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Aug 11 2021
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Suspended By YouTube Over COVID-19 Mask Claims
YouTube suspended Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) for seven days on Tuesday night over a video where he claimed that cloth masks are ineffective against COVID-19. Paul said in the video that "most of the masks you get over the counter don’t work," but added that he has "always said" that N-95 masks work. The senator then pointed to how Dr. Fauci "knew that too," but originally "lied to the public"
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Reveals Latest on COVID-19 Origin Probe
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) released a report on the COVID-19 pandemic's origins Monday, alleging that China concealed COVID-19's leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) in 2019. McCaul, the House Foreign Affairs Committee's ranking member, says China is guilty of the "greatest coverup of all time". Many health experts and scientists in the U.S. continue to stress that the theory
New York Post (News) The Hill Fox News (Online News)Nov 13 2021
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Decision To Halt Biden's Vaccine Mandate For Larger Businesses
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit late Friday upheld its decision to halt President Joe Biden's proposed vaccine mandate for larger businesses, saying his administration has not proved "COVID-19 poses the kind of emergency that allows OSHA to take the extreme measure."
The policy, scheduled to take effect Jan. 4, says companies with more than 100 employees must require
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Perspectives: Leaders Talk Climate Change At G20 Summit
The Group of 20's leaders' summit ended Sunday with an agreement to take "meaningful and effective actions" to limit the harmful effects of climate change.
The leaders released a statement affirming their commitment to capping the average global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century. The scientific consensus among climate experts is
Los Angeles Times BBC News National Review (News)Jun 08 2021
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Record Number of Job Openings in US, but Companies Struggling to Hire
The Labor Department announced Tuesday that there were 9.3 million job openings in the U.S., the highest amount since the Bureau of Labor Statistics started tracking the data in 2000. This beat widely-cited economists' predictions of 8.3 million, suggesting that demand for employees is surging as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, there have been widespread reports
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Consumer Prices Rise 4.2% in Largest Yearly Increase Since 2008
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday that the Consumer Price Index, which economists use to measure inflation, rose 0.8% in April and 0.6% in March, marking a 4.2% 12-month increase. This was the largest monthly increase since 2009 and the largest yearly increase since 2008, when prices rose 4.9% year-over-year. While the CPI measures prices for a common “basket of goods,” not all
New York Times (News) National Review (News) CNBCMay 13 2021
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Jobless Claims Fall to Another Pandemic Low
The number of Americans who filed jobless claims last week fell to 473,000, a new low during the COVID-19 pandemic as businesses reopen and fewer employers are cutting jobs. The number remains more than twice as high as it was before the pandemic.
Though job openings are at a record 8.1 million and nearly 10 million people are officially unemployed, companies are struggling to find
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Fauci and Rand Paul Clash Over Pandemic Origins, US Funding for Wuhan Lab
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci clashed during a Senate health committee hearing Tuesday over the COVID-19 pandemic's origins. Paul accused Fauci of funding controversial "gain-of-function" research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) in Wuhan, China; the research allegedly focused on mutating animal viruses to infect humans. Fauci denied Paul's
Daily Beast Axios Washington TimesApr 28 2021
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Perspectives: Biden's $1.8 Trillion 'American Families Plan'
The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled a new $1.8 trillion proposal, titled the “American Families Plan,” which would invest in education, childcare and paid leave while raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans. President Joe Biden is expected to formally announce the proposal during his first joint address to Congress Wednesday evening. Specific provisions of the plan include
Washington Post Axios National Review (News)Sep 09 2021
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Biden Announces New COVID-19 Measures, Including Vaccine Mandate for Companies With 100+ Employees
President Joe Biden announced several new measures to fight COVID-19 in a Thursday speech, including requiring all executive branch employees and government contractors to get vaccinated without the option of getting tested weekly instead. Biden also said that the Department of Labor was preparing to require companies with over 100 employees to provide paid time off for vaccinations and
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