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Jun 03 2021
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US Jobless Claims Dip to 385,000
On Thursday, the Labor Department reported that jobless claims dropped to 385,000 last week. This is the first time during the pandemic that the number has dipped below 400,000.
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and public health restrictions are relaxed, initial unemployment claims have fallen.
Wall Street Journal (News) Breitbart News BloombergMay 20 2021
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Jobless Claims Fall; More Republican States Cut $300 Benefits
Applications for state unemployment insurance fell last week to a pandemic low of 444,000, signaling improvement in the job market as remaining business restrictions are lifted.
More than three-quarters of Republican-led states plan to end an extra $300-a-week in federal jobless benefits early, likely triggering a decrease in the number of those receiving the benefits in the months
Wall Street Journal (News) Washington Post Breitbart NewsApr 06 2021
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Perspectives: Ron DeSantis Criticizes '60 Minutes' For Report
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called CBS News journalists "smear merchants" who spread a "horse manure" narrative after CBS aired a 60 Minutes report that criticized DeSantis's vaccine rollout and alleged he funneled vaccines to rich communities while using a privatized system that benefited political donors. "These are smear merchants. That's why nobody trusts corporate media. They are a disaster
The Hill CNN (Online News) Breitbart NewsApr 01 2021
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US Jobless Claims Rise to 719,000
Filings for unemployment benefits rose last week to 719,000, up from a revised 658,000 the week before.
Despite the increase, jobless claims remained near the lowest levels since the COVID-19 pandemic started, as businesses begin to reopen and more vaccines are being administered.
The Hill Fox News (Online News) PoliticoJun 09 2021
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Senate Passes $250 Billion Bipartisan Tech Innovation Bill to Counter China
The Senate voted 68-32 on Tuesday in favor of bipartisan legislation to boost U.S. competitiveness with China by investing about $250 billion in U.S. technology development. Specifically, the bill includes $52 billion for semiconductor production, invests in technologies like artificial intelligence, and creates a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation. The bill, titled
BBC News New York Times (News) National Review (News)Jan 28 2022
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Both Sides Declare Victory in Neil Young-Joe Rogan Spotify Standoff Over COVID-19 Claims
A rock-and-roll music legend removed his music from one of the world's most popular music streaming services this week after accusing the platform of spreading COVID-19 misinformation.
Canadian-American musician Neil Young wrote a now-deleted letter on his website asking his team to pull his entire catalog from Spotify, claiming the platform and podcast host Joe Rogan are "spreading
Slate Axios TownhallFeb 15 2021
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Cuomo Defends Pandemic Response, Says Pausing Nursing Home Death Numbers Was a Mistake
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Monday defended his administration’s COVID-19 response and acknowledged that the lack of transparency regarding COVID-19 related deaths in nursing homes in New York was a mistake. Cuomo said the state Health Department “paused” state lawmakers’ inquiry into nursing home death data to focus on addressing the general pandemic and the Justice Department's request for
The Hill New York Post (News) New York Times (News)Feb 11 2022
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Truckers in North America, Europe Continue COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Protests
Taking after Canada's 'Freedom Convoy', truckers in the U.S. and Europe are reportedly forming mass protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
In the Canadian province of Ontario, officials declared a state of emergency and threatened protesters with fines and jail time as anti-vaccine mandate protests by truckers and others continue to shut down parts of Ottawa and Windsor's
BBC News The Daily Caller NBC News (Online)Jan 31 2022
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'Freedom Convoy' Leads Anti-Vaccine Mandate Protest Movement to Canadian Capital
Led by a movement of truck drivers known as the 'Freedom Convoy,' thousands of Canadians protested COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other public health measures in the streets of the nation's capital over the weekend.
A coalition of truckers that organized a national cross-country drive in objection to their industry's vaccine requirement arrived in Ottawa Friday and staged a weekend of
Washington Post Newsweek The Epoch TimesFeb 03 2021
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Perspectives: Raising the Minimum Wage
In his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief aid proposal, President Joe Biden included a plan to increase minimum wage to $15 per hour. The plan would more than double the national minimum wage in increments over four years from $7.25 per hour, where it has stood since 2009. Advocates of the plan highlight how a $15 minimum wage would help full-time workers rise above the poverty line; others point
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