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Mar 05 2021
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Cuomo Aides Altered Reports to Hide Nursing Home Death Toll
Aides to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed health officials to hide the true COVID-19 death toll in state nursing homes, according to multiple reports published Thursday. The state's final report only included nursing-home residents who died inside those facilities, and didn't include infected residents who later died after being transferred to hospitals; reports say the actual nursing home
Fox News (Online News) Associated Press New York Times (News)Sep 14 2020
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Fact Checkers Disagree On Whether Biden Called Trump's China Travel Ban 'Xenophobic'
TJ Ducklo, a national press secretary for the Biden campaign, claimed on Fox News Thursday that "the vice president was not against the travel ban" on China, which President Donald Trump enforced on January 31. When asked if Biden was for the China travel ban, Ducklo said he would send "fact checks." The day after Trump announced the travel ban, Biden tweeted on Feb 1, “We are in the midst of
National Review (News) PolitiFact FactCheck.orgAug 17 2022
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CDC Announces Organizational Changes After Not Meeting 'Expectations' During Pandemic
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on Wednesday outlined plans to reorganize the agency following a review of its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Walensky acknowledged the bipartisan criticism the CDC faced over its COVID-19 response and said that the agency's "performance did not reliably meet expectations." Some proposed provisions included efforts to better communicate with the public
Washington Post The Epoch Times ForbesAug 25 2022
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Biden Cancels $10,000 of Student Loans for Borrowers Earning Under $125,000
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he would cancel up to $10,000 of federal student loan debt for borrowers making less than $125,000 per year.
Biden also extended a pause on student loan payments — which began in March 2020 under former President Donald Trump — until the end of the year. Furthermore, those who received need-based Pell Grants will see up to $20,000 of student
National Review (News) NBC News (Online) The HillDec 07 2022
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Congress to End Military COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate in New Defense Spending Bill
Congress will likely end the U.S. military’s coronavirus vaccine requirement, according to a draft of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 released by the House and Senate Tuesday evening.
For Context: The move is a concession by Democrats to Republicans like House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who had raised the issue in a meeting with
Military Times Washington Post The Daily WireDec 08 2021
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Perspective: The COVID-19 Pandemic's Negative Impacts on Youth Mental Health
A 53-page government report published Thursday details new hardships and mental health struggles for kids during the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's report explains how a budding mental health crisis was worsened by COVID-19. The report says that "depressive and anxiety symptoms doubled during the pandemic, with 25% of youth experiencing depressive symptoms and 20
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Jul 16 2023
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RFK Jr. Suggests COVID-19 was ‘Ethnically Targeted,’ Defends Against Backlash
On Saturday, New York Post (Lean right bias) published a video where Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, “There is an argument that (COVID-19) is ethnically targeted.”
The Details: Kennedy made the statement at a press event Tuesday, suggesting that whether a result of deliberate engineering or not, white and black people were targeted. Kennedy added that
National Review (News) The Hill PoliticoNov 29 2021
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Ted Cruz, Anthony Fauci Engage in War of Words
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, have traded criticisms and accusations over the origins of COVID-19 and partisan politics.
In an interview over the weekend, Fauci criticized Cruz for suggesting that he be investigated for statements he made to the U.S. Senate regarding COVID-19's origins and gain-of
Business Insider Newsmax (News) Daily BeastJul 16 2020
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Weekly Jobless Claims Total 1.3 Million
The number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits last week reached 1.3 million, according to the Labor Department.
This makes the 17th straight week that claims have exceeded 1 million.
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