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Jul 17 2023
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White House Condemns RFK Jr.'s COVID-19 Claims as 'Vile'
The White House broke its silence on Democratic primary candidate Robert F. Kennedy to condemn his statements suggesting COVID-19 may be designed to impact certain ethnicities over others.
White House Response: The White House has avoided mentioning Kennedy or his campaign for the Democratic nomination against President Biden. In a rare statement addressing the primary challenger,
Reuters Washington Examiner BloombergJul 02 2021
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US Adds 850,000 Jobs in June; Unemployment at 5.9%
The U.S. economy added 850,000 jobs in June, beating economists' predictions and improving on numbers from April and May. Leisure and hospitality industries led the growth with 343,000 jobs added. The unemployment rate rose from 5.8% to 5.9%; experts expected it to fall to 5.7%. On Thursday, the Labor Department reported that the number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell to 364,
Washington Examiner Associated Press CNN BusinessNov 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 TODAYSep 28 2020
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White House Announces Plan to Distribute 150 Million Rapid COVID-19 Tests
The White House announced Monday that it will distribute 150 million rapid COVID-19 tests to states over the next few weeks, including to K-12 schools, nursing homes and assisted living facilities. According to a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) statement back in August, the White House entered into a $760 million contract to Abbott Laboratories for delivery of 150 million rapid
Washington Times Axios CBS News (Online)Feb 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 (Online News)Jun 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 (Online News)May 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 HillMay 02 2023
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Surgeon General Declares Public Health Epidemic Over Loneliness
United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared a public health epidemic over loneliness on Tuesday.
Key Quotes: “We now know that loneliness is a common feeling that many people experience,” Murthy told the Associated Press. “It’s like hunger or thirst. It’s a feeling the body sends us when something we need for survival is missing. Millions of people in America are struggling
Washington Examiner BBC News Associated PressAug 06 2020
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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 (Online)Apr 11 2023
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Biden Signs Bill Ending COVID-19 National Emergency
President Joe Biden signed a bill Monday ending the COVID-19 national emergency.
What it Means: Programs that will be reduced immediately include mortgage forbearance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and relaxed Department of Veteran Affairs requirements for home visits and treatment. The Biden administration previously extended the COVID-19 national emergency and
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