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Dec 15 2023
Headline Roundup
Will the US Economy See a ‘Soft Landing’ or a Recession in 2024?
In hiking interest rates over the last year, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has pursued an economic “soft landing” — cooling the economy enough to quell inflation but not enough to trigger a recession. Is he nearing his goal?
The Details: The Fed held interest rates steady on Wednesday but suggested it could cut rates three times in 2024. Year-over-year inflation was 3.1% in
New York Times (News) National Review (News) Financial TimesMay 12 2022
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US Drug Overdose Deaths Hit Record High in 2021
U.S. drug overdose deaths hit a record high of 107,622 in 2021, according to provisional data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday.
In 2020, the CDC estimated 91,799 American deaths due to drug overdose. Overdose deaths in the U.S. were up 15% in 2021 from the year before, and up 50% from 2019. About two-thirds of the 2021 deaths involved
Axios Fox News (Online News) CNN (Online News)Oct 16 2023
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Should the US Accept Gaza Refugees?
As Israel looks poised to launch a ground operation in the Gaza Strip, should the U.S. help resettle displaced Palestinians?
The Details: Over 1 million people in the Gaza Strip have been displaced as Israel retaliates for the deadly Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, and Gaza's border remains closed to evacuees. Over the weekend, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and several other Republicans said
CNN (Online News) The Hill National Review (News)Jul 04 2023
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Gas Prices Fall Ahead of Fourth of July
Millions of people who will travel by car for the Fourth of July will benefit from much lower gas prices than last year.
The Details: The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.53 on Monday, down slightly from the previous week and roughly 27% lower than last July. A record 43.2 million Americans are expected to travel by car for the holiday, a 2.4% jump from last year,
Fox Business Wall Street Journal (News) CNN BusinessMay 15 2020
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Virus Testing is up Overall, but Some States May be Falling Behind
Conflicting headlines and different reporting angles have helped fuel confusion around the status of COVID-19 coronavirus testing in the United States, and whether or not the country is performing tests adequately, or if it's falling short.
Some outlets are focusing on the recent overall increase in daily tests conducted in the U.S., while others are singling out certain states and
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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)Sep 14 2023
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Federal Judge Again Says DACA is Illegal
A revised version of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has again been deemed illegal by a federal judge who issued the same ruling previously.
The Details: Judge Andrew Hanen affirmed his 2021 ruling that former President Barack Obama exceeded his authority when he implemeted the program. Current recipients can keep and extend their protections, but no new
Reuters Axios Fox News (Online News)Aug 09 2023
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China Faces Deflation, Raising Concerns for World Economy
Falling prices, slowing GDP growth, and a host of other economic problems in China have led observers to raise concerns for the global economy.
The Details: With inflation rates dropping worldwide, consumer prices in China deflated in July as consumers and businesses spent less. Additionally, China’s GDP growth in the second quarter of 2023 was 6.3%, lower than the expected 7%. The
New York Times (News) BBC News New York Post (News)Mar 04 2022
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US Economy Added 678,000 Jobs in Strong February
The U.S. economy beat expectations and grew strongly in February as the COVID-19 pandemic subsided and society slowly returned to normal.
According to a Friday report from the Labor Department, non-farm employers added 678,000 jobs in February, more than the roughly 440,000 new jobs predicted by the Dow Jones and other economists. The unemployment rate also fell from 4% to 3.8%, the
CNBC New York Post (News) NPR (Online News)Jan 25 2023
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California Shootings Renew Debate on Gun Legislation Reform
Headlines returned to gun violence in America this week, as mass shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, California left 18 people dead. As the families of the victims mourn, and law enforcement personnel search for motives to the attacks, the gun debate is again returning to opinion sections across the media spectrum.
Articles on the right have mostly refuted calls for gun law
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