what matters is Attorney General
Washington TimesMay 14 2019
News
US attorney John Durham has been reviewing origins of Russia probe 'for weeks': source
The U.S. attorney appointed to examine the origins of the Russia investigation has been working on his review “for weeks,” a person familiar with the process told Fox News on Tuesday.
Fox News reported on Monday that Attorney General Bill Barr had assigned John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, to conduct the inquiry into alleged misconduct and alleged improper government
Fox News DigitalMay 14 2019
Opinion
OPINION: The New Green Serfdom
The Green New Deal is a path to a more militarized and authoritarian society.
"Until you do it, I'm the boss," said Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the socialist congresswoman from the Bronx, responding to critics of her Green New Deal in February. Later that night, the freshman congresswoman doubled down on her comment, tweeting that people who "don't like the #GreenNewDeal" should "come up
Guest Writer - RightApr 26 2024
Headline Roundup
Trump Allies Reportedly Planning to Limit Federal Reserve’s Independence
Allies of former President Donald Trump are drafting plans to limit the Federal Reserve’s independence from political influence, according to a Wall Street Journal (Center bias) report.
The Details: The plan, outlined in a 10-page document, suggests that Trump would be consulted on interest rate decisions in a potential second term. While Trump campaign officials told the Journal that
The Daily Wire Common Dreams Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 11 2020
Perspectives Blog
Univision, Telemundo Accused of Racial Bias
Since recent rioting and protesting began in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police, media outlets across the spectrum have been accused of many types of bias. While these biases often favor one political party or political movement, some claim that coverage of the unrest in United States cities have favored certain racial and ethnic groups.
Univision and Telemundo,
Hirsh JoshiJul 16 2019
News
'Today we can't breathe.' DOJ will not bring civil rights charge against NYPD officer in death of Eric Garner
The Justice Department will not bring federal charges against a New York City police officer over the death of Eric Garner during a chaotic arrest that ignited nationwide protests five years ago.
The decision, described by officials familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly, marks the end of a civil rights probe into an episode that helped turn a national
USA TODAYDec 03 2019
Opinion
Ken Burns: The secret to bridging political divides
The late historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. liked to say that we suffer today from too much "pluribus" and not enough "unum," meaning that we focus on what differentiates us rather than what unites us. More recently, I've looked at my work as existing in the figurative space between the two-letter, lower-case plural pronoun "us," and the upper-case abbreviation for our country -- US. In the
Ken BurnsDec 25 2014
News
Malaysian Leader Joins Obama For Round Of Golf In Hawaii
What do two world leaders do when they find themselves on the same Hawaiian island on Christmas Eve? If you're President Barack Obama and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, you round up a few aides and make common cause on the golf course.
Both vacationing this week in Oahu, Obama and Najib teed off Wednesday on a cloudy but balmy afternoon at a Marine Corps base, not far from where
HuffPostMay 10 2021
Perspectives Blog
The Verdict
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From the CenterThis piece is from a writer rated Center.
I was relieved after the verdict was delivered in the trial of Derek Chauvin.
Like all of us, I remember the summer of unrest that the killing of George Floyd unleashed in America.
John R. Wood Jr.