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Mar 18 2024
Headline Roundup
Supreme Court Wary of Limiting Federal Contact With Social Media Companies
Supreme Court justices appeared wary of limiting the government’s ability to communicate with social media platforms in a major online speech case on Monday.
For Context: In July 2023, a federal judge ruled that the Biden administration violated the First Amendment by “coercing” or “significantly encouraging” certain content moderation decisions by social media companies, particularly
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Washington Examiner 
Reuters 
Nov 02 2021
Headline Roundup
CDC Approves Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Young Kids
On Tuesday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky officially recommended Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for the approximately 28 million U.S. children ages 5-11.
A group of advisers to the CDC had voted unanimously earlier Tuesday to recommend the shots, which would be roughly one-third the size of Pfizer's adult vaccine. The Biden administration has
New York Post (News)
Associated Press
CNN (Online News)
Mar 09 2020
Headline Roundup
6 State Primaries, Including Michigan, Set for Biden-Sanders Duel
Six states, including the perennial swing state of Michigan, hold primary elections Tuesday. Media coverage has concentrated on the competition between former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, with many framing the primaries as crucial for Sanders. Others focused on how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting candidates'
Detroit Free Press
New York Post (News)
Associated Press
Oct 29 2021
Headline Roundup
FDA Endorses Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids Ages 5-11
The Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization Friday for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, making it the first COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S for young kids.
An FDA advisory panel voted 17-0 with one abstention Tuesday to recommend the vaccine for kids; it is roughly one-third the dose of the vaccine used for people ages 12 and up.
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The Epoch Times
CNN (Online News)
Jan 29 2021
Headline Roundup
Johnson & Johnson Announces 1-Shot Vaccine is 66% Effective Against Moderate to Severe COVID-19
Johnson & Johnson announced Friday that its coronavirus vaccine, the only single-dose vaccine to pass phase 3 clinical trials, was on average 66% effective against moderate to severe illness, 85% effective against severe infections and 100% effective against hospitalizations and death. Effectiveness varied regionally, however; effectiveness against moderate illness was 72% in the U.S., 66
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NPR (Online News)
National Review (News)
Dec 28 2021
Headline Roundup
Biden Tells Governors “No Federal Solution” to Pandemic, Pledges Support for States
In a Monday call with the National Governors Association, President Joe Biden stirred headlines by saying, “Look, there is no federal solution” to COVID-19, adding, “This gets solved at a state level. I’m looking at Governor Sununu on the board here. He talks about that a lot.”
Biden’s comments came in response to remarks by Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, who thanked Biden
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CNBC
Fox News (Online News) 
Dec 20 2020
Headline Roundup
Congress Reaches Agreement on $900 Billion Relief Package
On Sunday, leaders of a bipartisan congressional group announced they reached an agreement on a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 coronavirus economic relief bill after eight months of negotiations. The deal comes after Congress passed a two-day stopgap to prevent a government shutdown. The relief bill is expected to aid struggling businesses and unemployed Americans, fund schools, provide help to
Washington Post
New York Post (News)
The Hill
Jan 13 2021
Headline Roundup
Calls For Schools To Reopen Grow As Studies Find COVID-19 Transmission Rate Low Among Children, Teachers Get Vaccinated
Calls to reopen schools grow as teachers receive the COVID-19 vaccine and studies show a low virus transmission rate among young children. A study from the American Academy of Pediatrics found in-school transmission of COVID-19 to be "extremely rare," while a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report found that COVID-19 cases among children remained low even after schools
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Salon 
Washington Free Beacon
Jul 05 2022
Headline Roundup
How Are Big Tech Companies Responding to Incoming Abortion Restrictions?
In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, some Big Tech companies are reevaluating their data collection policies as certain states begin enforcing abortion restrictions.
Google announced last Friday that it would start automatically deleting users' location data when they visit abortion clinics and other "personal" places like domestic violence shelters and addiction
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Washington Examiner
ProPublica
Sep 23 2021
Headline Roundup
COVID-19 Booster Shots to Begin Soon for Certain Adults After CDC Recommendation
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky recommended the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot Thursday for people ages 65 and older, as well as adults at high risk of severe COVID-19. Walensky's nod followed a similar recommendation from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) panel; the panel's 15 advisers unanimously supported the shots for ages 65+, and voted 13-2 to endorse giving Pfizer
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The Epoch Times
Axios