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Jul 19 2021
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Perspectives: Biden Says Facebook Isn't 'Killing People', Urges Platform to Combat False Information
On Monday, President Joe Biden said that certain Facebook users were responsible for the spread of false COVID-19 information and called on the social media platform to combat false information after saying Friday that Facebook was "killing people." Biden said Monday he meant to criticize a group of people posting false information on the website, and that “Facebook isn’t killing people, these
CNBC New York Times (News) ReasonMay 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
Forbes Fox Business NBC News (Online)Jul 14 2021
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Fact Check: Is The White House Working With SMS Carriers to Curb Vaccine Misinformation?
The White House and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) dispelled rumors that they are working with cell phone carriers to monitor and fact-check private text messages, after a Politico article Monday said the Biden administration and the DNC were "planning to engage fact-checkers more aggressively and work with SMS carriers to dispel misinformation about vaccines that is sent over social
Heavy.com Politico Washington ExaminerMar 09 2022
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House Passes $1.5 Trillion Government Funding Bill
The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan deal Wednesday to fund the government through September and avoid Friday’s shutdown deadline.
The measure will provide about $1.5 trillion in overall spending, including $13.6 billion to aid Ukraine and a $42 billion increase in defense spending. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday afternoon that $15.6 billion in COVID-19 aid
Politico The Hill Washington ExaminerJul 18 2022
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Fauci Says He Will Likely Leave Current Position by End of Biden’s Term
Dr. Anthony Fauci told Politico (Lean Left bias) he would leave his current position by the end of President Joe Biden’s current term.
Fauci, 81, has served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) since 1984, advising seven presidents on outbreaks of HIV/AIDS, Ebola, COVID-19, and more.
Explaining his decision, Fauci said, “We’re in a
Politico The Hill National Review (News)Feb 08 2022
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‘Freedom Convoy’ Blocks Busiest US-Canada Border Crossing
As Canadian truck drivers continued to protest in Ottawa, some trucks and private vehicles blocked traffic across the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada.
Starting Monday evening, the “Freedom Convoy” protesters prevented traffic from entering Canada across the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario. The blockade caused traffic to back up in
Fox News (Online News) BBC News New York Times (News)Feb 02 2022
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US National Debt Hits $30 Trillion for First Time
A recent statement from the Treasury Department said as of Jan. 31, the U.S. had a national debt of $30 trillion.
That number equals just over $90,000 per citizen, or nearly $240,000 per taxpayer. Debt-fueled spending increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the U.S. government borrowed roughly $5 trillion to fund efforts to stave off economic fallout from lockdowns, restrictions, job
The Epoch Times USA TODAY Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 10 2022
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Prominent Democrats Join Republicans in Opposition to COVID-19 Lockdowns
After nearly two years of partisan divides over COVID-19 lockdowns, some Democrats are now pushing to avoid lockdowns even as COVID-19 cases in the U.S. reach new highs.
In Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is in a stand-off with the city's teachers' union; Lightfoot says in-person classes should resume for Chicago schools, but the union disagrees. In New York, Democratic leaders have
The Daily Caller Politico Associated PressNov 03 2021
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Federal Reserve to Start Tapering Pandemic-Era Stimulus
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it would begin tapering off its pandemic-era surge in monthly asset purchases this month. “It is time to taper,” Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said, “because the economy has made substantial progress towards our goals.” The central bank began buying billions of dollars of bonds and other assets in March 2020 to support the economy through the pandemic
Politico Fox Business CNBCJan 31 2023
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ExxonMobil Posts Record-Breaking $55.7 Billion Profit in 2022
ExxonMobil posted a $55.7 billion profit in 2022, a record-breaking number for the energy giant.
For Context: In 2021, Exxon recorded a $15.6 billion profit. In 2020, when demand cratered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Exxon lost money for the first time in decades, according to Fortune. Exxon’s record setting year is being widely attributed to two factors— geopolitical turmoil
Fortune Associated Press The Daily Caller