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May 30 2022
Data
What the data says about abortion in the U.S.
Pew Research Center has conducted many surveys about abortion over the years, providing a lens into Americans’ views on whether the procedure should be legal, among a host of other questions. In our most recent survey, 61% of U.S. adults say abortion should be legal all or most of the time, while 37% say it should be illegal all or most of the time.
With the U.S. Supreme Court set to
Pew Research Center
Nov 11 2021
Opinion
The data don't lie: 'Bidenflation' is for real
By the time you finish reading this, your wallet will already be lighter.
"Bidenflation" is setting new multidecadal records. According to the new consumer price index data, inflation has hit 6.2% year-over-year, its fastest pace in 31 years. Inflation in October alone rose by 0.9%, up from an already alarming 0.4% in September and 0.3% in August. You have to go all the way back to
Washington Examiner
Jul 24 2022
News
Yellen downplays US recession as wave of economic data looms
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said the U.S. economy is slowing but pointed to healthy hiring as proof that it is not yet in recession.
Yellen spoke on NBC’s “Meet the Press” just before a slew of economic reports will be released this week that will shed light on an economy currently besieged by rampant inflation and threatened by higher interest rates. The data will cover
Associated Press Fact Check
Mar 22 2022
Analysis
The CDC is still trying to fix its data problem
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still trying to improve the way it collects and analyzes public health data, Politico reported.
A March 16th email reviewed by Politico from Dan Jernigan, the CDC’s deputy director for Public Health Science and Surveillance, mentioned the Data Modernization Initiative — a plan that would include
The Verge
Jun 27 2022
News
The housing market slowdown is showing up in shipping data from China
Spending cutbacks by the consumer already led to a decrease in Chinese manufacturing orders by U.S. importers of 20-30%, as recently reported by CNBC, and more recent data from U.S. shippers shows the housing market slowdown is now showing up in the Asian supply chain data too.
“We are seeing the impact and slowdown across home appliances, white goods (items like dishwashers), and DIY
CNBC
Feb 23 2022
News
C.D.C. Withheld Significant Amount of Pandemic Related Data
The C.D.C. has only published a fraction of the data it has collected since the onset of the pandemic two years ago, withholding significant data and information that could have supported local officials in targeting their pandemic mitigation efforts.
The agency is only now sharing wastewater data with the public, despite having access to state wastewater information since the
Daily Beast
Jun 22 2022
Analysis
Facebook Faces Lawsuit for Allegedly Collecting Private Health Data
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, faced a lawsuit after it was revealed the company used a tracking tool to obtain patient health information.
Reclaim the Net reported that the plaintiff, a patient who used the healthcare portal in Baltimore, sued the tech giant for invasion of privacy, violation of the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act, breach of contract, and more.
NewsBusters
Mar 18 2018
News
Trump campaign data firm accused of harvesting Facebook data
The attorney general for the US state of Massachusetts is launching an investigation into alleged harvesting of Facebook profiles by a firm employed by Donald Trump's election campaign.
BBC News
Feb 04 2022
News
House votes to expand data tracking of college students
The House of Representatives voted Friday to empower the Department of Education to increase data collection of college students.
The measure, an amendment to a major China competition bill sponsored by Democratic Michigan Rep. Andy Levin, passed on a bipartisan vote of 238-193, with a handful of Republicans joining all but seven Democrats in supporting the amendment.
The
Washington Examiner
Aug 10 2022
News
U.S. stock market moves higher after better-than-expected CPI inflation data
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street roared Wednesday after inflation cooled more than expected last month, sparking speculation the Federal Reserve may not have to be as aggressive about hiking interest rates as feared.
The S&P 500 was 1.6% higher amid a widespread rally that took off immediately after a report showed the nation's biggest economic challenge, inflation, slowed to 8.5% at the
USA TODAY