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Aug 03 2020
Background
Unemployment rose higher in three months of COVID-19 than it did in two years of the Great Recession
The COVID-19 outbreak and the economic downturn it engendered swelled the ranks of unemployed Americans by more than 14 million, from 6.2 million in February to 20.5 million in May 2020. As a result, the U.S. unemployment rate shot up from 3.8% in February – among the lowest on record in the post-World War II era – to 13.0% in May. That rate was the era’s second highest, trailing only the
Pew Research Center
May 04 2021
News
House GOP reelection committee expanding list of Democratic targets
The campaign arm for House Republicans is adding 10 Democratic lawmakers to its list of 47 seats held by what it considers to be vulnerable Democrats in the chamber that it sees as potential pickup opportunities for the GOP in the 2022 midterm elections.
National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) chair Rep. Tom Emmer, in unveiling the expanded list Tuesday, touted that "
Fox News (Online News)
Oct 23 2020
News
U.S. reports more than 71,600 new Covid cases as new infections near record highs and hospitalizations rise
The United States reported more than 71,600 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, approaching a record number of daily infections set in late July as the outbreak takes root across the Midwest and hospitalizations rise.
Covid-19 cases are now growing “really in all parts of the country,” with particularly high transmission rates in the Midwest, Jay Butler, the CDC’s deputy director for
CNBC
Jul 30 2020
Analysis
GDP Plunged 32.9%: Here's Why It Matters
The Commerce Department's initial estimate of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter was, in a word, historic. The value of all goods and services purchased last quarter plunged at a 32.9% annual rate. This followed a 5% contraction in the first quarter of 2020.
The BEA offered the following assessment of this decline in GDP:
“The decline in second quarter GDP
Forbes
Apr 13 2021
Opinion
No, Dr. Fauci, We Are Not ‘Ruled by the Science’
Dr. Fauci says that the FDA’s decision to pause deployment of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is the right one because “we are ruled by the science and not any other consideration”:
This is nonsense. Indeed, it’s almost self-parodic nonsense. The “science” tells us that, as far as we know, six people out of the seven million who have taken the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have
National Review (News)
Mar 22 2021
News
Border Patrol Releasing Illegal Immigrants Into US Without Court Date
Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector have started releasing illegal immigrants into the U.S. without a court date because there is no space to hold them due to a surge in crossings.
Fox News, citing multiple border patrol agents, first reported on the releases. A senior source with Customs and Border Protection told the news outlet that immigrants were being registered
Newsmax (News)
Mar 07 2020
News
A new insult to veterans: Thousands are unlawfully being denied medical care
Veterans call it “bad paper.”
In a Pulitzer Prize-winning series of stories reported in 2013, The Gazette found that more soldiers than ever are receiving “bad paper”, which means they are receiving “other than honorable” discharges for some sort of misconduct ranging from drug use to insubordination.
The Gazette investigation, based on data obtained through the Freedom of
Colorado Springs Gazette
Mar 28 2018
News
Facebook revamps privacy tools as tighter EU rules draw near
Facebook is giving its privacy tools a makeover as it reels from criticisms over its data practices and faces tighter European regulations in the coming months.
Washington Times
Jun 23 2020
Top Argument
Should all police officers wear body cameras?
In recent weeks, protests calling for police reform have swept the nation and the globe. These protests began with the killing of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement officers in Minneapolis. Lawmakers have responded with numerous police reforms at the state and federal level, including competing federal proposals from the house and senate.
While data and research emerges on
The Thread
Jun 23 2020
News
Should all police officers wear body cameras?
In recent weeks, protests calling for police reform have swept the nation and the globe. These protests began with the killing of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement officers in Minneapolis. Lawmakers have responded with numerous police reforms at the state and federal level, including competing federal proposals from the house and senate.
While data and research emerges on
The Thread