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May 11 2023
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Record Number of Migrants Apprehended in Single Day as Title 42 Ends
According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), more than 10,300 unauthorized migrants were apprehended on Tuesday, with Title 42 set to end Thursday at midnight.
Key Details: The number is a single-day record for migrant apprehensions, and well above the 7,000-8,000 arrivals seen per day last week. Total encounters with migrants for fiscal year 2023 are on pace to top 1.5 million
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Sep 15 2022
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World Health Organization Forecasts End of Pandemic, Encourages Continued Action
The World Health Organization delivered a positive outlook on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday. W.H.O. Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that while there are still necessary steps to be taken by global powers to ensure the virus is kept at bay, weekly deaths from COVID-19 are at the lowest level since March 2020.
“A marathon runner does not stop when the
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Aug 06 2021
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US Adds 943,000 Jobs in July, Beating Expectations
The U.S. economy added 943,000 jobs in July, the most in a month since August 2020. Widely-cited predictions from economists estimated that between 845,000 and 870,000 jobs would be added in July. The unemployment rate fell from 5.9% to 5.4%, and the labor force participation rate climbed to 61.7%, which is tied for the highest it's been since the pandemic began in March 2020. Average hourly
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Mar 19 2021
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CDC Shortens School Distancing Guidelines to 3 Feet with Masks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) relaxed its school social distancing guidelines on Friday from 6 feet to 3 feet in classrooms, as long as masks are worn. A distance of 6 feet is still recommended for adult staff and teachers, as well as in common areas, “activities when increased exhalation occurs,” and “areas of high community transmission” generally. The CDC’s decision
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Feb 09 2021
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WHO Probe Says Theory That Pandemic Leaked from Chinese Lab is Unlikely
A team organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate the COVID-19 pandemic's origins said Tuesday that the virus most likely wasn't leaked from a Chinese laboratory. The WHO thinks it's more likely that the virus jumped to humans from an animal of some kind. Experts arrived in China in January to begin their investigation, which was reportedly limited by COVID-19 protocols
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Oct 20 2021
Headline Roundup
White House Announces Plan to Vaccinate Kids Ages 5-11
The Biden administration is preparing to roll out COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11, White House officials announced Wednesday. Under the White House's plan, children in this age group would be offered a lower dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, administered with smaller needles. Vaccination sites would include pediatricians’ offices, pharmacies, children’s hospitals, school clinics
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Jul 29 2021
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Economy's Q2 Growth Tops Pre-Pandemic Levels but Misses Expectations
The U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 6.5% in the second quarter of 2021, according to a Bureau of Economic Analysis report released Thursday. The country's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 1.6% from Q1 of 2021, and is now higher than it was before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some economic analysts and experts reportedly expected annualized Q2 growth to be closer to 8.5%.
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May 15 2020
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McConnell Says he was Wrong on Obama Pandemic Plan
Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) claimed the Obama administration did not leave a pandemic plan behind for the Trump administration. McConnell retracted that statement Thursday, saying he was wrong; "They did leave behind a plan. So, I clearly made a mistake in that regard.” Earlier reporting indicated that the Obama White House ran disease outbreak simulations
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Apr 06 2020
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Perspectives: Andrew Yang's Op-ed on Asian-American Patriotism
Former Democratic presidential hopeful and businessman Andrew Yang's April 1 op-ed in the Washington Post called for Asian-Americans, a group he identifies with, to "embrace and show our American-ness in ways we have never done before."
The comment sparked debate, particularly within the Asian-American community, about civic participation, racism and "respectability politics"; some
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Jul 08 2021
Headline Roundup
Jobless Claims Rise Slightly to 373,000
The number of Americans applying for first-time jobless claims rose to 373,000 last week - up slightly from 371,000 the week before.
Twenty-six states have already ended or will soon end the $300 per week in additional benefits, which should lead to a fall in unemployment claims in the weeks ahead. The benefits will run out in September for the remaining states.
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