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May 23 2023
Headline Roundup
Debt Ceiling Deal Remains Elusive as Democrats Offer Spending Freeze
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said negotiators were “nowhere near a deal” to raise the debt ceiling as they continued to debate capping future federal spending.
Latest Developments: Both McCarthy and President Joe Biden said their Monday meeting had been “productive,” but no deal was reached. Democratic negotiators have reportedly offered to freeze discretionary spending at
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Washington Examiner 
Mar 10 2023
Headline Roundup
US Adds 311,000 Jobs in February, Unemployment Rises to 3.6%
The U.S. economy added 311,000 jobs in February, more than the 225,000 Dow Jones estimate, and unemployment rose to 3.6%, according to the Labor Department.
The Details: Unemployment also rose more than expected; economists widely expected it to remain at 3.4%. Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate climbed to 62.5%, its highest level since March 2020. The pre-pandemic rate was
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Washington Examiner
Aug 16 2023
Headline Roundup
How Can The United States Tackle The Growing Fentanyl Crisis?
Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 49, according to the Washington Post (Lean Left bias). What can be done?
Flooding the Market: A Reuters (Center bias) article described how fentanyl quickly became the opioid of choice for Mexican cartels, displacing heroin. Fentanyl’s rise to prominence is visible in U.S. Customs and Border Protection data. The article
Newsweek
Daily Beast
Reuters
Dec 07 2018
Perspectives Blog
Is the New York Times' Coverage of California Wildfires Biased?
Today in media bias: A meme floating around Facebook claims the New York Times is biased when it comes to its coverage of the recent California wildfires.
Back in January 2018, the New York Times ran a story about California forests with the headline, "California Today: 100 Million Dead Trees Prompt Fears of Giant Wildfires." Fast forward to November 2018, when the Camp and Woolsey
Julie Mastrine
Aug 18 2021
Headline Roundup
Booster Shots to Be Made Available to All Americans Starting Sept. 20
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that third shots of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines will be made available to all Americans starting Sept. 20. The push for the third shots, commonly known as booster shots, comes alongside recent statements by vaccine makers and health experts that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective after 6-8 months. Last week, the World
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CNBC
The Epoch Times
Jun 30 2023
Headline Roundup
Hundreds Arrested in French Riots After Police Shoot Teen
Over 800 people were arrested in France Thursday night as protests and riots broke out nationwide following the police shooting of a 17-year-old boy of Algerian and Moroccan descent.
The Details: Along with the arrests, French officials said there were 3,880 fires started, 2,000 vehicles burned, and 492 buildings damaged nationwide. French President Emmanuel Macron said the teen’s death
NPR (Online News)
Washington Examiner
Reuters
Nov 10 2022
Headline Roundup
Inflation Slowed in October, but Remains High
Inflation eased in October, but the Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained near a multi-decade high, climbing 0.4% from September and 7.7% in the year ended Oct. 31, according to the Department of Labor.
Key Quotes: “Today’s CPI report shows inflation is moving in the right direction,” said Eric Merlis, managing director, co-head of global markets at Citizens. “The report provides
Wall Street Journal (News)
Fox Business
CNN (Online News)
Nov 10 2022
Headline Roundup
On Veterans Day, Americans Across the Spectrum Honor Those Who Served
Americans nationwide are honoring current and former U.S. servicemembers this Veterans Day.
For Context: Veterans Day is celebrated every Nov. 11, and it became a national holiday in 1938. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, there are about 19 million veterans age 18 and older in the U.S. In 2021, nearly 3.9 million veterans received disability compensation payments.
What the
The Daily Signal
The Hill
Washington Post
Nov 18 2020
Headline Roundup
Lawmakers Question Big Tech CEOs About Content Moderation Policies
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey about their companies' content moderation practices during the 2020 presidential election. Republican senators questioned the tech giants about content moderation and the purported censorship of President Donald Trump and conservative voices; Democratic lawmakers focused their
New York Post (News)
Reuters
New York Times (News)
Oct 29 2020
Headline Roundup
Moderna Advances COVID-19 Vaccine Development
Moderna executives said in a press release Thursday that the company is on track to report early data from a late-stage trial of its experimental COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine, after initial results of its 30,000 person trial come in. The company said it expects to apply for authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in early December if all requirements are met. The FDA requires
Newsmax (News)
The Hill
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