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Jul 27 2021
Headline Roundup
Fact Check: Is There Over $1 Trillion in Unspent COVID-19 Relief Funds?
Reports from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's (CRFB) Covid Money Tracker say that over $1 trillion of federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funds have not yet been spent. Republican lawmakers, conservatives and some media outlets have closely tracked unspent funds over the course of the pandemic as the U.S. government has passed
PolitiFact Govt. Accountability Office Fox BusinessJan 13 2022
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Perspectives: Shaming the Unvaccinated
Twenty-five percent of Americans are unvaccinated against COVID-19. Should they be left alone or called out?
More than 519 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the U.S., fully vaccinating over 207 million people. That leaves tens of millions of eligible Americans who haven't received the vaccine. As of this week, 60% percent of white people and 60% of Hispanic people
Los Angeles Times Kaiser Family Foundation Fox News DigitalDec 30 2021
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How Should Colleges Handle the Omicron Variant?
Should colleges and universities revert back to remote learning and pandemic restrictions amid surging coronavirus cases? Or do the relatively low risks associated with COVID-19 for young people and the Omicron variant's apparent mildness make new regulations misguided?
Several major institutions, such as Princeton, Syracuse and Howard, are delaying the start of the spring semester by
Newsweek Brownstone Institute Inside Higher EdDec 23 2021
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How Americans are Viewing COVID-19, Social Gatherings This Holiday Season
Hundreds of millions of Americans are traveling for the holidays and planning to spend time with family and friends. Should they be concerned about COVID-19?
Last Friday, infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci told CNBC (Center bias) that vaccinated people "can still enjoy" a holiday gathering. In a briefing Wednesday, he said people "do not want to go to" holiday parties "in which
CNN (Opinion) Axios ReasonSep 30 2021
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COVID-19 Cases Fall in US and Across the World
New COVID-19 infections dropped by 25% in the U.S. over the past two weeks, as the latest coronavirus wave has likely peaked in most states. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a 10% drop in global COVID-19 cases last week, and said cases in the U.S. fell roughly 31%. As of Tuesday, the seven-day average of new cases in the U.S. was 107,625, down from over 160,000 at the beginning of
The Epoch Times Axios BloombergFeb 05 2021
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Democrats Set to Advance Pandemic Relief Bill as Congress Approves Budget
The House voted 219-209 Friday to approve a budget resolution that will help advance the Biden administration's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. The Senate voted 51-50 early Friday morning to pass the measure; Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote. The moves are a part of the budget reconciliation process, which allows lawmakers to approve and advance budget-related
CBS News (Online) NPR (Online News) National Review (News)Dec 18 2020
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Congress Averts Government Shutdown, Nears COVID-19 Relief Deal
Congress passed a two-day stopgap measure Friday to avoid a midnight government shutdown, as negotiations continue over a COVID-19 relief bill. The House of Representatives passed the stopgap with a 320-60 vote, and the Senate unanimously approved it shortly after; President Donald Trump must now offer his final approval. Lawmakers will reconvene Sunday afternoon about possibly attaching a $
CNN Digital The Hill Washington ExaminerJan 21 2021
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Amazon Offers Vaccine Distribution Aid to Biden Administration
Amazon offered to help the Biden administration with its COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts in a letter sent to President Joe Biden on Wednesday. In the letter, Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO Dave Clark wrote that “we are prepared to leverage our operations, information technology, and communications capabilities and expertise to assist your administration’s vaccination efforts.” Clark also
Axios CNN Digital Fox News DigitalNov 04 2021
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Vaccine Mandate for Businesses Moved to January 4th
On Thursday, the Biden administration announced that vaccine mandates for businesses with 100 or more employees, certain health care workers and federal contractors will not take effect until January 4, alleviating concerns about worker shortages if mandates were enforced before the holidays.
The mandate stipulates that employees of those groups will need to be fully vaccinated with the
ABC News (Online) The Hill Washington ExaminerDec 08 2020
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Markets Show Positive Signs Amid Vaccine Development, Stimulus Push
All three major stock indices experienced solid growth on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, the NASDAQ Composite climbed 0.5%, and the S&P 500 gained 0.3%; both the NASDAQ and S&P also set new record-highs. Reports suggest that specific types of investments such as hedge funds are also currently setting records for high returns. Many attributed the positive market
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