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Jun 15 2023
Perspectives Blog
How the Media Covered the Trump Arraignment in the Classified Document Case
Former President Donald Trump was indicted and pleaded not guilty to 37 federal charges in the classified documents case and was arraigned on June 13, 2023.
AllSides collected and analyzed the top stories on the indictment from outlets across the political spectrum after the arraignment. Here is what they said.
What the Left SaidOn average, outlets on the left mentioned the
Clare AshcraftNov 08 2022
Perspectives Blog
Which Midterm Election Issues Are Searched More in Your State?
Election Day is upon us, and there are many issues that are top-of-mind for voters: inflation, abortion, and crime to name a few.
According to Google Trends, here are some of the top issues and their relative search term popularity compared to the total number of Google searches performed on that topic.
Note that the highest search interest in each map is “100,” and “50” is
Andrew WeinzierlFeb 10 2023
News
Texas taxpayers face a $100 million bill to update voting machines with equipment that doesn’t exist yet
When state lawmakers passed a sweeping and controversial new election law in 2021, they quietly included a provision that drew little notice or debate.
But election administration experts say the measure is unprecedented, it mandates the purchase of voting technology that doesn’t currently exist — and it’s on the verge of costing taxpayers more than $100 million.
Sponsors of the
The Texas TribuneJan 23 2023
News
Construction Fatalities in New York City Reach 10-Year High
Last year was New York City’s most fatal year for construction workers in at least a decade.
In 2022, 22 workers were killed while working on construction sites in the five boroughs, as first reported by Gothamist. That number of construction-related fatalities hasn’t been surpassed since at least 2012, according to data provided by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (
The Observer (New York)Feb 10 2023
News
Canada smashes expectations with 150,000 jobs gain, jobless rate stays 5% in Jan
OTTAWA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Canadian economy gained a net 150,000 jobs in January, smashing expectations, while the jobless rate held steady at 5.0%, Statistics Canada (Statscan) data showed on Friday. Analysts surveyed by Reuters had forecast a net gain of 15,000 jobs and for the unemployment rate to edge up to 5.1% in January from 5.0% in December. January's job additions, the fifth
ReutersJul 05 2023
Perspectives Blog
International Media Shows Biases, Varying Approaches to Artificial Intelligence Around the World
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in 2023 sparked both excitement and fear in the United States and around the world. Many marvel at new software systems’ capabilities to interact with and respond to human inputs to generate content. June stories reported that The Beatles were able to complete a final song with an AI regeneration of the late John Lennon’s voice, AI is being used to aid
Ian RosenzweigJan 13 2023
Analysis
Crypto crime hits record $20 bln in 2022, report says
Illicit use of cryptocurrencies hit a record $20.1 billion last year as transactions involving companies targeted by U.S. sanctions skyrocketed, data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis showed on Thursday.
The cryptocurrency market floundered in 2022, as risk appetite diminished and various crypto firms collapsed. Investors were left with large losses and regulators stepped up
ReutersFeb 15 2023
Opinion
Republicans and Democrats, Unite Against Big Tech Abuses
The American tech industry is the most innovative in the world. I’m proud of what it has accomplished, and of the many talented, committed people who work in this industry every day. But like many Americans, I’m concerned about how some in the industry collect, share and exploit our most personal data, deepen extremism and polarization in our country, tilt our economy’s playing field, violate
Joe BidenFeb 28 2023
News
U.S. Marshals Service suffers security breach
The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) suffered a ransomware security breach this month that compromised sensitive law enforcement information, a spokesman said on Monday.
The Marshals Service notified the U.S. Department of Justice to the breach, and agents there began a forensic investigation, Drew Wade, chief of the Marshals Service public affairs office, told Reuters in an email.
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ReutersFeb 21 2023
News
Virginia governor blocks bill banning police from seeking menstrual histories
The Republican governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, appears to have thwarted an attempt to stop law enforcement obtaining menstrual histories of women in the state.
A bill passed in the Democratic-led state senate, and supported by half the chamber’s Republicans, would have banned search warrants for menstrual data stored in tracking apps on mobile phones or other electronic devices.
The Guardian