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Oct 21 2022
News
‘No quick fixes’: Walensky’s push for change at CDC meets reality
The CDC’s new push to get information about health crises out faster to Americans is already running up against its limited authority, congressional inaction and the agency’s own entrenched culture.
In August, Director Rochelle Walensky ordered an overhaul of the CDC after its bungled Covid-19 response, including a drive to share research and data sooner and be more open with the public
PoliticoDec 03 2021
News
U.S. Covid vaccinations spike as several states confirm omicron cases
Covid vaccinations spiked late this week as a rising number of states confirmed their first cases of the highly mutated omicron variant.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows nearly 2.2 million shots in arms were reported to the agency over a 24-hour period ended Thursday, the largest single-day total since May.
Roughly half of those shots were booster doses,
CNBCAug 12 2022
Analysis
MUST WATCH: Biden falsely claims inflation is at ‘zero’
President Joe Biden falsely claimed Wednesday that the US had "zero inflation" in July just hours after federal Consumer Price Index data showed annual inflation dropped only marginally to 8.5 percent, still near a four-decade high.
Biden said at legislation signing in the White House, "I just want to say a number: zero."
"Today, we received news that our economy had 0 percent
The Post MillennialJun 06 2022
News
The U.S. has wasted over 82 million Covid vaccine doses
Pharmacies, states, U.S. territories and federal agencies discarded 82.1 million Covid vaccine doses from December 2020 through mid-May — just over 11 percent of the doses the federal government distributed, according to data the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared with NBC News. That’s an increase from the 65 million doses the CDC told the Associated Press had been wasted as of
NBC News (Online)Sep 09 2022
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Over 1 million migrants allowed to stay under Biden: New York Times
President Joe Biden’s administration has reportedly allowed more than 1 million undocumented immigrants to remain in the country while they await immigration hearings, according to an analysis of “internal Homeland Security data” and “court filings” by the New York Times.
Many of those migrants, including hundreds of thousands seeking asylum, will have to wait an average of seven years
NewsNationMar 17 2022
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New home construction soars 22% as America finally starts building houses again
After a decade of construction that has failed to meet demand, homebuilders are stepping up their efforts to match the red-hot U.S. housing market.
New home construction starts jumped 6.8% in February, and a whopping 22% compared with the same time a year ago. That’s the fastest growth rate in building since 2006, according to Census data released on Thursday.
New housing
FortuneSep 06 2022
Perspectives Blog
Inflation and Abortion are the Biggest Motivators for Young Voters in 2022
This piece appeared on The Fulcrum, which AllSides rates as Center. It was written by David Meyers, who is the Executive Editor of the Fulcrum
Two of the primary issues driving the news this year – abortion rights and inflation – are also driving young voters’ plans for participating in the midterm elections, according to new survey data.
But those issues are not equally
David MeyersSep 08 2022
Analysis
Over half of U.S. workers may be ‘quiet quitting’—and it’s been that way for decades
The idea of “quiet quitting” has taken social media by storm, as young workers on TikTok and other platforms argue that employees should only do what is required in their job description, and no more.
But a recent survey from Gallup suggests that the practice of quiet quitting is not just a social media fad. The survey firm found that around 50% of U.S. workers were “not engaged,”
FortuneAug 22 2022
Perspectives Blog
Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on the Issue of Poverty
Poverty compounds many policies and social issues, from education to incarceration, and affects communities regardless of political affiliation. This means that both sides have incentives to mitigate it, resulting in a lot of common ground on the issue.
Here are a few examples of data and stories to support that:
67% of Democrats, 73% of Independents, and 77% of Republicans are Clare AshcraftOct 24 2022
News
Sharp swing in momentum toward GOP sparks Democratic angst
Angst is growing among Democrats that the momentum they saw earlier this year in their bid to keep control of the Senate is beginning to wane as towering inflation and deepening economic unease supplant issues like abortion rights atop the list of voters’ concerns.
As recently as a few weeks ago, Democrats were bullish about their chances of defying harsh historical and political
The Hill