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May 17 2021
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Perspectives: Concerns About Consumer Inflation
Rising consumer prices are spurring concerns and debates nationwide as the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 4.2 percent year over year in April, the fastest increase since September 2008. Prices have risen recently across many sectors, including energy, used automobiles, airlines and hotels. The National Federation of Independent
MarketWatch Washington Post The Epoch TimesApr 23 2021
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Caitlyn Jenner Announces Campaign for California Governor
Caitlyn Jenner—the longtime Republican, transgender activist, former reality TV star and Olympic gold medalist—officially announced her campaign for governor of California on Friday. Jenner, 71, joins a growing field of Republicans seeking to oust Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom, who will likely face a recall election once California’s legislature verifies the roughly 2.1 million signatures
Reason USA TODAY NBC News (Online)Feb 26 2021
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Senate Parliamentarian Rules Minimum Wage Increase Ineligible for Budget Reconciliation
Democrats cannot use budget reconciliation to pass a $15 minimum wage as part of their $1.9 trillion stimulus package, Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled Thursday. Without budget reconciliation, efforts to raise the minimum wage to $15 would be unlikely to reach the 60-vote threshold required to overcome a Republican filibuster. While the move drew criticism from progressives
Roll Call CNN (Online News) Washington ExaminerJan 06 2022
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Perspectives: New NYC Mayor Eric Adams's Comments on 'Low-Skilled Workers'
Recently-sworn in New York City Mayor Eric Adams's comments about service industry workers and COVID-19 restrictions sparked debate across the spectrum.
In a Monday press conference, Adams argued that a return to normalcy and in-person work would benefit the service industry because most service workers lack the option to work from home amid COVID-19 and the skills to work office jobs
CNBC The Root ReasonSep 19 2022
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Biden Talks COVID-19, Inflation, 2024 and China in 60 Minutes Interview
President Joe Biden appeared on 60 Minutes Sunday and made a number of notable comments about hot-button issues.
Among them was his remark that though the U.S. still has "a problem with Covid," the "pandemic is over." When asked what he could do "better and faster" to combat the high inflation rate, Biden said that "for the last several months, it hasn't spiked, it is just barely, it's
CNN (Online News) Fox Business ForbesSep 04 2020
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Unemployment Rate Drops, Hiring Slows but Beats Expectations for August
The U.S. economy added 1.37 million jobs in August, and the national unemployment rate fell from 10.2% to 8.4%. Both figures beat expert projections. The number of jobs added in August was lower than it had been the past few months; the unemployment rate continued to decline since its record high of 14.7% in April. The report follows news of jobless claims falling to a seasonally adjusted 881,
National Review (News) MSNBC Associated PressSep 21 2021
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Biden Gives First UN Address as President
President Joe Biden gave his first address as president to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, covering a wide range of issues and pledging to replace an “era of relentless war” with one of “relentless diplomacy.” Biden focused primarily on climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, saying, “Our shared grief is a poignant reminder that our collective future will hinge on our ability
CNBC Politico New York Post (News)Sep 10 2021
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Report Contradicts Fauci, Says US Funded Controversial Virus Research in China
A report this week from The Intercept (Left bias) details evidence that the U.S. funded controversial virus research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) in Wuhan, China. National Institutes of Health (NIH) documents obtained by The Intercept delve into "gain-of-function" research at WIV backed by a U.S. grant. Gain-of-function research involves experimenting with making viruses more
The Daily Caller Newsweek The InterceptMay 05 2020
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Excitement, Fear as States Begin to Reopen
As state governments begin to lift stay-at-home orders, enthusiasm and concern have risen from throughout the political spectrum, with many reports highlighting different details of reopenings from state-to-state.
Many left-rated outlets pointed to reports of higher-than-expected death projections and purported contradictions between White House social distancing guidelines and Trump's
Daily Beast Wall Street Journal (News) Washington ExaminerMay 20 2022
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S&P 500 Briefly Falls Into Bear Market Territory
Stocks continued to drop for a seventh consecutive week, briefly driving the S&P 500 index into bear market territory for the first time since early 2020.
The selloff marked a shift from rapid stock market gains during the pandemic and followed a period of market volatility amid persistent high inflation and recent interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Falling stock prices
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