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Aug 17 2021
Perspectives Blog
How News Outlets Chose Words in Afghanistan Coverage
The collapse of the Afghan government and return of the Taliban regime took over news media coverage in the U.S. and worldwide this week. In their coverage, news outlets often focused on the same keywords: Afghanistan, Taliban and Biden appeared most often. In other ways, reports differed in word choice from left to right. Left-rated outlets used the words women, girls, fear, and rights
Andrew Weinzierl
Apr 17 2020
News
China outbreak city Wuhan raises death toll by 50%
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus originated last year, has raised its official Covid-19 death toll by 50%, adding 1,290 fatalities.
Wuhan officials attributed the new figure to updated reporting and deaths outside hospitals. China has insisted there was no cover-up.
It has been accused of downplaying the severity of its virus outbreak.
Wuhan's 11 million
BBC News
Oct 27 2019
News
More Than One-Fifth of Newsroom Employees Live in NYC, L.A., D.C.
More than one-fifth of all U.S. newsroom employees live in the liberal strongholds of New York City, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., according to a newly published report.
A Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data from 2013 to 2017 found that 22 percent of newsroom employees live in the three cities. New York (12 percent) had the greatest share of newsroom employees,
Washington Free Beacon
Feb 02 2021
Analysis
Americans want Covid-19 relief done fast — even if it takes budget reconciliation
Americans want Covid-19 relief fast — and they’re supportive of passing it via budget reconciliation if that’s what it takes.
According to a new poll from Vox and Data for Progress, a majority of likely voters — 64 percent — would back more coronavirus relief, even if it means approving it via budget reconciliation, rather than the standard process for advancing most bills. Typically,
Vox
May 29 2015
Opinion
OPINION: Why doctors quit
They are turning into data entry clerks because of the electronic records mandate.
Charles Krauthammer
Oct 22 2020
News
U.S. Jobless Claims Fell to 787,000 Last Week
Layoffs have remained high this fall, though the number of people receiving benefits from state programs has edged lower
New applications for unemployment benefits fell last week, a sign of improvement for the U.S. labor market.
Weekly initial claims for jobless benefits fell by 55,000 to a seasonally adjusted 787,000 in the week ended Oct. 17, the Labor Department said Thursday
Wall Street Journal (News)
Oct 22 2020
News
DNI Ratcliffe: Iran Using Americans’ Voter Info to ‘Intimidate’ Voters and ‘Damage President Trump’
The Iranian regime is behind spoof emails sent to Americans, “designed to intimidate voters, incite social unrest, and damage President Trump,” Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said Wednesday night. He added an assurance that despite claims to the contrary in the emails, “your votes are secure.”
Ratcliffe was speaking alongside FBI Director Christopher Wray at a hastily-
CNSNews.com
Nov 07 2016
News
Who will win the Senate?
How the odds have changed: We'll be updating our Senate forecasts every time new data is available, every day through Nov. 8.
FiveThirtyEight
Feb 19 2021
Fact Check
No, Ted Cruz didn’t tweet he’d believe in climate change when Texas freezes over
As ice and snow storms crippled Texas, old tweets returned to haunt the state’s junior senator, Republican Ted Cruz.
First it was Cruz’s August tweet criticizing California for asking residents there to conserve energy — something that was recently requested of Texas residents amid prolonged power outages.
Then it was his December tweet calling Austin Mayor Steve Adler a
PolitiFact
Nov 30 2017
News
How the Senate tax bill affects rich and poor, in three charts
Just in time for a potential full Senate vote, we now have significantly more data about what exactly the Senate tax overhaul would do, and whom it would affect. In particular, we want to look at the latest numbers from the Congressional Budget Office.
PBS NewsHour